Specifying file locations on a web server (via WebDAV protocol)

Application management : Configuration : System Settings : File locations : Configuring the file server : Specifying file locations on a web server (via WebDAV protocol)

Planon Cloud Environment customers are unable to change the WebDAV settings.

Instead of specifying file locations for various applications on a local file server, you can also specify file locations on a web server.

Planon ProCenter uses the WebDAV protocol (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) to access files on a web server. General web-based file storage can be accessed from anywhere. Most modern operating systems provide built-in support for WebDAV. If you have the right client and a fast network, using file locations on a WebDAV server must not be a problem. The WebDAV protocol only enables read-only access to files on remote web servers. If you want to edit a file, it must be copied to a file location on local machine and edited there.

It is not possible to simultaneously use a local file server and a web server for the individual file locations in your Planon ProCenter configuration. You must exclusively select one of the server types for each file location.

For an overview of the file types supported in Planon ProCenter , refer to Configuring the file server. You can create and save different default directories for different file types. For example images, documents, forms, templates, CAD Integrator drawings.

If you want to retrieve files via WebDAV, use the following procedure:

Procedure

1. Place your files at the relevant default file locations on the remote web server.

2. In Planon ProCenter open System Settings > File locations.

In the relevant File location […] field, for example the CAD Integrator drawings field, type the path to remote web server according to this format: http://servername" scope="external">http://servername/webdav/directoryname

3. Click Save.

4. Select Refresh all

You can also restrict or allow the users to store the files in their own custom locations. For more details, see File upload settings.

If you are specifying a web server location for one of the CAD Integrator fields, make sure that the linking fields for CAD Integrator, the FM drawing and Constructional drawing fields, have been made visible in the relevant TSI, for example the Spaces & Workspaces TSI. Henceforth, if end users retrieve a relevant file, (for example in either the FM drawing or the Constructional drawing field in the Spaces & Workspaces TSI > Spaces selection level > Floor attributes selection step), the Open dialog box will refer to the WebDAV server location.

For more information on making fields visible, see Layouts.

Planon ProCenter also supports the secure https:// protocol to retrieve files from a WebDAV server.

For more information on linking *.ORJ files to floors, see CAD Integrator CAD Integrator and Spaces & Workspaces .