As a molecular modeler, collaboration lies at the heart of solving complex challenges—whether it involves sharing insights, collaborating on research, or distributing crucial molecular datasets. But managing document sharing while ensuring proper access control can often be daunting. With SAMSON Connect, you have a dedicated tool to share your molecular design documents securely and manage their visibility with precision. Here’s how.
Smart Document Sharing Options
When you decide to share a document in SAMSON Connect, you gain total control over who can view and modify it. During the sharing process, you can define the document’s visibility type by choosing one of these options:
- Public: Everyone can use the document, but editing requires specific access rights.
- Hidden: Accessible to anyone with the link, but editing also requires access rights.
- Restricted: Both viewing and editing are restricted to users with specific rights.
By tailoring access settings to specific needs, you can ensure your collaborators have the right permissions while safeguarding your data.
How to Share a Document
Sharing documents with SAMSON Connect is designed to be intuitive. Simply navigate to Home > Publish within SAMSON to open the dialog window. Here’s what you’ll need to do:
- Enter a name for the document and write a brief description.
- Choose from one of the three document visibility options outlined above.
Once you’ve completed these steps, click on Publish document. The document will be shared through SAMSON Connect, and a sharable link will be generated. This link can be shared with collaborators, granting them access in alignment with the visibility setting you’ve chosen.
Keep Everything Organized
One challenge in collaboration is keeping track of your shared documents. SAMSON Connect makes this effortless. In your account, you can:
- Access all shared documents—whether you shared them or someone shared documents with you.
- Manage these documents by updating visibility settings or access permissions.
By using SAMSON Connect, you and your collaborators can enjoy a seamless workflow without losing track of vital project resources.
Why Sharing Matters
The ability to securely share documents not only accelerates scientific progress but also enhances your ability to scale projects effectively. Molecular modeling often involves diverse teams across institutions or even countries, and SAMSON Connect ensures that everyone stays updated while unnecessary barriers are eliminated.
To explore these features further, visit the comprehensive documentation page on sharing documents with SAMSON Connect.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. You can get SAMSON at SAMSON Connect.