Weblink 8.2.2 setting default columns

asked on January 17, 2014

I have followed instructions provided by pre sales with no success I still get the defaut columns:

In order to set a default column view for all users in WebLink, you can set up a shared attribute. To do so, first set the column view you would like to have for a user in the Client. Then in the Laserfiche Administration Console, find that user’s attribute (titled “[Settings]ColumnDisplay”) by opening the user’s properties and clicking the Attributes tab. Click on that attribute and choose export. Now you can import that attribute on to any group or user you would like to have those default columns.

An important side note: WebLink settings are stored in your browser’s cookies. This way customers using WebLink can customize their experience without changing other user’s settings. If the user has logged in before the default columns are changed, they will have to clear the browser’s cookies before they will be able to see the new columns. Even if the customer doesn’t erase them, the browser’s cookies will be refreshed in a few weeks, so they will eventually see the new columns in any case.

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replied on January 20, 2014

I have checked the settings and they are both the same. If I import the attribute to the user it works but if I assign it to the group it does not. I would like to assign it to the group so that all the users in the group have the same column display.

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replied on January 21, 2014

User attributes are only inherited from the Everyone group.

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replied on January 21, 2014

According to the instructions from Pre Sales the attribute could be applied to the Group. I am confused!! I ended up applying the attribute to all the users within the group and it works fine. I was just looking for an easier way.

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replied on July 10, 2014

I am also having issues getting the Weblink columns set. I have set them in the client and copied that to the Everyone Group, cleared the cookies and don't see the desired columns when I log in. Is there a way to set the columns on the browse.aspx page instead?

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replied on August 26, 2014

Same question, even though you use same auto login user profile for everyone the column display it seems dependent on browser cookies and not controlled by server end. Is there a solution to this yet ?

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replied on August 26, 2014 • Show version history

If the columns you are trying to set are "Remembered for each folder", then there is a bug with WebLink that has been filed in our system (SCR106990). We do not currently have a timeline for the release of a fix.

If you are setting columns "Applied to all folders", I am not able to reproduce the issue. Please make sure you have cleared your cookies to get WebLink to update; you may also need to close and reopen the browser.

If you have cleared your cookies and restarted your browser and you still do not see a change, you should open a support case for further troubleshooting.

Edit (10/03/2014): Note also that the column display attribute in Client and Web Access 9.1+ is not current compatible with WebLink. See this post for details and information on workarounds.

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replied on December 10, 2014

Bumping thread. We are about to have a large effort completely aborted due to this bug. Any love yet or any timeline for the fix? Is there a Weblink 9.X in our near future? Hopefully really near. :-)

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replied on December 10, 2014

There is indeed, as you can see on the Product Roadmap. Both issues that Brianna noted above (SCR 106990 and the 9.1 column compatibility) should be addressed in it. However, there are a few things in this thread, so it's unclear to me exactly which issue you're referring to. For example, you will still only be able to set columns on the everyone group or individual users, not specific groups.

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replied on December 10, 2014

Understood. For us it's the ability to specify unique columns for each folder in Weblink. That specific feature would knock our effort right out of the park and mitigate the use of alternatives like SharePoint. The everyone group is perfectly good, we have no problems complying there.

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replied on December 10, 2014

Alright, that part will be in WebLink 9. It's still a couple months off though. If you have a critical scenario you might want to talk with your reseller about opening a support case. They might be able to provide you with a temporary fix, although I'm not sure that's possible in this case. The easiest approach would be to wait for the release though, of course.

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replied on May 19, 2015

Has the feature been added to WebLink 9 to have unique columns for each folder? If so, how do you specify which folder you are assigning these columns too?

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replied on May 19, 2015

The bug that Brianna referenced above has been fixed. You don't set them in WebLink directly, instead they will now correctly match your setup in the Client or Web Access for the public user.

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replied on July 21, 2015

I just installed Weblink 9 I do not see how you can assign attributes to a group that option does not exist. Let me know if I am wrong.

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replied on July 21, 2015

As Miruna mentioned in the selected answer, attributes can only be inherited from the Everyone group.

The two changes that were mentioned as coming out in WebLink 9 were:

Allowing you to use "Remember for each folder" in WebLink
Resolution of the compatibility issue between WebLink column attribute and the WA/Client 9.1+ column attribute.

These should both be present in WebLink 9. As explicitly stated by Justin Pava, "you will still only be able to set columns on the everyone group or individual users, not specific groups."

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