Forum Discussion
OneDrive Sharing UI "breaking" "Shared with Me" functionality
- Nov 22, 2016
Glad to hear it Guy Johnson! Sorry we had to go through so much trial and error to figure this out. I'm going to send a copy of this thread to the team so we can make sure future iterations take all of this into account. If you have any other questions, let me know! Thanks!
Ivan54, I just checked through e-mail and it looks like our message center announcement went out on 8/5/2016 and expired on 9/30/2016. Here is the text from the message center announcement:
Title: Updated Feature: Simplified sharing from OneDrive for Business from the web. Body copy: Updated Feature: Simplified sharing from OneDrive for Business from the web. We are updating the user experience for sharing files and folders in OneDrive for Business from the web. First release customers will see this change starting in mid-August with full rollout expected by mid-September. [How does this affect me?] This new sharing experience simplifies the flow of emailing links to colleagues and guests and copying links to the clipboard. Like the original experience, the new experience presents two choices to users who want to share, they can type email addresses to send a link in email or copy a link to the clipboard. Both the “Email link”* and “Get a link” command support all three types of links in OneDrive, including: Anonymous access links, accessible by anyone Company shareable links, accessible to those within your organization Restricted links, accessible to a custom set of users both in and outside your organization This allows users to more easily choose their method of sharing via email or copying to clipboard while retaining the full set of permissions choices. *Note: As part of this feature rollout, the "Share" command will appear as "Share link" or "Email link" for some users. This is expected behavior and a part of our validation and fine-tuning process. Before rollout is complete the finalized text will be deployed to all users. [What do I need to do to prepare for this change?] P1 – Update your user training, and notify your helpdesk. Please click Additional information to learn more.
Thanks for the additional feedback on the sharing dialog as well. Discoverability of the link options is definitely one of the biggest pieces we've learned and, while I can't share any specific details, I can tell you we are planning on addressing this in the future.
That is also about what the "direct link" does in ODB. Essentially, it allows the user to permission new users to the resource and then sends/copys a restricted/canonical/direct link. This type of link will only work for people who already have access (including those who were just added.)
Salvatore Biscari, we actually have a the default view/edit permission on our backlog as well. We don't have a timeline on when we will be able to offer it but we've definitely heard the request for the feature :)
Guy Johnson, most likely the reasons that files/folders aren't showing up in Shared with Me is that users are now sending anonymous access links instead of permissioning them. Once the user clicks on the anonymous link, they will be redeemed and the file will show up in Shared With Me. We've also heard confusion around this and have plans to address it.
Not true Stephen. My users are clicking on the link they get and the file will open but it doesn't show up in the Shared with me - therin lies the problem
- StephenRiceNov 22, 2016
Microsoft
Guy Johnson, I'm sorry, you are correct.
We have this "redeem" behavior today for company shareable links (only people in my organization) but not for anonymous access links.That being said, this is something we are actively investigating so we should have some news to share in the next few months.Edit: Double checked, this feature is not complete yet. Apologies for the mistake!