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About the UI

The File Store UI is accessible from the Digital asset management  File Store tile in your Squiz DXP Organization.

Read the Using section for guidance with creating and managing files and folders in File Store.

Top level

You can access the Create folder and Upload files options.

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The File Store API lets you access the same options programmatically.

Toolbar

The following items appear in the main toolbar from left to right:

Breadcrumb/Path

The breadcrumb trail to the left shows the file store folder hierarchy. It changes to reflect the current location within the file store.

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Permissions

Selecting any file or folder using the checkboxes enables the Permissions button.

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Delete

Selecting any file or folder using the checkboxes enables the Delete button.

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WARNING: Before deleting any folder, manually check in the File Store interface what static mappings are associated with the folder using the Information option inside the more_horiz menu for the folder.
Show ID toggle

Toggle the Show ID switch to reveal the folder and file IDs:

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File list

The file list has the following columns:

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Select all

Click this box to select all items on the page.

Manage individual files and folders in the list using the checkboxes.

Selecting an item or items with the checkboxes enables the Permissions and Delete buttons in the Toolbar.

Name

The name of the file or folder.

Type

The type of file (and some example file extensions):

  • Folder.

  • Image (jpg, png, svg, ico).

  • Video (mp4, webm).

  • Audio (mp3)

  • Text/code (json, txt, js, html).

  • Archive (tar, gz, zip).

    The File Store Service can upload PKZip files. And these archives can be, in turn, made available for end-user download.

    Uploaded PKZip files cannot, however, be extracted by the File Store Service.
Visibility

Either public or private.

Public

The file is accessible to anyone with the link.

Private

The file is restricted to access through the API by an authorized user with the necessary permissions.

Visibility settings can be configured in the more_horiz menu discussed below.

File size

The size of the file.

Size information is only shown for individual files, not folders.

Last updated

When the item was last updated.

shield (Virus scanner)

The current virus scan status of the file:

verified_user

The file has been scanned.

hourglass_bottom

The file has not been scanned.

policy

The file is unable to be scanned.

gpp_bad

The file is vulnerable and has been quarantined. Quarantined files will be removed in 48 hours from detection.

more_horiz (More)

Clicking this icon presents the following options:

Download

Select this option to download the file.

Files can be downloaded once they pass the virus scan phase. This option is not available for folders.

Permissions

Select this option to see the visibility of the folder:

  • Private.

  • Public.

    This window also has a Cascade permission toggle that applies the folder’s visibility to the files within the folder.

Information

Select this option to view static mappings associated with the folder, if available.

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Mapped folders will show the UUID in the File / Folder ID information tile, plus the mapped URL.

Extract

Extract the contents of an archive.

This option is only active if the selected file is an archive.

Delete

Delete the selected file(s), folder(s) or both.

If a folder is deleted, all the folder’s contents are also deleted.

Subdirectories

Double-click on any folder to open it and see a similar list screen showing the original folder’s contents.

The same file list options apply to files in subdirectories.