uKnowva 2.4.2 is here with a host of improvements, bug fixes, and new features. Most of the bug fixes were reported by our users and instead of doing them all together and releasing a version later we have fixed some of them and released a version now. Check out the new features and bug fixes below:

New Features/Improvements Admins can now set the offline message for the site from the uKnowva Configuration Developers can now make an event marked on the calendar open ...

To implement single sign on for an external application, you have to first link that application. To know how, click here.

Once you have linked you application, you need to change some code in your third-party application to mainly do the following:

Read the session variable passed by uKnowva to your application from Request Call uKnowva web service to authenticate the passed token and on the basis of response from the uKnowva web service, you may run your code to log the user...

Videos can be uploaded by going to Network>Videos>Add>Upload Video

But these videos do not have a thumbnail and cannot be played on all platforms. So the solution to this is intalling FFMpeg.

Firstly, what is FFMpeg?

FFMpeg is the software used to Convert videos to FLV(or any other) supported format. Also the thumbnails for the uploaded videos are generated by FFMpeg.

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Disallow Admins from Viewing Others Files and Folders

By default, in uKnowva the Admin users have access to all folders / files created by other users.

If you want to change this setting to disallow admin users access if the files is not shared with them, then you can do either of the following: 

If you are using uKnowva 2.4.2 and above, you just need to go to uKnowva Configurationread more

{jcomments on}Add a Notice Click Add Notice on the right-hand side panel
Enter the Title and the main content of the notice Attach files, if needed, and enter the End Publish Date Click Submit
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Vote on a Poll

There are 2 ways to vote on a poll—from the right-hand side pane or from the poll’s page. To vote from the right side panel you only have to select from the options displayed and click Vote

To vote from the poll page, 

Go to Polls Select the Poll that you want to vote on f...

{jcomments on}Add a New Poll Click PollsàAdd New Poll
Enter the Poll Question and Options along with a description, if required Click Submit Poll
Watch the Video below:

 

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Send a DDL to an External User

A DDL is a Direct Download Link. The DDL is of files saved in Documents that need to be shared with users that are not members of uKnowva. The DDL is sent to them as an email and the file is viewed by the user after downloading it.

To send the DDL of a file to an external user,

Click the name of the fileread more

Upload a File  Go to DocumentsàNavigate to the folder where you want to upload the file Click Upload Files
Drag and Drop or browse and select the files to be uploaded. Once they are uploaded, specify the access rights in the boxes indicated Click Save All
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{jcomments on}Assign a Moderator for a Knowledge Category Go to KnowledgeàIndex
Hover the mouse pointer over the category for which you want to assign a moderator Click the Edit button
Type the name of the user that you want to add as the moderatorread more

Send a Thank You for a Knowledge Post Go to the post that you would like to send a thank you for At the bottom of the post click Thank You

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Reply to a Knowledge Post Go to the post to which you would like to post a reply At the end of the post, there is a Reply Topic option. Click that
Type your reply and click Submit
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Create a New Topic in the Knowledge Base Go to KnowledgeàNew Topic
Enter the title and the main body of the topicàclick Submit
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{jcomments on}Add an Event through the Calendar

To add an event through the Calendar,

Open the Calendar in Full View
Click on the date that you want to add the event on Enter the details of the event and click Save

 The event is saved and displayed on all the shared members’ calendars.

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Change a User’s Password

The admin can change a user’s password from uKnowva configuration. The steps for the same are as follows:

Go to uKnowva Configurationread more

Post a Status Update

To post a status update, type your status in the text box on your activity stream page or your profile page and click Share.

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{jcomments on}Comment on a Post, Video, Photo, etc.

You can comment on someone’s post if you are colleagues with that member. To comment on any post, simply click Comment below the post. Type your comment in the text box and click Post Comment.

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{jcomments on}Send a Group Join Request

A group join request needs to be sent for private groups only. To join a private group, enter the group that you would like to join and click Join Group. The group admin will get a notification regarding the request. Once the request is approved, you will become a member of the group.

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Read a Personal Message

Notifications of received personal messages are seen in the notifications area. The message notification shows if there are any unread messages. To read an unread message, simply click the message notification button and the message subject. 

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Send a Personal Message Click the Message Notification button Click View All
In the page that is displayed, click Write
Type the name of the recipient and the message. Once done, click Send
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