ACCC WebDisks - Sharing Files

Sharing and Permissions

Sharing files with others from your ACCC WebDisk is as easy as point and click! To get started log in to the system using the web client:

From your web browser please visit:

http://webdisks.uic.edu

and login using your netid as your username and your ACCC common password as your password.

You will be brought into the blackboard interface where you will see the main "My UIC" tab, as well as a series of other tabs and links. Click on the tab labeled "Content System" in order to enter the ACCC WebDisk environment.

Use the "Modify" link to grant others access

Once logged in to the WebDisk system you will see all the files that you have uploaded, as well as icons indicating the "share" status. In order to share a file click on the link labeled "Modify" next to the specific file or folder that you wish to share. In the subsequent interface you will be presented with a series of links and buttons.

To share the file with a user click on the button labeled "Add Users". You can then search for the people you wish to share the file with by UIC netid. There is a drop down box on the right hand side of the screen that allows you to share the file with other subsets of users, specifically: Public, All System Accounts, Course User List, Course Group User List.

If you are sharing files with other users of the system then they will need to log in to the system and search for the files that you have shared with them by using the "Search Content" link in the tools interface. If you have shared the files with the public they will be able to access your files by using links in the format:

http://blackboard.uic.edu/bbcswebdav/users/your_uic_netid/your_filename.ext

After a file has been shared you will see the "hand icon" next to the file change to indicate that the file is being shared. In order to remove sharing simply click on the link labeled "Modify" and then check off the box next to the users whom you wish to revoke access, and then click the link labeled "Remove". Please note, when using the BBCS you run the risk of sharing sensitive information with the world - be sure that you understand the priveleges that you are granting before making your files publicly accessible. Also, please note that sharing can be applied to both folders and files - in order to share files that are within "non-shared" folders you may need to adjust the permissions on the folders they reside in.

Other BBCS Sharing Functions
The system also supports versioning, workflow tasks (such as reviewing, approving, and grading), and the ability to email links to files out as access passes to content that will only be accessible for certain periods of time. All of these functions are available to you through the web interface by using the drop down menu in the upper right hand corner of the main BBCS interface.

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