User Guide – Attach Extension

imDocShare Attach is a SharePoint extension with the feature to allow users to add imDocShare files and folder links into a SharePoint column.

Enabled Add-on for the imDocShare License Key

SharePoint Admin Account User

  • Deploy imDocShareAttachExtension.sppkg to SharePoint Online

The imDocShare Attach feature appears in the command bar only when 1 or more items are selected

Attaching iManage links to SharePoint column

1 – Select 1 or more items then click “Link from iManage” in the command bar (Example: Accessing the feature)

2 – iManage Log in – a window will prompt open to log in iManage if you haven’t yet

3 – Select iManage Location

  • Users start by selecting a Source Type, which will show corresponding fields for information needed to locate and display files/fulders at the specified source
    Source Types

    • Library
    • Workspace
    • Fulder
  • As users navigate to their specific file/fulder, users will check the file(s) and/or fulder(s) they choose to select to attach links to.
    E.g. Selected “NOv 16” fulder and “Sample_Business_Plan” doc file
  • Note: Users can select file/fulder from multiple sources by simply going to different source location and selecting the ones to add from different source, as if you’re adding on top of the selections.
  • Users click Save button (Reset button clears all selection)
  • Users start by selecting a Source Type, which will show corresponding fields for information needed to locate and display files/fulders at the specified source
    Source Types

    • Library
    • Workspace
    • Fulder
  • As users navigate to their specific file/fulder, users will check the file(s) and/or fulder(s) they choose to select to attach links to.
    E.g. Selected “NOv 16” fulder and “Sample_Business_Plan” doc fileNote: Users can select file/fulder from multiple sources by simply going to different source location and selecting the ones to add from different source, as if you’re adding on top of the selections.
  • Users click Save button (Reset button clears all selection)

Result – The selected file/folder will save in a column “imDocShare Attachments” as links to the content on iManage(creates the column if doesn’t exist).

(i) Clicking on the link in imDocShare Attachments column

  • File – Opens new browser tab and shows using iManage’s preview
  • Folder – Opens new browser tab to folder location in iManage

Users can apply links to multiple items by selecting multiple items and adding links to iManage through the same steps as above.

Users that want to remove a specific or all link(s) must edit the column to edit/delete link

  • Select item with imDocShare Attachment links
  • Edit ‘imDocShare Attachments’ column

Currently opening an item with links already added does not recognize existing links, therefore will append to existing links – duplicate links can occur if user adds the same source file/folder.