WebShare Shares Screens

WebShares Widget

If you have not added WebShare shares to the system, the WebShare widget shows text stating general information about WebShares until a share is added.

WebShare Widget without Shares
Figure 1: WebShare Widget without Shares

Add at the top right of the widget opens the Add WebShare screen where you configure a Webshare share.

After adding an WebShare share, it is listed in the table on the widget.

WebShare Share Widget with Shares
Figure 2: WebShare Share Widget with Shares

The WebShare launch header shows the status of the WebShare service as either Stopped (red) or Running (green). Before adding the first share, the Stopped status displays in the default color. The header is a link that opens the Sharing > WebShare screen.

Open WebShare opens a browser window with access to the WebShare. Add opens the Add Webshare screen.

The more_vert dropdown list shows two options available to WebShare shares in general:

  • Turn Off/ON Service toggles to Turn Off Service when the WebShare service is enabled, and to Turn On Service when the WebShare service is disabled.
  • Config Service opens the WebShare service configuration screen.

WebShare Table

The WebShare table in the WebShare widget and on the WebShares screen lists all WebShare shares added to the system. The table header shows the status of the WebShare service as stopped or running. The table columns show the share name and the path to the dataset for the share.

A message shows at the top of the table and on the WebShares widget on the Shares screen if a user is not configured to allow WebShare access.

Each Webshare share row shows the share name, the path to the shared dataset, and three icons:

  • launch Open - Launches a web browser showing access to the WebShare.
  • edit Edit - Opens the Edit Webshare.
  • delete Delete - Opens a delete confirmation dialog.

Delete WebShare Share Dialog

The delete delete icon opens a Delete confirmation dialog. The dialog shows the name of the share, and a warning message about deleting the WebShare.

Delete WebShare Share
Figure 3: Delete WebShare Share

Select Confirm to activate the Delete button.

WebShares Screen

The Shares > WebShare screen shows the same WebShares table found on the WebShare widget.

WebShares Screen
Figure 4: WebShares Screen

Shares in the breadcrumb at the top of the screen returns you to the main Shares dashboard.

Columns shows a set of options to customize the list view. Options include Unselect All, Name, Path, and Reset to Defaults.

Add opens the Add WebShare configuration screen.

Add and Edit WebShare Screens

The two WebShare configuration screens, Add WebShare and Edit WebShare, have the same setting options.

The Create Dataset option becomes active after selecting a parent dataset in the Path file browser field. It opens the Create Dataset dialog.

Save creates the share (or saves an existing one) and adds it to the WebShare widget and the WebShare table on the WebShare screen.

Add WebShare Screen
Figure 5: Add WebShare Screen

Browsing to select a path

Click the arrow to the left of the folder icon to expand that folder and show any child datasets and directories. A solid folder icon shows for datasets and an outlined folder for directories. A selected dataset or directory folder and name shows in blue.

SettingDescription
PathPopulates with the full path to the dataset for the share based on the datasets selected using the file browser directly under the Path field.
Create DatasetOpens the Create Dataset dialog, which allows you to create a dataset for a share while configuring the share. Create adds the dataset. The Create Dataset option remains inactive until a dataset is clicked on in the file browser.
NameSets the name for the share of alphanumeric characters and can include a hyphen or underscore.
Home ShareUsed as the base path for a user home directory when set. Only one WebShare can have this enabled.