Share files with clients

Use case

• Clients can only see specific files and upload new files
• Accountant can see all files across clients and upload new files

Solution

In Joomla's User Manager

1. Create a User Groups for the accountant
2. Create a User Groups for each client and add the accountant to each group
   

   

3. Create an Access Level for each created User Group in step 2
   

   

In FILEman

1. Create a Folder for each client
   

   

2. In FILEman's Settings screen click on the Change action permissions button and change the Create (and Delete, if you want your users to be able to delete their files) settings for the Accountant access level and each of the Client access levels to Allowed
   
   

In Joomla's Menu Manager

Create a Menu Item for each client:

1. Set the Menu Item Type to FILEman > Folder 
2. Select Table from the Layout parameter.
3. Set the Access Level of the Menu Item to the Access Level you created for that client
4. Set the Folder parameter to the folder you created for that client

   

Result

If a client logs in he will only see his own menu item and files. Each client will be able to upload files into his own list, and the accountant will have access to all the files and menu items.