Configuration Options for Public Links

The registry settings listed here can be used to enable or disable the Share Public Link feature as well as to enable or disable specific sharing options for public links. For more information on public links, see Sharing Public Links.

Complete the following steps to configure the Share Public Link feature:
  1. Add or modify the following registry setting on the M-Files Server computer:
    Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motive\M-Files\<version>\Server\MFServer
    Value name EnableSharedPublicLinks
    Value type REG_DWORD
    Description

    Enables or disables the Share Public Link feature on the server side. When disabled, public links cannot be generated via clients or APIs. Also, previously shared public links stop working if the feature is disabled.

    If you disable this feature, make sure that you also apply the corresponding settings for M-Files Desktop and M-Files Web (see the steps 7 to 9:).
    Default value

    1
    Valid values

    1

    0

    The Share Public Link option is enabled.

    The Share Public Link option is disabled.
  2. Use Windows Task Manager to restart the MFServer service:
    1. Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager from the context menu.
      Result:The Task Manager window is opened.
    2. Open the Services tab.
    3. Right-click the MFServer service and select Restart from the context menu.
After you have configured the Share Public Link feature for M-Files Server, use M-Files Named Value Manager to configure public links for M-Files Desktop and M-Files Web:
  1. Open M-Files Named Value Manager.
  2. Use the Server drop-down menu to select the M-Files server and then the Vault drop-down menu to select the vault.
  3. Use the Storage Type drop-down menu to select the MFConfigurationValue storage.
  4. In the Namespace field, enter the following value: M-Files.Core.Sharing.PublicLinks.Settings
To disable or enable the Share Public Link feature, complete the steps 7 to 9:
  1. Click Add... to add a new key.
  2. In the left-side pane, double-click New Named Value Key and enter the following value: Enabled
  3. Complete either of the following steps:
    • If you want to disable the Share Public Link feature, select the newly added key and add the following value to the right-side pane:
      false
      Note: If you disable the Share Public Link feature, make sure that you also apply the corresponding registry setting for M-Files Server (see the steps 1 to 2).
      or
    • If you want to enable the Share Public Link feature, select the newly added key and add the following value to the right-side pane:
      true
      Note: The Share Public Link feature is enabled by default, so normally you do not have to explicitly enable the feature.
To specify whether public links are allowed to point to the latest version of shared files or only to the specific version that user has shared, complete the steps from 10 to 12:
  1. Click Add... to add a new key.
  2. In the left-side pane, double-click New Named Value Key and enter the following value: AllowSharingLatestVersion
  3. Complete either of the following steps:
    • If you want to allow public links to point to the latest version of the shared file, select the newly added key and add the following value to the right-side pane:
      true
      or
    • If you want public links to always point to the specific file version that the user has shared, select the newly added key and add the following value to the right-side pane:
      false
      Note: By default, public links always point to the specific version that the user has shared, so normally you do not have to set AllowSharingLatestVersion to false.
To specify the default expiration time for public links in M-Files Web, complete the steps 13 to 16:
  1. In the Namespace field, enter the following value: M-Files.Core.Client.Settings
  2. Click Add... to add a new key.
  3. In the left-side pane, double-click New Named Value Key and enter the following value: DefaultExpireInDays
  4. Select the newly added key and add the expiration time in days to the right-side pane as a integer, for instance: 
    10

    In the example above, the default expiration time for public links is 10 days. The user can always change the expiration date in the Share Public Link dialog.

After you have configured the Share Public Link feature, the vault has to be taken offline and brought back online for the changes to become effective.
  1. Restart the vault.
The Share Public Link feature is now configured according to the configuration options that you have specified.