Black Ice Printer Drivers have a built-in feature to upload converted files to the designated SharePoint servers instantly. This feature is available from version 12.00 (2010.03.19) in every Printer Driver.
SharePoint upload must be configured to upload the files silently with Document Converter. Silent uploading can be enabled in Printing Preferences under Filename Generation tab at Edit SharePoint settings.
NOTE: The SharePoint upload feature requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher version!
SharePoint settings can be specified on the Filename Generation tab of the Printing Preferences.
On the Filename Generation tab, enable the Upload to SharePoint®option and specify the SharePoint server settings by pressing the Edit SharePoint® settings.
Changing the SharePoint Settings in the Printing Preferences Dialog
On the Filename Generationtab, enable the Upload to SharePoint® option and specify the SharePoint server settings by pressing the Edit SharePoint® settings.
The following values need to be specified in order to connect to the SharePoint server:
Server name: The SharePoint server name.
User account information:
Username: The domain user name.
Password: The password of the domain user.
Directory: The upload folder full path.
Server name - The complete URL of the Server has to be specified here, without http:// or https://. For example: sharepoint.mydomain.com.
User Account Information - Make sure the User account has the Add Items/List Permission or a Contributor Permission level to the given library or directory; otherwise, the files cannot be uploaded.
Determining the Upload Directory - The upload directory needs to be determined correctly before uploading files.
The basic structure of the SharePoint Site can be found behind the link below: http://servername/sitename/libraryname/foldername/filename.doc
The Upload Directory is the sitename/libraryname/foldernamepart of the above shown structure. It cannot start with a forward slash (/).
For example, the Upload directory can be Sales/Invoices/September.
If the SharePoint server does not contain a site, the Upload directory must be libraryname/foldername.
Most SharePoint sites have a Shared Documents library by default.
The Upload directory can be determined with a previously manually uploaded document.
· Login to the SharePoint page and locate the file.
· Right click on the filename or the file icon, and press Copy Shortcut.
· Paste the path to the Output directory.
· Delete the unnecessary parts of the Path, such as server name and filename.
It is recommended to test file uploads after setting or changing the Upload directory.
NOTE: The Shared Documents directory of the Office 365 SharePoint online directory is the same as the Documents directory in the SharePoint.
Example:
Directory on the SharePoint 365 online: Shared Documents\Test
Directory on the SharePoint Uploader: Documents\Test
NOTE: If other users cannot see the uploaded file, it needs to be checked in and published to other users.
NOTE: The support for Office 365 SharePoint online requires .NET Framework 4.0 or higher.
Enable silent uploading -If this option is selected, the printer driver uploads all the files to the SharePoint server in the background. The upload window and the error message windows do not appear, however, the error messages are still recorded in the log file.
Use https:// connection (SSL):SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. Selecting this option, the printer driver will use secure https protocol to upload all the files to the SharePoint server.
Delete files after uploading:If this option is checked, the driver automatically deletes the files when uploading is finished.
Log file-If the log file is specified, all the SharePoint-related messages are recorded there. The log file contains information about:
- Upload start date
- Source file
- URL
- User
- Silent mode
- Upload finish date, and result.
NOTE: Environment variables can also be used to specify the directory.
NOTE: Select a place for the logs where all printer driver users have permission to write.
NOTE: If other users cannot see the uploaded file, it needs to be checked in and published to other users.