ALIM Web Help

Navigation

You can click the chevron ( ) to the left of a folder or object name to expand it and expose subfolders or child objects. Likewise, you can click the downward chevron ( ) to collapse subfolders or child objects.

Menu Bar

The Menu bar at the top of an ALIM Web page includes the following utilities:

Scope Picker

The Scope Picker displays the current active scope, and allows you to select from a list of visible scopes. For example,

You can select the Active scope from the list.

You can select the Visible Scopes that you want to be able to select from, and clear each scope that you do not want to be visible.

If you want ALIM Web to remember your scope the next time that you launch ALIM Web, select Remember my choice.

Remember to click Save to update your scope preferences.

Basket

When you click the Basket ( ) icon, ALIM Web displays the objects that are in your Basket, in the Navigation pane. For example,

From here, you can select items in the Basket and then:

  • Choose Actions to be applied to them, such as Package distribution, Bulk update attributes / propertiesCreate distribution list, Data maintenance, Delete objects, Distribute documents, Export comments, Send e-mail, and Subscription, for example:
    Note: The list of available actions varies, depending on which plugins have been selected in the ALIM Web Manager.
  • The Add to Basket option choices depend on what has been installed by your Administrator, for example, the Add Change Package option appears when the Change Package plugin has been installed. Below is an example showing that Add To Folder, and Add To Publisher have been installed:
  • Empty the Basket or Remove Selection:
  • Work with Media, such as Download Files, Launch, Submit Print Job, and View Files in Brava! (if the Brava! Web Viewer Integration plugin is installed). For example:

Help

You can invoke Help (this document), by clicking the Help ( ) icon.

Search

You can perform searches on objects, in ALIM Web, by clicking the Search ( ) icon. For more information, see Searches and Reports.

User Profile

From the User Profile ( ) icon, these are the following options:

  • My jobs – You can view the status of your jobs, for example Publisher packages, Bulk Import/Export jobs, etc.:

    For more information, see Viewing User Jobs.

  • Print Console – You can view, cancel, and resubmit print jobs.
  • Dashboard – This setting displays the ALIM Web dashboard (SQL Server users only). For more information, see Dashboard.
  • User Settings – This option allows you to edit your password and application preferences.
    From this screen, you can click About this web application to view application and plug-in information, for example,
You can also log out of ALIM Web from the User Profile, by clicking Sign Out.

System Settings

You can access the following options via the System Settings icon ( ):

  • Bulk Import Configuration – You can configure document export and import settings
    Note: This option is available if the Bulk Import and Export plugin has been installed.
  • System Preferences – You can manage the user editable system preferences