XfilesPro V6.0: Assess & evaluate all that’s brand new
The bygone year brought unprecedented changes in the business realm and proved to be a serious game-changer. But for our product, XfilesPro, it proved to be an amazing year where it emerged as the most preferred & trusted external file management & collaboration solution among Salesforce users. In 2020, we also made the most number of product releases where we constantly added new features & enhanced the existing ones. Maintaining that trend even in this year, we have just released the latest version of the XfilesPro application and made it live on the AppExchange to help Salesforce customers transform their file storage needs with seamless external file collaboration. XfilesPro V6.0 is equipped with some new features and functionalities while the existing features have been significantly enhanced. Let’s have a sneak peek into some of the exciting latest features that we added in the last release. Handling Special Characters for all Storage Providers – In the latest version, when a Salesforce folder or file name has the below-mentioned special characters in it, that are not supported by the cloud providers, XfilesPro offers the option to replace them with the user-specified characters or with the default characters. Amazon S3 & | ‘ ” < > ~ [ `# } % ] { Google Drive | OneDrive filenames * < > ? : | “ OneDrive folder name * < > ? : | “ tested in drive SharePoint * < > ? : | “ Local providers : * ? ” < > | Note: $ is not supported as a replaceable character for any of the providers. Role & Hierarchy Based Setup (Bi-sync & List components)– In XfilesPro 6.0, now Salesforce admins can assign the action permissions to the users and profiles. If nothing is assigned to the user and profile, then by default the user will be able access the Org-level default app setup. Upload Download Delete Share Auto Export (File Archiving Utility) – With the latest version, Salesforce files and attachments can easily be exported using the Export Utility without any manual intervention. Following is the criterion for the files: Minimum file size- 200 bytes Maximum file size- upto 100 MB SharePoint and OneDrive can be scheduled to auto-export files of upto 8 MB with the help of an additional scheduler code. SharePoint – Additional Column Support from XfilesPro: The latest version of XfilesPro allows the custom columns present in the SharePoint storage to be shown in the Bi-Directional component, as per the customer’s need. About XfilesPro XfilesPro is an advanced file management & collaboration solution designed especially for Salesforce users. Using this application, Salesforce users (both standard & community) can choose among a wide range of external file storage systems to integrate with their native Salesforce application to store Salesforce files of any size externally. These include multiple Cloud platforms like SharePoint, AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, & Dropbox as well as on-premise systems like SMB, SFTP, & Network Drive. With over 200+ customers across the globe, XfilesPro now has over 300K+ licensed users across 15+ industries that enjoy seamless collaboration & multiple other benefits. Try out all the new capabilities by installing the app from AppExchange today. Get started here. AMARLAL
How XfilesPro helped a leading US Insurance service provider reduce significant Salesforce file storage costs
Businesses of every size and industry using any Salesforce solution usually deal with a lot of files and attachments. As the default file storage space is limited and additional file storage cost is on the higher side, organizations look for a solution that can help them store their Salesforce files in an external storage system. XfilesPro has been widely considered as the #1 external file storage solution for Salesforce and has customers across industries. In this post, we are going to discuss the use case of a leading US insurance service provider and how they used XfilesPro to store and collaborate all their Salesforce files in Google Drive. Roadblock in the path of growth As an insurance service provider, our client was dealing with a lot of customers and their files. The files were big in volume as well as in size. As our client was offering insurances related to multiple sectors including automobile, home, business, health, and personal, the number of their customers were increasing and with that their default file storage space was quickly getting filled up. The recurring file storage cost was rapidly increasing as our client ran out of their Salesforce primary file storage space. They tried using a third-party application to store their Salesforce files, but accessibility and scalability were the concerns. The challenge for them was to implement a new & efficient external file storage solution which can store their Salesforce files externally in Google Drive and also make sure the transition process from the existing file storage application to the new one go smooth without any business interruption. A new blueprint for external file storage To achieve their goal and in order to manage their files and attachments with highest efficiency, our client got in touch with XfilesPro support team and was highly impressed the way XfilesPro manage external file storage with seamless integration and collaboration. Powered to manage files of any size and volume, XfilesPro quickly replaced the existing solution and seamlessly integrated our client’s Salesforce system with their Google Drive for seamless file storage along with secure file transfer. Other compelling XfilesPro features helped our client effortlessly manage their external file storage. Using XfilesPro components, our client directly stored files in Google Drive & managed them from their Salesforce system without impacting user-experience. XfilesPro offered customized folder hierarchy, using which the insurance company managed their remote storage folder structure based on object relations. Bidirectional Sync feature helped them manage remote storage files directly from Salesforce. Files can also be shared with users out of their Salesforce system efficiently. ALSO READ: A Complete Understanding of Salesforce File Storage with XfilesPro Keeping their focus solely on their business and customers nXfilesPro took care of all the file storage woes and helped our client successfully store all their files and attachments externally in Google Drive. Their primary file storage never gets hindered so they keep their complete focus on their business and customers. XfilesPro also reduced huge additional file storage costs and offered a smooth file collaboration without impacting the user experience. If you are also looking to store your Salesforce files and attachments in your favorite Cloud or On-premise storage system, Get in touch with XfilesPro today for a demo. XfilesPro offers highly flexible license costs that will suit your business needs. ALSO READ: How XfilesPro helped an Australian non-profit organization manage 6K+ files and efficiently store them in Amazon S3 AMARLAL
