Managing Files and Folders in Content Library

Procedure

  1. From SOTI MobiControl, select Main Menu > System Settings > Content Library. The Content Library interface opens.
  2. Optional: From the Search Files bar, enter a file name to search for a specific set of names.
  3. Optional: From the All Categories dropdown menu, select an existing category to display file names that have the selected Category value.
  4. Beside a file or folder, select to access a list of available tasks.
    File/Folder Tasks in Content Library
  5. From the available tasks, follow the respective corresponding procedures:
    Task Procedure
    Editing File Properties Use this procedure to change the properties of a file in the Content Library:
    1. Select Properties (See ① of diagram). The FILE PROPERTIES dialog box opens.
    2. You may change the following:
      1. Description: Add or edit the description of the file.
      2. Category: Change the label for the file. Assume you had set up a content repository using a SOTI Hub profile configuration (SOTI Hub Content Repository for iOS, SOTI Hub Content Repository for Android). A label change affect whether the file is still available to devices assigned to the SOTI Hub profile configuration.

    Result: The Content Library commits property changes to your file.
    Renaming File/Folder Use this procedure to rename a file/folder in the Content Library.
    1. Select Rename (See ② of diagram). The Rename dialog box opens.
    2. Enter the new name for the file/folder.
    3. Select Save.

    Result: The Content Library displays the updated name.
    Moving a File Use this procedure to move a file within the Content Library:
    1. Select Move (See ③ of diagram). The Move File dialog box opens.
    2. The Move File dialog box displays. Select a folder to move this file to.
    3. Select Move.
    Result: The Content Library displays the file in its new location.
    Downloading File Use this procedure to save a file from the Content Library to your computer.
    1. Select Download (See ④ of diagram). SOTI MobiControl starts a download to your device.

    Result: The file is in your downloads folder.
    Uploading New File Version
    Restriction: Each file in the Content Library must be less than 2 GB.
    Upload files to the Content Library.
    1. Select Upload New File Version (See ⑤ of diagram). The Upload New File Version dialog box opens.
    2. Select Browse to choose a file.
      Restriction: If you try to upload a file that has a different name than the original file, the upload fails.
    3. Select Import to upload the file.
    Result: The Content Library displays the new version lists. The earlier version remains in the library.
    Deleting a File/Folder Use this procedure to remove an uploaded file from the Content Library.
    1. Select Delete (See ⑥ of diagram). The Delete File? dialog box opens.
    2. Select Delete to confirm the deletion.

    Result: The Content Library displays the new version lists. The earlier version remains in the library.