ExternalFileStorage
topic: Using External File Storage with Jive description: Overview of Jive's integration with external storage solutions for storing and synchronizing large files keywords:
- external storage
- file storage
- integration
- synchronization
- SharePoint
- Box
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- cloud storage
- document management tags:
- external storage
- file management
- integrations
- content storage
- file synchronization
Using external file storage
Jive can integrate with a number of external storage solutions on a licensing basis to store and organize big files and then synchronize them in a Jive group or space.
By default, Jive uses an external binary storage repository or its own database to store uploaded files. But Jive has the capability to connect to different storage providers, so you can store and organize large files in your storage provider and then socialize them in a Jive place.
Note: Attachments to Jive are not stored in external storage.
Supported external file storage systems
Jive currently provides the following configurations as add-ons.
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SharePoint For more information, see the [Jive for SharePoint 2010 Help(sharepoint) or the Jive for SharePoint 2013/2016 (v5) Help depending on SharePoint installation type.
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Box.com For more information, see Box.com Integration in the More Integrations Guide.
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Google Drive For more information, see Google Drive Integration in the More Integrations Guide. One more option for integration with Google allows users to work with Google documents directly from Jive. For more information, see the Google Drive Files and Docs Help.
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Dropbox For more information, see Dropbox Integration in the More Integrations Guide.
These connectors provide two-way synchronization between files uploaded to the storage provider and a place in Jive where these files are socialized. For more information about these connectors, see External file storage.
Additional integrations
You can integrate with many more storage providers with minimal development. If you want to connect a different storage provider to Jive, you can write an integration and use two-legged OAuth to connect your storage provider with Jive. For more information, visit the Jive Developers site at http://developers.jivesoftware.com.
Using more than one external storage provider
You can use more than one type of external storage. For example, you can have some of your groups store files in Jive for SharePoint, and some in Box.com. After you've set up the initial community connections to your storage accounts, connections are set up group by group. When you create a group, you decide whether the group will use native Jive storage or another storage. However, you can't connect the same group to more than one storage provider.
Using external file storage
With the connected external file storage providers, users are able to use external file storage in their places. For more information, see Groups with external file storage in the User Guide.
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Administering Box.com integration You can enable the files getting uploaded on Jive to store on Box.com by setting up a place-level connection to synchronize files and their comments from both sides.
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Using Box.com integration Take advantage of file storage and synchronization with Box for groups where this is enabled.
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Dropbox To manage your uploaded files via Dropbox instead of Jive, you can set up a place-level connection to synchronize files from both sides.
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Dropbox You can manage your uploaded files via Dropbox from Jive.
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Google Drive You can enable the files getting uploaded on Jive to store on Google Drive by setting up a place-level connection to synchronize files from both sides.
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Google Drive You can manage your uploaded files via Google Drive from Jive.
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Groups with SharePoint storage If your administrator has connected your community with a SharePoint storage site, you can take advantage of file storage and synchronization with SharePoint for groups where this is enabled.
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Groups with Google Drive storage If your administrator has connected your community to a Google Drive storage site, you can take advantage of file storage and synchronization with Drive for groups where this is enabled.