Overview
Workgroups and dropboxes are features of IBM Aspera Faspex that
allow you to configure how a collection of users sends or receives packages. Workgroups are
geared for tasks involving a subset of Faspex users who may need to collaborate with, send
packages to, or access packages shared among the workgroup. Dropboxes are useful for receiving
files from a variety of sources, especially when the situation requires users to submit, but
not view, files in a dropbox. Both workgroups and dropboxes are created and configured in the
Workgroups tab of the main navigation menu.
Workgroups
Workgroups define a group of users that can be sent packages
as a collective whole. The Faspex admin determines who has permission to send packages
to a workgroup. A user can send a package to a workgroup by creating a new package and
entering the workgroup name as the recipient. Members can then view packages sent to the
workgroup in the
Workgroups tab. Admins can also determine
whether members can see other workgroup members and send them packages individually. For more
information on workgroups, see
Working with Workgroups.
Dropboxes
Dropboxes provide a file submission system to which users can
submit packages. Users don’t necessarily have to be a member or even a Faspex user to submit
to a dropbox. Admins can invite external users (people who don’t have a Faspex
account) to submit to a dropbox through a private URL to the dropbox submission page that is
emailed to them when they are invited. Admins can also allow submission via a public URL where
anyone who accesses it can obtain their own private link to the dropbox submission page at any
time. A Faspex user can submit and view packages to any dropbox they are a part of by
selecting the dropbox from the
New Package drop-down. For more
information on dropboxes, see
Working with Dropboxes.