Getting Started

The dbFM Home Page

The Document Manager home page comprises the Directory Tree (top left), and the Main Pane (right) as illustrated below:

The Directory Tree

The Directory Tree displays the directories and roles available (dependent upon access rights). The first level directory entries comprise the roles that are used in determining File or Directory access. Right-clicking on any directory displays a Context Menu itemising the range of directory editing options. The controls associated with the Directory Tree are:

Control

Function

Refresh button icon

The Refresh button clears and redisplays the Directory Tree.

Plus button icon

The Plus button at the top of the Directory Tree expands the Directory Tree. The Plus button adjacent to a directory expands that directory.

Minus button icon

The Minus button at the top of the Directory Tree contracts the Directory Tree. The Minus button adjacent to a directory contracts that directory.

The dbFM Pane

The Detail Pane displays the directories, roles and files available (dependent upon access rights). Right-clicking on any directory displays a Context Menu itemising the range of directory editing options and access to the Properties dialogue. Right-clicking on any file displays a Context Menu giving the range of file editing options and access to the Properties dialogue. The controls associated with this pane are:

Control

Function

Refresh button icon

The Refresh button clears and redisplays the Detail Pane.

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The 'breadcrumb' displays the current filepath. Clicking on a node within this filepath will contract the path to the node that has been selected.

Search button icon

The Search button provides the search options for locating files and directories.

Create new folder button icon

The Create New Folder button creates a new directory under the current directory.

Upload button icon

The Upload button displays the File Manager: Upload File form; enabling files to be browsed for and uploaded to the DBFM.

Help button icon

The Help button launches a popup to display help about dbFM.

Hovering over any of the files or revisions within the browser pane will initially bring up a small popup showing the file id, hovering a little longer will display an information popup with details of the file
including its filesize. If the file is an image file then the image is shown within the popup. Hovering over the icon at the left hand of the line will initially display the file's full pathname. Clicking on the entry
for a filename or revision will either cause a new window / tab to open and the file to be displayed (if the browser has a suitable plugin). Or alternatively the file will be downloaded.

The directories, revisions and files within the file browser are ordered alphabetically, however clicking on the 'Modified' column header will reorder them in order of their modification date, similarly clicking on the size column header will order them by their size. The icon to the left of the column headers, a house, takes the user to their home directory (if that facility has been enabled by the administrator).