If you’re working in molecular modeling, you’re probably used to sending around project files via email or generic cloud services. Whether you’re collaborating on a paper or running simulations with worldwide colleagues, this process can become chaotic fast: mismatched versions, forgotten links, or files locked away in someone’s inbox.
Enter shared documents on SAMSON Connect. This feature is designed to help scientists collaborate efficiently by allowing them to upload, manage, and control access to their molecular documents directly in the cloud—from one central place.
Here’s how this solves a few common pains:
🔒 Control who accesses what
When uploading a document via Home > Publish in SAMSON, you select the document visibility level:
- Public – anyone can access it, but only editors can modify it.
- Hidden – link required; great for draft projects or internal review.
- Restricted – complete control on who gets access.
This means no more emailing huge files or worrying about who received them. You manage everything through your SAMSON Connect account—from document description to permissions.
👥 Share with users and groups
You can grant permissions to individuals or even better—groups. Setting up groups in SAMSON Connect means you can share multiple documents with a team or lab without having to reconfigure settings each time.
For example, you could create a group for a research collaboration, provide access to multiple documents and jobs, and manage roles centrally. This streamlines communication significantly.
🗂️ All your shared data, in one place
Once you’ve shared your document, it shows up under Documents in your user menu. You can always return to:
- Edit visibility
- Update collaborators
- Change document descriptions
No more lost files
Thanks to this integration, all your collaborative work stays synced, versioned, and available—reducing the chance of file duplication or version mismatches.
If you’re uploading frequently revised molecular scripts, simulation data, or structural models, setting up shared documents might just save you hours per week.
To learn more about collaboration and document sharing in SAMSON, visit the documentation page.
SAMSON and all SAMSON Extensions are free for non-commercial use. You can get SAMSON at https://www.samson-connect.net.