¶ Padsystem 8 Cloud User Manual
¶ Landing Page
At initial login users will always land in their own Share space.
Login thereafter will land in the user’s last logged out Share or the next share with a licence you have permission to use.
¶ Currently Landed
This shows which Share you have currently landed into.
If you do not have your own active license and the Share you have been invited into does not give you permission to use their licence, you will not be able to see the contents of the invited Share.
¶ Folder - Side Menu
The side menu shows the Shares you have access to with the license you are currently using.
Own Share Invited Shares
¶ Stores and Shares
Share: Is equivalent to your account.
Stores: Folders within your account.
¶ Store Page
¶ Action bar
- Add Folders (New) or Work Files
- Edit file information
- Delete Files
- Copy Files *Copied files will automatically be added to the store (New)
- Download
- Upload
- *Automatically converts files to Padsystem file formats (New)
- Invite users
¶ Inviting Guests Into Your Store
Users can choose what type of permissions to give invited guests.
Roles: Restrict things Guests can do within Store.
Member: Give guests permission to use the Share’s License.
Note: Guests can only be invited into Stores, not Shares.
¶ Administration - Access Control
¶ Access Control
Users can change the permission of invited guests in Administration, under Access Control.
¶ Role Management
- Store Manage – Users have full access to store (License not included)
- Store Access – Only able to see files within Store.
- Work Add – Add Folders and Work Files
- Work Edit – Editing Folder and Work File content
- Work Delete – Delete Work/Folders from store
¶ Guest Management
- Guest’s user name
- Members permission toggle
- Store that the guest has been invited to
¶ License Management
¶ Purchasing Licenses
Users can purchase licenses in Account Settings under Administration
¶ IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LICENSES:
1- Users have 15 days after a license expires to renew the license. After which the account and all contents within will be removed and cannot be recovered.
2- License renewal will start from the day of expiration.
¶ Locked Files
The File will be locked when someone opened, In this situation, the locked file is read-only.
¶ Release Licences
- Click "Administration" icon
- Select Account setting
- You can see who is using the licence and the number of files locked, Click Release Licences to unlock all files the user is locked
