A molecular modeling project rarely stays with one person. A colleague may need to inspect a structure, continue an analysis, or understand the context behind a cloud job. The difficult part is not simply sending a file: it is helping the next person find the right resource and understand what kind of access or collaboration is needed.
SAMSON’s sharing and collaboration resources are organized around that handoff. SAMSON Connect provides the starting point for site sections and account context, including downloads, extensions, and shared resources. From there, the documentation separates sharing documents from broader collaboration features such as profiles, groups, permissions, and shared jobs.
Start by identifying the handoff
Before sharing anything, ask what the recipient needs to do. Do they need to access a shared document, work with a group, or deal with a job? These are related needs, but they point to different parts of the workflow. Naming the task first makes it easier to find the relevant guidance and reduces the chance of treating every handoff as a simple file exchange.
- For account, download, or Marketplace questions: begin with SAMSON Connect.
- For sharing or downloading documents: read Share documents.
- For profiles, groups, permissions, shared documents, or shared jobs: continue to Collaboration.
A practical handoff checklist
Use a short checklist to make the collaboration easier to follow. It does not replace the platform’s instructions; it helps you decide which instructions apply and what context to communicate.
- State the goal. Say whether the recipient should review a document, continue work with a group, or access a job.
- Point to the right resource. Use the document-sharing guidance for shared documents, and the collaboration guidance when groups, permissions, or jobs are involved.
- Check the access context. If other people need to participate, consider whether the collaboration workflow involves profiles, groups, or permissions. Consult the documentation rather than assuming access works the same way for every resource.
- Describe the next step. For example, explain whether the recipient should inspect the document or continue into a simulation or analysis workflow. The documentation also points to Work with structures for inspecting or editing contents, and Simulate and analyze for cloud-job workflows, paths, and analysis.
Follow the path that matches your situation
If you are new to the site, start with SAMSON Connect so you have the account and site context. If the immediate task is document exchange, go next to Share documents. When the work involves organizing people, managing permissions, or sharing jobs, use the Collaboration guide. You do not need to explore every section when your task is narrower: users who only need downloads, Marketplace access, or account settings can postpone the collaboration guide until they are ready to share work.
This distinction is useful because it turns a broad question—“How do I collaborate?”—into a more manageable one: “What does my colleague need to access, and what kind of collaboration does that require?” Once the task is clear, the recommended reading path is easier to choose, and the recipient is more likely to land on the guidance that fits their next step.
For the complete overview and suggested paths, read the Share and collaborate documentation.
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