Edit with Application provides editing of supported file types with native applications (MS-Office, LibreOffice), so that changes made to the file gets successfully saved to the Filr System. As the existing JAVA based applet technology (applets are no longer supported by Browsers) are not supported, the native applications will be launched with the help of office Uri schemes.

There are some steps to be followed for Edit with Application to work with office applications like MS word/PowerPoint/Excel. This is only applicable for Microsoft Office 2016/2019 and office 365.

Settings to be done on MS-Office application

1. Office must be patched with the latest update

                 Open office application (Word/PowerPoint/Excel), Account > Office Updates

       2.Add the host-name via which you are accessing the Filr under trusted                       locations

                      File>>Options>>Trust Center>>Trust Center Settings>>

                       Trusted Locations

                                       a. Allow trusted Locations on my Network must be selected

                                        b. Add new Trusted Location, Trusted Location: https://< Filr Hostname>:                                                              port<if required>

Note: If Multi Factor Authentication(AAF) is used , please add “AAF hostname” under trusted locations.

Configuration to be done on the Filr Appliance

1. On Filr Appliance i.e. on 9443 Change the "Web Dav Authentication Method "to Basic and reconfigure Filr.

                Configuration>>WebDav Authentication>>WebDav Authentication Method=Basic

       2. Make sure all the connections must go via host-name and with a valid certificate.

Workaround for PPT/PPTX files

If user is not able to perform  Edit with Application on PPT/PPTX files, perform the following steps:

1. Edit with application on a PPT/PPTX file.
2. Provide the Filr username and password.
3. Select remember password.
4. If blank page opens, do not close the application and perform “Edit with Application” again on the same ppt/pptx file opened in step1.