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- Uploading widgets to the system (this is actually better done via the widget uploader, which performs a number of uploads in a single step)
- Uploading JARs to the system to be used as MapReduce plugins.
- Storing sources before they are published to the system (this is all managed by the source builder GUI tool).
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This brings up username and password fields and a login button.
Note that:
- The file uploader shares its cookie with the main GUI, the widget uploader, the source builder, and the person manager - logging into any of them will log into all of them.
Uploading a new file
The above figure shows the tool shortly after log-in.
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After log-in, all files you own can be seen from the top drop-down menu (initially called "Upload New File"). If you are a community owner or moderator, all files in your communities can be seen in addition. If you an administrator, all files in the system can be seen.
The "?ext=<type>" URL parameter can be used to filter on file type (or use the filter drop down menu). For example, in the above screen capture, both the SWF and JPEG files corresponding to the listed widgets are shown.
Compare with the following screen capture:
Here we have filtered to only show files with MIME type "x-shockwave-application", and only the SWFs are shown. Conversely, using "ext=gif" would have restricted the drop down to show only the icon files.
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