In a vault, depending on the tier (portal type), role, and access level, users, clients or collaborators usually have access to two basic folder structures (also describe as Taxonomies): open folder taxonomy and fixed folder taxonomy, and each folder structure has different folder types which are identified by Badges. The fixed folder structure is defined by the organization that is providing the vault to interact with clients and collaborators. Let's learn in detail about all.
Folder Types
Fixed folder structure
There is a predefined Level 1 (Category) folder level and one or multiple Level 2 (Sub-categories) folders level that cannot be created, deleted, or modified. Users cannot move, delete or save documents under a Level 1 folder. However, any users can create folder under a Level 2, called Level 3,4, etc. Currently any new folders created under a company folder can only be delete or edit by an administrative user. All documents uploaded to these folders are automatically added to the default entity of each vault.
Company Folders
These are the custom folder structures defined by the company that allows the exchange of documents between. This type of folder can be identified with the following properties:
- Will have a distinct color.
- Could have a logo in the folder icon.
- They are owned and managed by the administrative users of the portal.
OBA (Other Business Activity) Folders
Only available if approved by the Head Office. This new folder feature allows Advisors to requests a fixed OBA Folders to their Clients Vaults that only the Advisors and Clients have access to, giving them privacy and equipping Advisors with the ability to efficiently manage all Outside Business Activities within the Vault. Head Office users are not authorized to access these folders.
Global Folders
Global Folders are an efficient way to share standardized material and documents with many recipients (via a Global Folder) in one simple action. Clients will be able to view and download only these documents.
Open Folder folder structure
Users, clients and collaborators can create, delete or modify folders and saved documents at any level. These folder types are only available if the client has a Premium vault package or an Independent vault.
Personal Folders
These folders can be accessed only by the Vault Owner, however, he/she can further provide access to these folders to other third-party collaborators such as family members, trusted advisors, and administrative users.
By default, the Vault Owner has a predefined Entity structure. The vault owner or manager can add or remove Entities to these folders.