Map a Web Folder

If you are using Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003 and have the Bulk Upload to Collaboration activity right, you can use Microsoft Windows Explorer to view and manage the documents of various Collaboration projects from your personal computer. Before you can access these documents, you must first map a web folder, which is the root folder that exists on your personal computer that is associated with Collaboration. For more information about Web folders, see About Web Folders.

Tip: To view the changes you made to Windows Explorer in Collaboration, refresh the Document explorer.   

To map a Web folder in Windows 2000:

  1. Copy the URL in the Web Folder Location text box.

  2. Open My Network Places on your desktop.

  3. Double-click Add Network Place. The Add Network Place Wizard appears.

  4. In the Type the location of the Network Place text box, paste the URL; then click Next.

  5. If prompted, enter your name and password, then click OK.

  6. In the Enter a name for this Network Place text box, type a name, then click Finish.

A new network place is created and your Collaboration is mapped on Windows Explorer.

Note: Mapped Web folders should not contain Windows folders whose names include the # or : characters. Windows folder names that include these characters appear incorrectly within Collaboration projects.

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To map a Web folder in Windows XP:

  1. Copy the URL in the Web Folder Location text box.

  2. Open My Network Places on your desktop.

  3. Double-click Add Network Place. The Add Network Place Wizard appears.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Select Choose another network location.

  6. In the Internet or network address text box, paste the URL; then click Next.

  7. If prompted, enter your name and password, then click OK.

  8. In the Type a name for this network place text box, type a name, then click Finish.  

A new network place is created and your Collaboration is mapped on Windows Explorer.

Note: Mapped Web folders should not contain Windows folders whose names include the # or : characters. Windows folder names that include these characters appear incorrectly within Collaboration projects.

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To map a Web folder in Windows 2003:

  1. Copy the URL in the Web Folder Location text box.

  2. Open My Network Places on your desktop.

  3. Double-click Add Network Place. The Add Network Place Wizard appears.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Select Choose another network location.

  6. In the Internet or network address text box, paste the URL; then click Next.

  7. If prompted, enter your name and password, then click Next.

  8. In the Type a name for this network place text box, type a name, then click Next.

  9. Click Finish.  

A new network place is created and your Collaboration is mapped on Windows Explorer.

Note: Mapped Web folders should not contain Windows folders whose names include the # or : characters. Windows folder names that include these characters appear incorrectly within Collaboration projects.

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  Related Topics:

    1. Select a project in the My Projects or Community Projects portlet.
    2. Click the Documents tab in the application view.
    3. In the action bar, click  New | Web Folder.