Software management - add ability to attach files

[OrinSafko]

Software management is a very handy feature. Being in the IT admin world, this will be very useful.

One thing that would make it even more useful is the ability to attach files to software. For instance, if a CD comes with a piece of software (I know this is rare nowadays, but it still happens) I'll rip the CD to an ISO file. I want to attach that ISO to the software.

Or perhaps I there are many different versions of a piece of software and I have several executables of that software. I want to attach all of the various versions of those installers to the software in OfficeLife. That way if a bug is found in a newer version and I have to have my team revert to an older version, it will be easy to grab the older version from our OfficeLife software repository.

ISO files and installers can be large, so this will require the ability to upload large files. Thanks for your consideration!

[djaiss]

This is a great idea @OrinSafko. It makes sense.

Would this file only available to the HR/admins?

[OrinSafko]

@djaiss hmm... While in general it's expected that the IT admin team will have admin access to most things in an organization, life for remote companies is a bit different than corporate world where everyone is in the same building.

After thinking through this further, I think for now it should only be available to HR/admins. If someone that has a seat of a specific license needs a license key for activation or an installation package file, an admin can provide them with that information.

[djaiss]

This is what I've done! Thanks for your reply.

[OrinSafko]

Excellent! That sounds great.

[djaiss]

In the meantime, #1071 will take care of this.

[djaiss]

The feature has been implemented and is now in production. Documentation is there too: https://docs.officelife.io/documentation/operate/software.html#add-a-file

[OrinSafko]

Wow! That was fast! Thanks @djaiss!