Implementing large folder structures - any ideas?

Andrew_Thompson

We have a large number of customers and we want to store all documents in Livelink searchable by customer number. OpenText say folders should contain no more than 200 entries in practice (although there is no theoretical limit). The obvious structure is one based on the 6 digit customer number, i.e. top-level folders 00 to 99, middle-level e.g. 00 containing folders 0000 to 0099, bottom-level e.g. 0000 containing folders 000000 to 000099.Is this the best structure? Comments welcome!If it is, then I don't mind creating the bottom-level folders as required, but I think the top and middle levels need to be created ahead of the game by IT. However I don't fancy creating 10,000 folders manually. Are there any utilities that could take the pain out of this job?Thanks,Nick Eades

eLink User

Message from Kees de Waard via eLinkIn order to create a large folder structure I have found the following veryeasy:Write a small batch program which creates the structure in your localfilesystem and then copy the complete structure using the LiveLink explorerto LiveLink. If the permissions of the folders in LiveLink should not all beequal then I advise the usage of the Professional Services tool called BulkImport. Kind regards,Kees de WaardCMG-----Original Message-----From: eLink Discussion: Development Discussion[mailto:development@elinkkc.opentext.com]Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 5:35 PMTo: eLink RecipientSubject: Implementing large folder structures - any ideas?Implementing large folder structures - any ideas? Posted by MDUAdmin (Eades, Nick) on 09/11/200011:33 AM We have a large number of customers and we want to store all documents inLivelink searchable by customer number. OpenText say folders should containno more than 200 entries in practice (although there is no theoreticallimit). The obvious structure is one based on the 6 digit customer number,i.e. top-level folders 00 to 99, middle-level e.g. 00 containing folders0000 to 0099, bottom-level e.g. 0000 containing folders 000000 to 000099.Is this the best structure? Comments welcome!If it is, then I don't mind creating the bottom-level folders as required,but I think the top and middle levels need to be created ahead of the gameby IT. However I don't fancy creating 10,000 folders manually. Are there anyutilities that could take the pain out of this job?Thanks,Nick Eades [To reply to this thread, use your normal e-mail reply function.] _____ Discussion: Development Discussion Livelink Server:https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/livelink.exe