topic Re: alert user to file update in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295387#M248517 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One option would be to create a folder rule (<A class="link-titled" href="http://docs.alfresco.com/5.0/tasks/library-folder-rules-define-create.html" title="http://docs.alfresco.com/5.0/tasks/library-folder-rules-define-create.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Creating a rule | Alfresco Documentation</A>&nbsp;). It is possible to create a rule so that whenever any content is updated an e-mail is sent out. In order to configure a rule for an entire Document Library you'd have to do this via the Repository browser (because it's not possible to configure a rule on the entire Document Library of a Site through the Site Document Library).</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:16:41 GMT ddraper 2016-12-13T13:16:41Z alert user to file update https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295386#M248516 When a file is edited and&nbsp;updated by an Alfresco site collaborator, is there a way to automatically alert or email&nbsp;other users of the update? (Something like a ‘watch list’ in other CMS systems.) Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:02:37 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295386#M248516 hfulmer 2016-12-12T16:02:37Z Re: alert user to file update https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295387#M248517 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One option would be to create a folder rule (<A class="link-titled" href="http://docs.alfresco.com/5.0/tasks/library-folder-rules-define-create.html" title="http://docs.alfresco.com/5.0/tasks/library-folder-rules-define-create.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Creating a rule | Alfresco Documentation</A>&nbsp;). It is possible to create a rule so that whenever any content is updated an e-mail is sent out. In order to configure a rule for an entire Document Library you'd have to do this via the Repository browser (because it's not possible to configure a rule on the entire Document Library of a Site through the Site Document Library).</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:16:41 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295387#M248517 ddraper 2016-12-13T13:16:41Z Re: alert user to file update https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295388#M248518 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A minor point but it is possible to configure a rule on the entire document library from the site document library - if you click on the "Documents" breadcrumb just above the file list then it takes you into the folder-details page for the documentLibrary folder from where you can configure the rules</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:06:30 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295388#M248518 idwright 2016-12-13T14:06:30Z Re: alert user to file update https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295389#M248519 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Ian... that's a good point, I'd not thought of that <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:10:11 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alert-user-to-file-update/m-p/295389#M248519 ddraper 2016-12-13T14:10:11Z