This article outlines the recent enhancements to the Appspace SharePoint Intranet Sharebox and highlights upcoming improvements designed to elevate the content creation experience.
Sharebox Improvements
This table provides a comparison between the legacy SharePoint Intranet Sharebox and the Appspace Sharebox across both product areas, the Employee App and the SharePoint Intranet.
Post Types
| Requirements | Old Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) Up to version 4.16 | New Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) version 5.0 | Quick Post (Appspace Employee App) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updates (Employee App: Quick Post / Update) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to post to communities they are members of | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to use basic formatting (Lite Editor) | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to create links, including those that open in a new tab | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to set a hyperlink | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to upload a file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to upload media | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to mention a colleague | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to use hashtags | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to mention places, resources, pages, stories, and other content types | - | - | Yes |
| Events (Employee App: Events) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to upload an image or banner for the event | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to crop the image before uploading it | - | - | - |
| User is able to define a title | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add tags | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a location | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add conferencing links | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to define a duration | - | Yes | Yes |
| Praises | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to praise a colleague or multiple colleagues | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to select from a pre-set list of praises | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a description | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polls | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a title | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to create extensive polls (more than 6 options) | Yes | - | - |
| User is able to create up to 6 options | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to select a multi-choice option | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is allowed to set the poll length | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to allow other users to Comment on Polls | - | - | Yes |
| User, as the poll creator, is able to Close the Poll | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to add Files to a Poll | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a question title | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a description | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a tag | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to add a file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blogs | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a blog title | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a description | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to open in the editor | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a tag | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to share within a community | Yes | Yes | - |
| Wikis | - | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a wiki page title | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a description | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to "Open in Editor | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to add a tag | Yes | Yes | - |
| User is able to share within a community | Yes | Yes | - |
| Announcements | Yes | Yes | - |
Post Interactions
| Requirements | Old Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) Up to version 4.16 | New Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) version 5.0 | Quick Post (Appspace Employee App) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Interaction | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Questions Interaction | - | Yes | - |
| Users are able to answer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Users are able to vote up | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Owners are able to mark as the best answer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sharebox Settings and General Functionalities
| Requirements | Old Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) Up to version 4.16 | New Sharebox (SharePoint Intranet) version 5.0 | Quick Post (Appspace Employee App) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharebox Settings & General Functionalities | - | Yes | Yes |
| User has a dedicated menu for settings | - | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to select a community (All users) - Applicable to All Post Type | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User is able to select the "My followers" group - Applicable to All Post Type | Yes | - | - |
| User is able to select and publish in multiple communities - Applicable to All Post Type | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to select a channel (Publishers) | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to tag - Applicable to All Post Types in Employee App Excluding Praises in SharePoint Intranet | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to schedule a post (All users) - Applicable to All Post Types | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to change the author of the post (this will be linked to a Delegate Role on Employee App) | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to feature a post | - | - | Yes |
| User is able to enable/disable social features | - | - | Yes |
| User must be able to upload files - Exclude Praises | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User must be able to upload media | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Users are able to drag and drop files | Yes | Yes | Yes |