Business Productivity | Amazon WorkDocs Flashcards

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What happens if I edit a locked file? Mobile and Web Access Amazon WorkDocs | Business Productivity

Answer 1

A locked file will not be overwritten with changes you make. The file owner will need to unlock the file before changes you make are saved. Amazon WorkDocs Companion does not automatically lock or unlock files when you are editing them.

Answer 2

Yes, you can send diagnostic logs for Amazon WorkDocs Companion to the Amazon WorkDocs team. To do this, select the Amazon WorkDocs Companion app icon in your system tray and click Send Diagnostic Logs. Diagnostic logs help the Amazon WorkDocs team to troudbleshoot any issues you may experience. Diagnostic logs may contain information regarding your operating system, file names, organization/registration details, and Amazon WorkDocs Companion settings.

Answer 3

The first time you select Edit from the drop-down menu when viewing a file, you will be prompted to download Amazon WorkDocs Companion. You can also download it from WorkDocs Resoruces. You do not need to be an administrator on your computer to install the app.

Answer 4

Amazon WorkDocs offers desktop sync clients for Windows and Mac OS X. The sync client provides a fast and easy way to synchronize files between Amazon WorkDocs and your computer, and makes it easy to access your files and folder directly on your computer.

Answer 5

After downloading and installing the sync client on your computer, files are automatically synced to the folder you selected as your Amazon WorkDocs sync destination. When you add or edit files or folders in your WorkDocs sync folder, changes are automatically synced with Amazon WorkDocs, and reflected on the Amazon WorkDocs web client and any additional computers where you have configured the sync client.

Answer 6

When you delete content that you own from your Amazon WorkDocs sync folder on your computer, it is removed from Amazon WorkDocs, and any additional computers where you have configured the sync client. When you delete content from your Amazon WorkDocs "Shared with me"

Answer 7

Yes, you can use the sync client's Selective Sync Settings to select which content to sync locally. By default, all your content will be selected. If you want to save space on your computer, you can deselect synced content to remove it from your computer. You will still be able to access your content from the Amazon WorkDocs web client, or on any other computer where you have synced the content. To learn more about Selective Sync Settings, read our documentation.

Answer 8

You can download the Amazon WorkDocs desktop sync application on Amazon WorkDocs Resources.

Answer 9

The Amazon WorkDocs desktop sync application is available for Windows 7 or later, Server 2008 or later, and Mac OS X 10.9 or later.

Answer 10

Amazon WorkDocs Drive is available for Windows in limited preview and is generally available for Amazon WorkSpaces Amazon WorkDocs Drive is a mounted drive that provides access to all of your files on-demand without using your hard drive to store your content. Using Windows File Explorer, you can create a sharable link, invite uses to access your files, easily lock, unlock, and open any file in the web client. Windows users can also favorite files for offline access.

Answer 11

With Amazon WorkDocs Drive, all of your content on Amazon WorkDocs Drive is available on-demand through a mounted drive. When you add or edit files or folders in your drive, changes are automatically synced with Amazon WorkDocs Drive, and across your devices.

Answer 12

You can download Amazon WorkDocs Drive for WorkSpaces on the WorkDocs Resources page and request to join the limited preview for Windows desktops here.

Answer 13

When Amazon WorkDocs Drive is launched for the first time, you will be prompted to enter a site name. This is your Amazon WorkDocs Drive site name. For example, if you are using www.mysite.awsapp.com to access your site, "mysite"

Answer 14

The file is downloaded on-demand for you to view or edit. When you save or close the file, it is automatically synced to Amazon WorkDocs Drive. There is no local copy stored on your desktop, unless you have favorited the file for offline access.

Answer 15

You can share links to your files, invite Amazon WorkDocs Drive users to collaborate on your files, lock files while you're working on them to keep them from being overwritten, add files to your favorites in Amazon WorkDocs Drive, store your favorites for offline access, easily search for files on Amazon WorkDocs Drive, and open any file in the Amazon WorkDocs Drive web client to provide feedback. All changes you make are automatically synced to Amazon WorkDocs Drive over an encrypted connection.

Answer 16

You can open a file on Amazon WorkDocs Drive in the web client by right clicking it, and selecting Open Amazon WorkDocs Drive in browser. The Amazon WorkDocs Drive web client can view 25+ file types for you to view and provide feedback on.

Answer 17

By default, your files on Amazon WorkDocs Drive are streamed to you on-demand when you access them. However, you can favorite files and folders for offline access. To favorite a file or folder on Amazon WorkDocs Drive, right click it and select Add to Favorites. To store your favorites locally for offline access, right click Amazon WorkDocs Drive and select Store Favorites Locally. Changes made while you're offline will be synced to Amazon WorkDocs Drive once you're online.

Answer 18

You can search for files by file name in Amazon WorkDocs Drive by left clicking the Amazon WorkDocs Drive icon in the system tray.

Answer 19

All your files on Amazon WorkDocs Drive are available through Amazon WorkDocs Drive. Any file you add to Amazon WorkDocs Drive through Windows File Explorer will be added to Amazon WorkDocs Drive, and synced to your other devices. Any file you remove from Amazon WorkDocs Drive will be deleted, and moved to the Amazon WorkDocs Drive recycle bin.

Answer 20

Yes, in Amazon WorkDocs Drive you can create, rename, move, and delete files and folders through Windows File Explorer. You can also see file and folder properties like file size, date modified, and file type. You cannot create files in the root of the "Shared with Me"

Answer 21

Amazon WorkDocs Drive shows three icons depending on the status of your files: files available online are shown with a blue cloud icon, files stored locally are shown with a green checkmark icon, and files syncing to Amazon WorkDocs Drive are shown with a blue syncing icon.

Answer 22

You can store any type of file or folder on Amazon WorkDocs Drive. However, a file or folder cannot have a name longer than 160 characters, and cannot be larger than 5 GB. If you need to add a file to Amazon WorkDocs Drive that is larger than 5 GB, use the sync client. Also, your file and folder cannot have the following characters in its name: \* / \ : \< \> ? | " character code 202E any file/folder that has a trailing space (" ") or period ("."

Answer 23

No, Amazon WorkDocs Drive does not support multiple users on the same desktop.

Answer 24

Yes, all files stored on Amazon WorkDocs Drive are available in clients that you have configured.

Answer 25

You need to be Amazon WorkDocs Drive user (trial, paid, or bundled) to be able to use Amazon WorkDocs Drive. For domain-joined PC, your directory credentials (Simple Active Directory, Connected Active Directory, or Managed Active Directory) will authenticate you with Amazon WorkDocs Drive.

Answer 26

Amazon WorkDocs Drive is compatible with Amazon WorkSpaces. Amazon WorkDocs Drive is available for Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10+, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012 R2, and 2016 in limited preview.

Answer 27

Amazon WorkDocs Drive uses a Windows MSI based installer and requires admin rights to install. If you have a domain joined group of computers, the administrator can install Amazon WorkDocs Drive using group policy.

Answer 28

Amazon WorkDocs Drive automatically updates when new versions are available.

Answer 29

Yes. Single Sign-On (SSO) can be enabled so that when users are signed in to Amazon WorkDocs Drive they will be automatically signed in to Amazon WorkDocs Drive, and will not be required to provide credentials when they access the web client. You can enable SSO by visiting the AWS Directory Service area of the AWS console, clicking the directory ID link for your directory and selecting the Apps & Services tab. For more information and detailed setup see our documentation.

Answer 30

Yes, Amazon WorkDocs Drive supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) using Microsoft Active Directory. Enabling MFA requires users to implement one-time passcodes (OTP) for use with their Active Directory (AD) username and password. You can connect Microsoft AD to your existing Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)""based MFA solution. RADIUS is an industry-standard protocol that authenticates and authorizes network access securely. To enable MFA with Microsoft AD, the customer's RADIUS server must support OTP-style MFA or have a plug-in that does so. Microsoft AD supports both virtual and hardware MFA OTP tokens.

Answer 31

You can either upload files through a web browser by clicking on the "Add Content" button and selecting single or multiple files or you can drag-and-drop files directly into your browser from your desktop. You can also add files to Amazon WorkDocs by moving them into the folder you have configured to sync using the Amazon WorkDocs desktop sync application.

Answer 32

You can upload virtually any type of file to Amazon WorkDocs. You will be able to preview Microsoft Office files (documents, spreadsheets, and presentations), PDFs, web pages, images, and text files directly within the Amazon WorkDocs web application and the Amazon WorkDocs iPad, Kindle Fire, and Android applications.

Answer 33

By default, all files that you upload or folders that you create are private. Users have the option of sharing documents and folders with others.

Answer 34

Yes, you can upload an unlimited number of versions per file. Each version can be easily retrieved when you access Amazon WorkDocs with a web browser.

Answer 35

You can preview and comment on Microsoft Office files (documents, spreadsheets, and presentations), PDFs, web pages, images, and text files directly in the Amazon WorkDocs web client. The following file types are rendered as PDF files in the preview panel: MS Word XML RTF XHTML+XML OPEN DOCUMENT Javascript X-JAVASCRIPT X-SH X-PYTHON LOTUS-SCREENCAM SMIL XSLT+XML HTML TEXT CSV X-C X-C++ X-MAKEFILE X-JAVA-SOURCE X-JAVA JAVASCRIPT X-PERL-SCRIPT X-PYTHON-SCRIPT X-RUBY SCRIPT OPEN XML MS EXCEL OPEN XML SPREADSHEET POWERPOINT OPEN XML PRESENTATION MS-POWERPOINT MSPOWERPOINT PDF JPEG PNG TIFF BMP

Answer 36

Once the user leaves the company his documents stay as is in Workdocs.

Answer 37

The users' documents will be maintained in his account till the time the user account is deleted or all his documents are transferred to another user.

Answer 38

Only a site administrator can transfer the documents from one user's account to another. The administrator can go to the admin console, set the first user as inactive and transfer his documents to another user.

Answer 39

To lock a file, simply locate it using the WorkDocs web client or mobile app and select Lock from the file action menu. A lock will appear next to the file name to indicate that the file has been locked.

Answer 40

When you lock a file, nobody else can upload a new version of that file, until you unlock the file. If someone else needs access to the file, they can request that you unlock it, and you'll be notified of the request. If you are using the sync client, or Amazon WorkDocs Drive on your WorkSpace, changes made to your files will not be synced until the file is unlocked.

Answer 41

Locked files in WorkDocs will display a lock icon next to the file name. If you see the lock icon, the file is locked for editing.

Answer 42

To lock a file in WorkDocs, you need to be the file owner, a co-owner, or a contributor. Assuming you have one of these permission levels, you can lock a file anytime that it is not already locked.

Answer 43

You can unlock a file by simply choosing one of the unlock options from the file action menu. If you've already uploaded a new version of the file, you can keep your changes by selecting Unlock & save changes, or you can discard them by choosing Unlock & discard changes.

Answer 44

A file can be unlocked by the user who originally locked the file, by the file owner, or by any of the file co-owners.

Answer 45

If you have contributor permissions, you can request a file to be unlocked. If you are the file owner or co-owner, you can request the file to be unlocked, or you can unlock the file yourself. If you have viewer permissions, you can't request a file to be unlocked.

Answer 46

The user who locked the file, the file owner, and any file co-owners all receive a request to unlock the file.

Answer 47

Yes. The Amazon WorkDocs mobile app allows you to lock and unlock files, and request a file to be unlocked.

Answer 48

Users can share files inside or outside their organization by sharing a link or inviting anyone using a valid email address. They can create a shareable link for any file on Amazon WorkDocs by clicking "Share a link"

Answer 49

You can select from the following options for the link: Enable or disable your link: all links are enabled by default when you click "Share a Link"

Answer 50

You can invite users inside your organization as co-owners, contributors, or viewers. Only co-owners and contributors can edit your file. You can also enter any email address to invite a guest user from outside your organization. Guest users are only viewers, and cannot invite additional users. There is no charge for guest users.

Answer 51

Yes, when you invite a guest user they will be prompted to create a guest user account the first time the log in to WorkDocs.

Answer 52

Guest users can access any files shared with them in the "Shared with me"

Answer 53

Any file shared by "Share a Link"

Answer 54

The file owner and co-owner can share the file with others. You can learn more about file and folder permissions in our documentation.

Answer 55

When sharing using "Share a Link"

Answer 56

Yes. You can share a folder by selecting the folder you would like to share, and click "Share a Link"

Answer 57

When you share a folder, permissions for the shared folder carry over to the documents within that folder, so contributors of the shared folder will be contributors for all documents within the folder. Similarly, viewers of the folder will be viewers for all documents within the folder.

Answer 58

Yes. If you know the location of a file or folder, you can request permission, and provide a reason for your request, using web client or the app.

Answer 59

Yes. You can share a file with someone outside your organization using "Share a Link"

Answer 60

Yes, document owners can always disable a shared link, and revoke user access. Administrators can disable public links at any time.

Answer 61

Amazon WorkDocs allows file owners to keep track of all comments made on a file without having to manage drafts over e-mail or other applications. You can set deadlines for others to leave feedback, and Amazon WorkDocs automatically sends them e-mail notifications and reminders. If you do not want to provide feedback it is possible to decline the request, which will remove that request from your list.

Answer 62

No, other users can view files and provide feedback directly within Amazon WorkDocs without needing the third-party application that was used to create the document for the file types that are supported for preview (Microsoft Office files (documents, spreadsheets, and presentations), PDFs, web pages, images, and text files).

Answer 63

You can see feedback that has been left on a document by clicking on the "Feedback" tab when you are accessing Amazon WorkDocs through a web browser.

Answer 64

Yes, the "Out for Review"

Answer 65

Yes. You can disable the ability for others users to download a file that you have shared with them.

Answer 66

Yes, you can respond to a comment directly in Amazon WorkDocs. Your comment will show as a threaded comment indented below the original comment. Additional comment replies will also show as indented at the same level as all the replies.

Answer 67

Comments and their replies are ordered chronologically with the most recent comments at the top of the list. Timestamps and commenters initials are included with each comment.

Answer 68

No, there is no limit. A comment can have unlimited replies.

Answer 69

Anyone with owner, co-owner permissions on the document and creator of the comment thread can resolve comments.

Answer 70

Owners, co-owners and contributors can see resolved comments, they will need to set the Show Resolved Comments Feedback Filter.

Answer 71

Select the filter icon on top of the comments pane, and you will be presented with filtering options.

Answer 72

To see your resolved comments select the Resolved Comments option in the Feedback filter.

Answer 73

You can view comments applicable to a specific version of a document, made by specific users, where you are mentioned and which comments are in draft, published, resolved or unresolved states.

Answer 74

Yes you can, however the comment thread you are replying to will remain in the resolved state.

Answer 75

Yes. In the commenting pane, change your filter to include resolved comments. Once that is done, press the Unresolve button.

Answer 76

You can disable notification by selecting Disable email notification in the Notification Settings section under File Information in the top right hand corner of the right navigation pane.

Answer 77

When you download a file, all public comments and their replies are included and they maintain their formatting. Comments marked as private are not downloaded. Documents with private comments are marked with an annotation that there are private comments which are only viewable via the WorkDocs web or mobile application.

Answer 78

Comments and replies are associated with the version of the file they were added to. When uploading a new version of a file, all previous comments and replies can still be accessed from Feedback panel, but they are tied to the version of the file they belong to.

Answer 79

When you delete a file, it is moved to the recycle bin, along with its associated comments and replies. Restoring the file restores its comments and replies as well.

Answer 80

Yes, you can send a private comment or respond privately to a comment. The document owner and co-owners will always be able to view private comments.

Answer 81

Yes, you can use bold, italics, and strikethrough formatting on comments.

Answer 82

Yes, you can disable feedback for a document and prevent it from receiving additional comments. You can re-enable feedback and users will be able to post comments again.

Answer 83

The Activity Feed allows users to browse through a list of activities related to the files and folders they own, and those shared with them.

Answer 84

The Activity Feed allows administrators to track all activities by users taken across their WorkDocs site.

Answer 85

You can access the Activity Feed using the Amazon WorkDocs web client. The Activity Feed is not yet available on WorkDocs mobile apps.

Answer 86

Administrators can view the Activity Feed across their site by selecting the filter option in the Activity Feed, and turning on the "Site-wide activity"

Answer 87

The Activity Feed shows commenting, when a link is created with "Share a Link", when users are invited to contribute, and content update activities. It also shows all activities related to file and folder changes, including creating, moving, deleting, and restoring. The Activity Feed shows who made the change, and when it was made. Users can track activities for files and folders they own, and those shared with them. Administrators can track all activities for users across their Amazon WorkDocs Site.

Answer 88

Yes. You can use search for activities related to a file, folder, or a particular user. You can also apply filters to narrow your results. You can filter for commenting activity, sharing activity, content changes, and by date.

Answer 89

Yes, you can select any item in the activity feed and view all related activities.

Answer 90

By default, the Activity Feed shows 90 days of data. You can adjust the date range to show complete Activity Feed information for activities that take place after 3/16/2017, or from the time your account was created, whichever is later.

Answer 91

Amazon WorkDocs is a fully-managed service and files are stored using AWS's highly durable storage infrastructure that is designed to ensure your mission-critical data is not lost. All files and comments stored in Amazon WorkDocs are encrypted at rest.

Answer 92

All data in transit is encrypted using industry-standard SSL. Our web and mobile applications and desktop sync clients transmit files directly to Amazon WorkDocs using SSL.

Answer 93

Yes, multi-factor authentication (MFA) using a RADIUS server is available and can provide you with an additional layer of security during the authentication process. Users will log in by entering their user name and password followed by an OTP (One-Time Passcode) supplied by a hardware or a software token.

Answer 94

Yes, you choose the AWS region where each WorkDocs site's files are stored. Please see AWS Regions for locations where Amazon WorkDocs is available.

Answer 95

There are several factors to consider based on your needs including whether a specific AWS region enables you to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. We generally recommend that you set up your Amazon WorkDocs site in the AWS region nearest to where most of your users are located, in order to reduce data access latencies.

Answer 96

Yes. If you have an executed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with AWS, you can use Amazon WorkDocs with the AWS accounts associated with your BAA. If you don't have an executed BAA with AWS, contact us and we will put you in touch with a representative from our AWS sales team. For more information, see, HIPAA Compliance.

Answer 97

Yes. Amazon WorkDocs is PCI compliant and conforms to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard administered by the PCI Security Standards Council, which was founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc. PCI DSS applies to all entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data (CHD) and/or sensitive authentication data (SAD) including merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and service providers. The PCI DSS is mandated by the card brands and administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. For more information, see PCI DSS Compliance. The AWS Attestation of Compliance (AoC) for our merchant status is available upon request.

Answer 98

Users can log in using credentials that are created and stored in a directory managed by the Amazon WorkDocs service, or using their corporate credentials if you've chosen to integrate your existing Microsoft Active Directory with Amazon WorkDocs.

Answer 99

No, only the Amazon WorkDocs administrator needs an AWS account. Users can log in using credentials that are created and stored in a directory managed by the Amazon WorkDocs service, or using their corporate credentials if you've chosen to integrate your existing Microsoft Active Directory with Amazon WorkDocs.

Answer 100

If you're using your existing Microsoft Active Directory to manage users, they should follow your standard password recovery process. If you're using Amazon WorkDocs to authenticate your users, they can reset their password by clicking on the "Forgot Password" link found on the Amazon WorkDocs login page.

Answer 101

To remove a user's access to an Amazon WorkDocs site, you can disable their account either in the directory managed by the Amazon WorkDocs service, or in your existing Microsoft Active Directory if you've chosen to integrate your existing Microsoft Active Directory with Amazon WorkDocs.

Answer 102

Yes. You can sign up 50 users at no charge for the first 30 days after you sign up for Amazon WorkDocs. After this period ends, you will be charged for all active users unless you deactivate them or deregister your Amazon WorkDocs account.

Answer 103

Please see our pricing page for the latest information.

Answer 104

There are no upfront fees or commitments to begin using Amazon WorkDocs. At the end of the month, you will be billed for that month's usage. You can view estimated charges for the current billing period by logging into the AWS Management Console and clicking on "Account Activity." You can get started with a free trial of Amazon WorkDocs and sign up 50 users at no charge for the first 30 days. You will be charged for the following types of Amazon WorkDocs usage: Number of user accounts per month: the number of users billed in a month is based on the average numbers of active user accounts throughout the month. For every active user your business will be charged a monthly subscription fee. If a user account is deactivated during the month, the monthly subscription fee for that account will be prorated based on the number of active days. Additional storage: your business receives 1 TB of storage capacity for each active user account. Administrators can allocate this storage across users by setting individual storage limits in the WorkDocs administrator dashboard. Your business will be charged once a user's amount of storage utilized exceeds 1 TB for that user's account. Additional storage is charged on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Answer 105

The Amazon WorkDocs administrator role is a user with special privileges, which include the ability to manage security policies, user access, storage limits, and give other users administrator privileges. Amazon WorkDocs administrators can configure these settings from the Amazon WorkDocs settings page within the Amazon& WorkDocs web application.

Answer 106

There are four types if user roles: guest user, user, power-user, and administrator. By default, everyone an administrator adds to their Amazon WorkDocs site is a guest user. There is no charge for guest users. The Amazon WorkDocs administrator can upgrade a guest user to a standard user, and assign two types of roles: administrator and power user. Administrators can invite guest users, upgrade guest users, manage storage limits, configure language settings, and disable any account. They can assign a group of users as power users and define custom permissions for storage and sharing.

Answer 107

No. An Amazon WorkDocs administrator is a user who has access to the settings page within the Amazon WorkDocs web application. AWS account administrative rights apply to other AWS resources that would be accessed via the AWS Management Console (or via AWS APIs or SDKs).

Answer 108

Yes. You can choose to have as many administrators as you would like but must maintain at least one administrator with active status. Since administrators can set policies for security, storage, and users, we recommend only granting administrator access to a limited number of individuals as required.

Answer 109

Yes. Amazon WorkDocs administrators can set security policies for your organization to prevent your employees from sharing documents externally.

Answer 110

Yes. Amazon WorkDocs administrators can set a specific storage limit for each user in your organization. When users reach that limit, they will be unable to store additional files in Amazon WorkDocs until you choose to increase the users' limit or the user deletes files. Users are notified when they approach their storage limits. Administrators can also set an overall storage limit for their organization.

Answer 111

Yes. Amazon WorkDocs administrators can grant full access to users outside your company and have the option to also allow users to invite people outside your company. Your users can invite guest users who can only view files. There is no charge for guest users. You can upgrade guest users to standard users at any time. For example, employees at a marketing agency or law firm that frequently work with your company can be given access to use Amazon WorkDocs.

Answer 112

You can select an account in WorkDocs, and then assign their role. You can choose between guest user, user, power user, and administrator. Once they are upgraded, administrators will be charged published user pricing from that point onwards.

Answer 113

Amazon WorkDocs administrators can specify one of three policies for who can create publicly shareable links. No public sharing using links: The ability to publicly share using links is disabled for all users of the site. All managed users can create publicly sharable links: The ability to create publicly shareable links is enabled for all users of the site. Only power users can create publicly sharable links: The ability to create publicly shareable links is restricted to powers users.

Answer 114

Any WorkDocs user can invite others to collaborate. Administrators control who can invite guest users, disable inviting guest users, enable only power users to invite guest users, and remove guest users at any time.

Answer 115

Administrators can deactivate all public links for their entire site by setting their policy to: No Anonymous Sharing.

Answer 116

Users will see "Share a Link" events for files they own or co-own in their Activity feed. Site Administrators will see all "Share a Link" events for their entire site in their Activity feed.

Answer 117

Administrators can select only power users to be able to share with "Share a Link".

Answer 118

Any WorkDocs user can others to their files. Administrators control who can invite guest users. Administrators can also disable inviting guest users, and remove guest users at any time.

Answer 119

The first time someone clicks a link from "Share by invite"

Answer 120

Please visit the Products and Services by Region.

Answer 121

Amazon WorkDocs is available in English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, German, Chinese Simplified, and Japanese. The language will automatically be set based on the user's operating system setting when using the sync client and mobile clients, and set based on the browser's language setting for the web client.

Answer 122

The AWS account holder can get help from AWS Support, and you can also post in the Amazon WorkDocs Forum.

Answer 123

Each user you invite to your Amazon WorkDocs site needs to exist in a directory. You have two directory options. First, you can have the Amazon WorkDocs service create and manage a directory for you. Each user you invite to your Amazon WorkDocs site will automatically be added to the directory. Second, you can use your existing Microsoft Active Directory with Amazon WorkDocs by using the AWS Active Directory Connector, or by integrating with AWS Microsoft AD using Active Directory trust relationships. To learn more about using your existing Active Directory with WorkDocs, please see Connecting to an On-Premise Directory.

Answer 124

Yes. You can connect your existing Active Directory to Amazon WorkDocs using the AD Connector, or the AWS Microsoft AD service. To learn more about using your existing Active Directory with WorkDocs, please see Connecting to an On-Premise Directory.

Answer 125

You can configure Amazon WorkDocs to work with your existing Active Directory in one of two ways. First, you can use AD Connector to connect your existing Active Directory to Amazon WorkDocs. Second, you can integrate your existing Active Directory with AWS Microsoft AD using Active Directory trust relationships. To learn more about using your existing Active Directory with WorkDocs, please see Connecting to an On-Premise Directory.

Answer 126

The WorkDocs SDK is available for Java, Python, Go, Java Script, .NET, PHP, and Ruby.

Answer 127

The Amazon WorkDocs SDK is included with the AWS SDK. You can download the AWS SDK at Tools for Amazon Web Services. To get started, please see Amazon WorkDocs SDK.

Answer 128

The Amazon WorkDocs SDK allows you to perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) actions on WorkDocs' users, folders, files, and permissions. You can access and modify file attributes, tag files, and manage comments associated with files. In addition to API actions, you can also subscribe to notifications that Amazon WorkDocs sends with Amazon SNS. The detailed information, including syntax, responses and data types for the above actions, is available in the WorkDocs API Reference Documentation.

Answer 129

No, the Amazon WorkDocs SDK is a free download and there is no cost when using API calls. Note, however, that the result of some API calls may incur costs. For example, when you create a new user account using the API, you will incur an ongoing charge for that user at the current price.

Answer 130

There are no set limits to the number of API calls you can make. Applications with a high flow of requests may be throttled.

Answer 131

Yes, the Amazon WorkDocs SDK supports the Oauth 2.0 authorization so developers can provide a way for users to access content and feedback on Amazon WorkDocs through third-party applications. These applications can programmatically manage user content, feedback, metadata, labels, permission, activity tracking, and notifications.

Answer 132

Yes, you can install Amazon WorkDocs Drive on your Amazon WorkSpaces to easily access any content stored on Amazon WorkDocs through a mounted drive connected to your WorkSpace. You can also use the Amazon WorkDocs sync client on a Mac or PC to sync documents to or from your WorkSpace so that you can always have access to your content regardless of the computer you are using.

Answer 133

Amazon WorkSpaces users receive access to Amazon WorkDocs for no additional charge. This includes 50 GB of storage per WorkSpaces user. For a discounted rate of $2 per WorkSpaces user per month in most regions, this can be upgraded to 1 TB of storage. See WorkDocs Pricing for details.

Answer 134

Yes. Single Sign-On (SSO) can be enabled so that when users are signed in to their Amazon WorkSpaces they will be automatically signed in to WorkDocs Drive, and will not be required to provide credentials when they access the web client from their Amazon WorkSpaces. You can enable SSO by visiting the AWS Directory Service area of the AWS console, clicking the directory ID link for your directory and selecting the Apps & Services tab. For more information and detailed setup see our documentation.

Answer 135

When a user deletes their files or folders, they are stored in the user's recycle bin, from where they can be recovered by the user if needed. After a period of 30 days, the files and folders will be retained for an additional 60 days in the recovery bin before being permanently deleted. 60 days is the default retention period, but site administrators can adjust this period to any value from 0 to 365 days. Files will be retained for the specified period, and permanently deleted when the retention period limit is reached.

Answer 136

You can set the site wide retention policy using the Administrator console. Simply set the number of days you would like files to be retained in the recovery bin. By default, the site wide retention period is set to 60 days, but you can adjust this period to any value from 0 to 365 days. To learn more, please visit Recovery Bin Retention.

Answer 137

You can recover files and folders using the Manage Users panel in the Administrator Console. To view recoverable files for a specific user, click on the folder icon in the user management actions panel. You can select any files in the recovery bin and restore them to an alternate location. To learn more, please visit Recovery Bin Retention.

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