boostsolutions Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.0 SharePoint User Guide

Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.0
User Guide
Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.0 User Guide

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Introduction

BoostSolutions Bulk Zip & Unzip enables users to compress and unpack documents inside the SharePoint Library without installing additional software.
This user guide will guide you to install and configure Bulk Zip & Unzip on your SharePoint.
For the latest version of this copy or other user guides, please visit our document center: https://www.boostsolutions.com/download-documentation.html

**Installation

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2.1 Product Files
After you download and unzip the Bulk Zip & Unzip zip file from www.boostsolutions.com, you will find the following files: 

the SharePoint farm.
EULA.rtf| The product End-User-License-Agreement.
Bulk Zip Unzip_User Guide.pdf| User Guide for Bulk Zip & Unzip in PDF format.
Library\4.0\Setup.exe| The product installer for .Net Framework 4.0.
Library\4.0\Setup.exe.config| A file containing the configuration information for the installer.
Library\4.6\Setup.exe| The product installer for .Net Framework 4.6.
Library\4.6\Setup.exe.config| A file containing the configuration information for the installer.
Solutions\Foundtion\ BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup15.1.wsp| A SharePoint solution package containing Foundation files and resources for SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013.
Solutions\Foundtion\ BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp| A SharePoint solution package that contains Foundation files and resources for SharePoint 2016/2019/Subscription Edition.
SolutionsWoundtion\Installconfig| A file containing the configuration information for the installer.
Solutions\Classifier.Basic\ BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform15.2.wsp| A SharePoint solution package containing product fundamental files and resources for SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013.
Solutions\Classifier.Basic\ BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp| A SharePoint solution package containing product fundamental files and resources for SharePoint 2016/2019/Subscription Edition.
Solutions\Classifier.Basic\Install.config| A file containing the configuration information for the installer.
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Solutions\Classifier.BulkZipAndUnzip\ BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip15.2.wsp| A SharePoint solution package containing Bulk Zip & Unzip files and resources for SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013.
Solutions\Classifier.BulkZipAndUnzip\ BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp| A SharePoint solution package containing Bulk Zip & Unzip files and resources for SharePoint 2016/2019/Subscription Edition.
Solutions\ Classifier BulkZ pAndUna p\Install config| A file containing the configuration information for the installer.

2.2 Software Requirements
Before you install Bulk Zip & Unzip, ensure your system meets the following requirements:
SharePoint Server Subscription Edition  

Operating
System| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard or Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard or Datacenter
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Server| Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Browser| Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

SharePoint 2019

Operating System| Windows Server 2016 Standard or Datacenter
Windows Server 2019 Standard or Datacenter
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Server| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Browser| Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or greater
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

SharePoint 2016

Operating
System| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter X64 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard or Datacenter
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Server| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6
Browser| Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or greater
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

SharePoint 2013

Operating System| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter X64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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Server| Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
Browser| Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

2.3 Installation
Follow these steps to install Bulk Zip & Unzip on your SharePoint servers.
Installation Preconditions
Before you start installing the product, please make sure these services are started on your SharePoint servers: SharePoint Administration and SharePoint Timer. Bulk Zip & Unzip must be run on one front-end Web server in the SharePoint farm where Microsoft
SharePoint Foundation Web Application services are running. Check Central Administration → System Settings for a list of servers running this service.
Required Permissions
To perform this procedure, you must have specific permissions and rights.

• Member of the local server’s Administrators group.
• Member of the Farm Administrators group.

To install Bulk Zip & Unzip on the SharePoint server.

1. Download the zip file (*.zip) of the product of your choice from the BoostSolutions website, then extract the file.

2. Open the created folder and run the Setup.exe file.
   Note If you cannot run the setup file, please right-click the Setup.exe file and choose Run as administrator.

3. A system check is performed to verify if your machine meets all the requirements for installing the product. After the system check is finished, click Next.

4.  Review and accept the End-User License Agreement and click Next.

5. In the Web Application Deployment Targets, select the web applications you are going to install and click Next.
   Note If you select Automatically activate features, the product features will be activated in the target site collection during the installation process. If you want to manually activate the product feature later, uncheck this box.

6. Upon completion of the installation, details are displayed showing which web applications you product has been installed to.

7. Click Close to finish the installation.

2.4 Upgrade
Download the latest version of our product and run the Setup.exe file.
In the Program Maintenance window, select Upgrade and click Next.
Note: if you have installed Classifier 1.0 on your SharePoint servers, to upgrade to Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.0 or above, you need to:
Download the new version of Classifier (2.0 or above), and upgrade the product. Or,
Remove Classifier 1.0 from your SharePoint servers, and install Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.0 or above.
2.5 Uninstallation
If you want to uninstall the product, double-click the Setup.exe file.
In the Repair or Remove window, select Remove and click Next. Then the application will be removed.
2.6 Command_Line Installation
The following instructions are for installing the solution files for Bulk Zip & Unzip in SharePoint 2016 by using the SharePoint STSADM command-line tool.
Required permissions
To use STSADM, you must be a member of the local Administrators group on the server.

To install Bulk Zip & Unzip to SharePoint servers.
If you have installed BoostSolutions products before, please skip the steps of Foundation installation.

1. Extract the files from the product zip pack to a folder on one SharePoint server.

2. Open a command prompt and make sure your path is set with the SharePoint bin directory.
   • SharePoint 2016/2019
   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\BIN

3. Add the solution files to SharePoint in the STSADM command line tool.
   stsadm -o addsolution -filename <full path>BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp
   stsadm -o addsolution -filename <full path>BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp
   stsadm -o addsolution -filename <full path>BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp

4. Deploy the added solution with the following command:
   stsadm -o deploysolution -name BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp -allowgacdeployment – url [virtual server url] –immediate
   stsadm -o deploysolution -name BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp -allowgacdeployment – url [virtual server url] –immediate
   stsadm -o deploysolution -name BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp allowgacdeployment
   –url [virtual server url] –immediate

5. Wait for the deployment to complete. Check the final status of the deployment with this command:
   stsadm -o displaysolution -name BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp
   stsadm -o displaysolution -name BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp
   stsadm -o displaysolution -name BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp
   The result should contain a parameter for which the value is TRUE.

6. In the STSADM tool, activate the features.
   stsadm -o activatefeature -name SharePointBoost.ListManagement –url [site collection url] –force stsadm -o activatefeature -name SharePointBoost.ListManagement.DocShare –url [site collection url] –force

To remove Bulk Zip & Unzip from SharePoint servers.

1. Removal is initiated with the following command:
   stsadm -o retractsolution -name BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp -immediate -url [virtual server url] stsadm -o retractsolution -name BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp immediate -url  [virtual serverurl]

2. Wait for the removal to finish. To check the final status of the removal you can use the following command:
   stsadm -o display solution -name BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp
   stsadm -o display solution –name BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp
   The result should contain the parameter for which the value is FALSE and the

   parameter with the RetractionSucceeded value.

3. Remove the solution from the SharePoint solutions storage:
   stsadm -o deletesolution -name BoostSolutions.BulkZipAndUnzip16.2.wsp
   stsadm -o deletesolution –name BoostSolutions.SharePointClassifier.Platform16.2.wsp

To remove BoostSolutions Foundation from SharePoint servers.
The BoostSolutions Foundation is mainly designed to provide a centralized interface to manage licenses for all BoostSolutions software from within SharePoint Central Administration. If are still using BoostSolutions product on your SharePoint server, please do not remove Foundation from the servers.

1. Removal is initiated with the following command:
   stsadm -o retract solution -name BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp –immediate –URL [virtual server url]

2. Wait for the removal to finish. To check the final status of the removal you can use the following command:
   stsadm -o display solution -name BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp
   The result should contain the parameter for which the value is FALSE and the parameter with the RetractionSucceeded value.

3. Remove the solution from the SharePoint solutions storage: stsadm -o deletesolution -name BoostSolutions.FoundationSetup16.1.wsp

2.7 Feature Activation
By default, the application’s features are automatically activated once the product is installed. You can also activate the product feature manually.
To activate the product feature you must be a site collection administrator.

1. Click Settings ****and then click Site Settings.
2. Under Site Collection Administration click Site collection features.
3. Find the application feature and click Activate. After a feature is activated, the Status column lists the feature as Active.

| BoostSolutions ECM Framework 2.2.517.0 This is the fundamental feature for the BoostSolutions ECM solution. (Powered by BoostSolutions)|
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| Bulk Zip & Unzip 2.2.517.0 Enable SharePoint users to email documents, zip & unzip documents, and download multiple documents at a time directly in the SharePoint document library. (Powered by BoostSolutions)|

3. How to use Bulk Zip & Unzip
Note: To use the zip and unzip features, users must have Contribute permission levels.
3.1 Zip or unzip documents
3.1.1 Zip Documents
This function enables users to compress documents as a zip file in the document library.

1. Enter a document library, select the desired documents and click Zip Document under the Documents tab.
   

2. A dialog window will appear as follows:
   Note: If you select only one file, then the value in the name field will be the same as the source file by default.

3. Enter a name for the zip file and click the Zip button.

4. Wait for the operation to complete. You will see the following message:
   

3.1.2 Unzip Documents
Extract any document or file from the zip file directly in the SharePoint document library.

1. Select a Zip file from your document library and click Unzip Document.
   

2. A dialog window will appear as follows:
   Overwrite existing files: Overwrite existing files in the current location.
   Remove ZIP file after extraction: Delete the source Zip file after the extraction is successfully finished.
   Extract to new folder: Extract all contents in the zip file to a new folder. The new folder name is the same as the zip file name by default and can be modified.
   Note: If you select both Overwrite existing files and Extract to new folder and the Folder name you entered already exists in the library, then the new folder will overwrite the existing folder.

3. Click the Unzip button. Wait until the operation is complete. You will see the following message:
   

Note: The Unzip Document button is only available when you select a Zip file in the SharePoint document library. This button will be disabled when multiple documents are selected or if there is no zip file.
3.2 Import ZIP files
This function helps users to upload documents or files from a zip file to a document library.

1. Click the Import ZIP button in the ribbon and a dialog window will appear as follows:
   Overwrite existing files: Overwrite existing files in the current location. Index content after the upload: Edit document properties for the documents after they have
   uploaded successfully. This option will redirect you to the bulk edit page.
   Note: The Index contents after the upload feature is only available when the Bulk Properties Editor product is installed on your SharePoint.

2. Select a zip file from your local computer and click OK.

3. Wait for the operation to finish; your documents will be uploaded into the document library.

3.3 Send as an Attachment
Enable users to send documents or zip files as an email attachment. 
Note: This feature currently ONLY works in Internet Explorer. You must also enable the “Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting” feature.
3.3.1 Send documents as an attachment
To send documents as an email attachment, follow the following steps:

1. Select the documents in a document library and click the Send as Attachment button.
   

2. The document will be attached in an email.
   If you encounter the “Failed to Load Outlook” error message, please read this.

werner@boostsolutions.com

3. Compose your email and send it.
3.3.2 Send as a zip
This feature will compress your documents as a zip file and then attach it to an e-mail.

1. Select your documents in the document library and click the Send as ZIP button.
2. The zip file will be attached in an email.
   If you encounter the “Failed to Load Outlook” error message, please read this.

3.3.3 Send as Links
With this function, it is easy to share any document with your colleagues or customers.

1. Select your documents in the document library and then click the Send Links button in the Documents tab.
   

2. An email message window will pop up with all your document links in the body of the message.

annette@boostsolutions.corn

3. Compose the email and send it.
Note: Unlike the native SharePoint Email a Link function, this feature works with multiple files as well.
3.3.4 Fix the “Failed to Load Outlook” issue
While sending documents as an attachment, you may encounter the “Fail to Load Outlook” error message as follows:

This issue may be caused by the following:

• Microsoft Outlook is not installed.
• Internet Explorer Security Settings not properly configured.

Follow these steps to configure your Internet Explorer Security Settings:
a. Open your SharePoint site in Internet Explorer and then open the Internet Options | Security dialog. ![boostsolutions Bulk Zip &amp Unzip 2.0 SharePoint

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b. Select Local intranet and click the Sites button.
c. In the Local intranet dialog, click the Advanced button.

d. Click the Add button to add the current SharePoint site to a Local intranet zone and then close the dialog to save all the changes you have made.

e. Next, in the Internet Options | Security dialog, click the Custom Level… button.
f. In the Security Settings – Local Intranet Zone dialog, locate the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting and select Enable.

g. Click OK to save all changes and close the Internet Options dialog.
h. Select a document and click Send as Attachment again.
Note: If you still encounter the “Failed to Load Outlook” error message, then follow the steps below.

This issue is caused by you having insufficient permissions on your local computer. To solve this issue you need to add a windows credential to your local computer. a. Open Control Panel Credential Manager. b. Click Add a Windows credential. A window will appear as follows: Type the address of the website or network location and your credentials Make sure that the user name and password that you type can be used to access the location. c. Fill in the user credentials and click OK to save the settings.
Type the address of the website or network location and your credentials Make sure that the user name and password that you type can be used to access the location.

Internet or network address: Type the SharePoint server name or IP address.
User Name: Type the user login name.
Password: Type the password.
d. Click OK to save the settings.
e. Enter your document library and select a document. Click Send as Attachment. The document will be added as an email attachment.
3.4 Download as a ZIP file
Bulk download documents as a ZIP file.
3.4.1 Download as a ZIP file

1. Select documents in the Document Library. Click the Download as ZIP button. 

2. A dialog box will appear as follows:
   

3. Click the Save button to download the zip file to your local computer.

Note: The Zip file name is generated randomly each time.
3.4.2 Download as Zip with All Versions
This feature will download the document and older versions as a ZIP file.

1. Select the documents in the document library and click Download as ZIP with All Versions.

2. A dialog box will appear as follows:
   

3. Click Save to save the zip file to your local computer. Open the file to view your documents.
   The new folder is created using the same name as the original file name. If a file doesn’t have any versions, then no folder will be created.
   

4. Open the folder; the versions are sorted by version number.

Supported libraries

Bulk Zip &Unzip supports almost libraries in SharePoint, including:
Libraries: Asset Library, Document Library, Dashboard Library, Form Library, Report Library and Site Pages Library

Troubleshooting & Support

Troubleshooting FAQ:https://www.boostsolutions.com/general- faq.html#Show=ChildTitle9
Contact Info: Product & Licensing Inquiries: sales@boostsolutions.com
Technical Support (Basic): support@boostsolutions.com
Request a New Product or Feature: feature_request@boostsolutions.com

Appendix A: License Management
You can use Bulk Zip & Unzip without entering any license code for a period of 30 days from when you first use it.
To use the product after expiration, you will need to purchase a license and register the product.
Finding License Information

1. Navigate to the BoostSolutions Software Management section in Central Administration. Then, click the License Management Center link.

2. Click Download License Information, choose a license type and download the information (Server Code, Farm ID or Site Collection ID).
   In order for BoostSolutions to create a license for you, you need to send us your SharePoint environment identifier
   (Note: different license types need different information). A server license needs a server code; a Farm license needs a farm ID; and a site collection license needs a site collection ID.

3. Send the above information to us (sales@boostsolutions.com) to generate a license code.

License Registration

1. When you receive a product license code, enter the License Management Center page.

2. Click Register on the license page and a Register or Update license window will open.
   

3. Upload the license file or enter the license code and click Register. You will get confirmation that your license has been validated.

For more details on license management, see the BoostSolutions Foundation.

References

• Free SharePoint Tool | BoostSolutions Foundation
• BoostSolutions Apps for SharePoint Online | Subscription Edition | 2019 | 2016
• BoostSolutions Apps for SharePoint Online | Subscription Edition | 2019 | 2016
• Product Documentations | BoostSolutions
• General FAQ| BoostSolutions

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