How do I add a library to my community?
Add a library to the community to give members a central place to store and work with community files.
To create a community library, the Connections Content Manager add-on must be installed for the deployment.
When we are a community owner, we can create libraries in the community by adding the Library widget or link to existing libraries using the Linked Library widget. We can create or link to multiple libraries from the community, and give the libraries different names to distinguish between them.
When creating a community library using the Library widget, the library is created on the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) server and access to the library is granted based on community membership. When you link to an existing library using the Linked Library widget, permissions for working with files and folders in the library are set on the ECM server.
To add a library to a community.
- From the Overview page, select Community Actions > Add Apps.
- Complete one or more of the following tasks:
- To create a community library, click Library. The Library widget is added to the community's Overview page. We can open the full application by selecting Library from the navigation sidebar.
- To link to an existing library, click Linked Library. The Linked Library is added to the community's Overview page. We can open the full application by selecting Linked Library from the navigation sidebar.
- Close the widget palette.
What to do next
After creating a community library by adding the Library widget, click Add Your First File to start uploading files and working with them. After adding the Linked Library widget, create a connection to an ECM server so that we can access and start working with the files in a linked library. See How do I connect to an ECM server.If we are creating multiple community libraries or linking to multiple libraries, you might want to rename them to make it easier to distinguish between them. See Manage libraries.
- Manage libraries
The library management tasks that we can perform depend on whether we are working with a community library or a linked library.
- How do I remove a library from my community?
Community owners can remove libraries from their community when the library content is no longer needed.
- How do I connect to an ECM server?
After adding the Linked Library widget to the community, create a connection to an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) server.
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