I have started this thread because there are many posts showing an interest in how the Vault works and how to accomplish a specific task. There is the obvious, watch the Guided Tour video, read the Users Guide (http://www.m-files.com/eng/download.asp), and Help documentation. But we all know how much work that is, and would like a simpler and easier way to get started with using the new Vault capability. The Vault installs separately from Alibre 11, so sign up for the beta, download and install the Vault software, and give it a try with a few Windows test files. The Vault is so much more than the Repository as it is a full document management solution! You will want to get a head start setting up the Vault for your needs before you start saving Alibre files and possibly having to reorganize your data. The good news is Alibre has already pre-configured a Vault for your use with Alibre that is setup to integrate with Part Data information and user provided information. You can copy this original Vault and create your own test vault on the drive of your choice, and even on a flash/thumb drive.
While I have a lot of software experience and computer skills from being a computer Systems Analyst in my pre-Alibre life, I too am a newbie to the Alibre Vault. I will try to share what I am learning & have learned, and hope others will do the same as well. Maybe we can save each other some time by providing summary information on how-to hints for setting up and using the Vault. Maybe even get into some heated discussions about document management standards (how exciting).
Based on the current questions posted in the forum, I have started working on how to create a Vault on a different drive, including a thumb drive and how to best manage the thumb drive. I will then be working on the built in Full and Incremental Backup capability. I have installed the beta Vault on my secondary machine for testing, and have installed another copy of the beta Vault on another spare machine to test the inter-Vault communication (quite good across my LAN). I would like to correspond with someone willing to share Vault files across the Internet (PM or email me via this forum).
Please post the nitty gritty How-To steps to accomplish a task, as there is already enough general information on what can be done - we need to know the Step by Step menus to select.
Feel free disagree with anything posted, and suggest a better way. Post your experiences and share. Hopefully this interaction will help decrease the learning curve for us all.
While I have a lot of software experience and computer skills from being a computer Systems Analyst in my pre-Alibre life, I too am a newbie to the Alibre Vault. I will try to share what I am learning & have learned, and hope others will do the same as well. Maybe we can save each other some time by providing summary information on how-to hints for setting up and using the Vault. Maybe even get into some heated discussions about document management standards (how exciting).
Based on the current questions posted in the forum, I have started working on how to create a Vault on a different drive, including a thumb drive and how to best manage the thumb drive. I will then be working on the built in Full and Incremental Backup capability. I have installed the beta Vault on my secondary machine for testing, and have installed another copy of the beta Vault on another spare machine to test the inter-Vault communication (quite good across my LAN). I would like to correspond with someone willing to share Vault files across the Internet (PM or email me via this forum).
Please post the nitty gritty How-To steps to accomplish a task, as there is already enough general information on what can be done - we need to know the Step by Step menus to select.
Feel free disagree with anything posted, and suggest a better way. Post your experiences and share. Hopefully this interaction will help decrease the learning curve for us all.