WesFiles Info

General Issues

1. All files transferred using the automated script will be put into a folder named “web” that is not publicly readable. You must turn on sharing to make the files visible on the web. Instructions for sharing files are found at
   https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/xythoswfs/static/en/file_sharing.jsp.
2. Permissions on web pages and folders that were set on condor are not retained when they are moved to WesFiles. These sharing permissions must be recreated at the folder level once the material has been moved to WesFiles. This is especially relevant if:
   • you have created folders that are not publicly readable (e.g., if you’ve used wes_only permissions on a condor folder),
   • you have shared authoring privileges with anyone else (e.g., another faculty member, an administrative assistant, a student helper).
3. Once you have finished your move to WesFiles, go to your portfolio (Employee portfolio, Maintenance & Testing bucket) and use the “WesFiles URL Update” item to update your web URL (so that http://username.web.wesleyan.edu points to WesFiles instead of condor). This process will also redirect any requests for http://condor.wesleyan.edu/username to your WesFiles web folder. However, you should still correct any links that explicitly name the server condor if they are pointing to any files now residing on WesFiles.
   • Mac users can use GoLive’s Find Content function to search and replace the string condor.wesleyan.edu with a relative path.
   • Windows users can use FrontPage to search and replace the string condor.wesleyan.edu with a relative path.

Dynamic Content

1. “Dynamic” content that was created in Frontpage and used on condor (e.g., forms, mouse-overs, page counters) will not currently work when the files are moved to WesFiles. ITS is working on a solution for supporting forms on the new system.
2. The use of HTT files is not currently supported on WesFiles.

Wescourses and Other Course Web Space

Course space on WesFiles will be drastically different that the wescourses space on condor. Courses directories under “wescourses” on condor will be moved to the WesFiles web folder of the instructor with the same directory structure as found on condor (i.e., the WesFiles space does not use symlinks). A new courses space is being implemented in WesFiles with a structure different from the old wescourses. Most of the following structure is already in place.

1. Course folders will exist in the folder “Courses” at the root of the system to help them be discoverable by users to whom you’ve given read privileges.
2. Course spaces will be set up upon request of the instructor via a faculty portfolio application. (still in development)
3. If desired, an instructor can reuse an old course space from semester to semester. The system will update the course roster for the space (upon request of the faculty via a portfolio application)
4. At the root of the Courses directory, you will see only current courses.