Sharing eDocs files and folders with others outside of UIS

eDocs provides the ability to share files with individuals who are not listed in the UIS Active Directory - this is done by issuing a "Guest Ticket". Think of this as a ticket that someone uses to enter a baseball park - it gives an individual access to a specific resource. The ticket can be created within the eDocs web interface - it is simply a URL (in a scrambled form) that points to the file or folder. The ticket can be for "read-only" access or for "read-write-delete" access. After creating the ticket, it can be sent via e-mail to the individual(s) that you want to access the file or folder.

Tickets can be for a finite period of time (for example, set to expire in 30 days) or they can be forever. For additional security, the owner can even specify a password for a ticket during the creation process.

The following is an example of the e-mail sent by eDocs after a ticket has been created:

Use the following links to access the corresponding files:
/boakl1/private/eDocs_survey_results.xlsx:
https://edocs.uis.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-1090101_1-t_7J6zZ2xQ