![]() Couple of minor UX issues prevent access to some content e.g.msg file type although will be supported in v3 Ability to apply sorting and grouping of content.Pulls down views from SharePoint site so available locally.Easy to configure and use – no need to read manual.Very strong showing for free client – a good showcase that should encourage users to upgrade to Pro or Enterprise.I look forward to seeing this application hit v3 and further refinements to the UX! Similar to my review for Colligo Briefcase, for a free client this is very impressive and will certainly help give an understanding of what to expect then moving to the Pro version.ĭefinitely worth a try if you are looking for a SharePoint client on iOS. As with the announcement list, tapping to access the body of a discussion results in a window that does not load content nor does it time out. Team Discussion is also supported within the Lite application and gives a good preview of functionality that would be more advanced in the Pro version where mobile users will be able to edit content. From a usability perspective, it would be nice if the description field could be more accessible in place of the small window that currently comes up that can be scrolled through. Tasks can be accessed within the application. The calendar event I used was linked to a meeting workspace and whilst the application showed that there was a workspace for the event, there was no option to navigate there from within the event entry. This window didn’t timeout based on the limit defined within settings.Ĭalendar worked well but only allows limited functionality in relation to presentation of events. There is an option to view the body of the announcement via a link saying “html content” however tapping this lead to a window that never loaded any content. There is a quick option offering you one application or you can use the “Open In…” option to select from a list of installed applications.įor list items (read only in Lite version):Īnnouncements can be viewed within the application although I found this area had some truncation in the display of the message content. There is an Edit option that will allow you to open content in other applications. There are options to copy the item URL, email the item URL, email the item or print (if you have an AirPrint device). Preview of items within Shared Documents provides the native iOS preview of content. The Pro version provides an option to skip this phase and proceed direct to the preview. From here, you must tap the icon to preview the content. In the Lite version, tapping on content takes you to the detail for the content. Similarly, application content can be refreshed at either a site level or within a selected library/list. The application allows the ability to search separately at both a site level and at content level. Not so in the case of what I’ve found in testing the clients so far. You’d expect this user would not be able to access the site without entering their own username and password. You hand over to another member of staff who is a regular user of the same site with Contribute permissions so that they can test. They use the same iOS device and SharePoint client to connect to the same site. Happy with your results, you then delete the site from within the client, assuming this is getting rid of all your settings and data. You test with the site to evaluate the SharePoint client application. ![]() Site Owner or Site Collection Administrator. Say for this example, you have quite high privileges associated with your account e.g. So, you’ve used a SharePoint client on an iOS device to access an Office 365 SharePoint site that you logged into with your unique identity and password. Updated 27 March 2012: With the release of SharePlus v3 and Filamente 1.6, the issue described below has been resolved in those products.
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