Sharing Content in TIBCO WebFOCUS

How to:

Each workspace in the repository, except the Public domain, comes with the private My Content folder. Whenever you create content inside the My Content folder, this content remains private and only visible to you, unless you share it with other users and groups. You can share content in one of two ways:

In both scenarios, you can revoke access to your content by unsharing it.

Procedure: How to Share Content with All Users

  1. In the Resources tree, navigate to a workspace of your choice and open the My Content folder.
  2. In the My Content folder, right-click the item that you want to share, and then click Share.

    The Share icon now displays next the default icon, as shown in the following image.

    The item is now shared with all users that have access to this domain.

  3. To unshare the item, right-click it, and then select Unshare.

Procedure: How to Share Content with Specific Users and Groups

  1. In the Resources tree, navigate to a workspace of your choice and open the My Content folder.
  2. In the My Content folder, right-click the item that you want to share, and then select Share with.

    The Share with Others dialog box opens.

    Note: If your sharing privilege does not allow you to open the Share with Others dialog box, you can share or unshare your item by clicking the Share option. In this case, the item is shared with every user that has access to the domain in which the item resides.

  3. In the Search field, type the name of the user or group with which you want to share this item.
  4. Click the correct entity from the drop-down list, as shown in the following image.

    The name now displays below the Search field. The item is shared.

  5. Optionally, add more users or groups.

    You can narrow your search by clicking an arrow and selecting Users or Groups, as shown in the following image.

    Note: You can also share the item with all users by selecting the Share with everyone check box.

  6. Once you have selected your options, click OK.

    The icon now indicates that the item is shared. You can unshare it at any time or go back to the Share with others dialog box and edit your choices.