USER-CENTRIC INTERFACES FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a user-centric interface into an information management system. The interface may enable a user to search for, view, and modify data objects in an information management system that are associated with the user or with the user's username. The interface may also enable a user to apply administrator-like functions to the data objects associated with the user. The administrator-like functions may include content modification, deduplication operations, and storage policy adjustments, among others.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A system that provides searching for data objects within an information management system, the system comprising:
one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and;
one or more processors that, having executed the computer-executable instructions, configure the system to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
receiving a search query to search for data objects within the information management system, wherein:
the search query identifies whether to search for primary copies of the data objects or secondary copies of the data objects,
each data object is associated with a corresponding object type selected from a plurality of object types, wherein the object types include personal data objects and non-personal data objects;
displaying a representation of an expandable folder associated with data objects that satisfy the search query;
receiving a storage policy request to set a storage policy for the expandable folder related to archiving or retention of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
setting the storage policy based on the storage policy request.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of a file explorer interface configured to display one or more files within the expandable folder, and
in response to a selection of the expandable folder, causing a display of the one or more files within the expandable folder in the file explorer interface.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the expandable folder includes data objects having a same file type, where the file type is a document, video, or image.
5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of storage policy options in response to a selection of the expandable folder,
receiving one or more storage policy option values for the displayed storage policy options, and
modifying a storage policy for the selected expandable folder based on the received storage policy option values.
6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
receiving a request to display metadata for one or more of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
causing a display of metadata of the one or more of the data objects.
7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of deduplicating options for deduplicating data objects associated with the expandable folder in response to a selection of the expandable folder;
receiving a selection of a deduplicating option selected from the displayed deduplicating options; and,
deduplicating the data objects associated with the expandable folder based on the selected deduplicating option.
8 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of a device explorer interface, wherein:
the device explorer interface displays a plurality of representations of expandable folders containing data objects that satisfy the search request, and
each representation of the plurality of representations is associated with a different device; and,
each representation of the plurality of representation identifies the device with which the representation is associated.
9 . A method that provides searching for data objects within an information management system, the method comprising:
receiving a search query to search for data objects within the information management system, wherein:
the search query identifies whether to search for primary copies of the data objects or secondary copies of the data objects,
each data object is associated with a corresponding object type selected from a plurality of object types, wherein the object types include personal data objects and non-personal data objects;
displaying a representation of an expandable folder associated with data objects that satisfy the search query;
receiving a storage policy request to set a storage policy for the expandable folder related to archiving or retention of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
setting the storage policy based on the storage policy request.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
causing a display of a file explorer interface configured to display one or more files within the expandable folder, and
in response to a selection of the expandable folder, causing a display of the one or more files within the expandable folder in the file explorer interface.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the expandable folder includes data objects having a same file type, where the file type is a document, video, or image.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
causing a display of storage policy options in response to a selection of the expandable folder,
receiving one or more storage policy option values for the displayed storage policy options, and
modifying a storage policy for the selected expandable folder based on the received storage policy option values.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving a request to display metadata for one or more of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
causing a display of metadata of the one or more of the data objects.
14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
causing a display of deduplicating options for deduplicating data objects associated with the expandable folder in response to a selection of the expandable folder;
receiving a selection of a deduplicating option selected from the displayed deduplicating options; and,
deduplicating the data objects associated with the expandable folder based on the selected deduplicating option.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
causing a display of a device explorer interface, wherein:
the device explorer interface displays a plurality of representations of expandable folders containing data objects that satisfy the search request, and
each representation of the plurality of representations is associated with a different device; and,
each representation of the plurality of representation identifies the device with which the representation is associated.
16 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, configure a system to perform a plurality of operations for searching for data objects within an information management system, the plurality of operations comprising:
receiving a search query to search for data objects within the information management system, wherein:
the search query identifies whether to search for primary copies of the data objects or secondary copies of the data objects,
each data object is associated with a corresponding object type selected from a plurality of object types, wherein the object types include personal data objects and non-personal data objects;
displaying a representation of an expandable folder associated with data objects that satisfy the search query;
receiving a storage policy request to set a storage policy for the expandable folder related to archiving or retention of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
setting the storage policy based on the storage policy request.
17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of a file explorer interface configured to display one or more files within the expandable folder, and
in response to a selection of the expandable folder, causing a display of the one or more files within the expandable folder in the file explorer interface.
18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the expandable folder includes data objects having a same file type, where the file type is a document, video, or image.
19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of storage policy options in response to a selection of the expandable folder,
receiving one or more storage policy option values for the displayed storage policy options, and
modifying a storage policy for the selected expandable folder based on the received storage policy option values.
20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
receiving a request to display metadata for one or more of the data objects associated with the expandable folder; and,
causing a display of metadata of the one or more of the data objects.
21 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
causing a display of deduplicating options for deduplicating data objects associated with the expandable folder in response to a selection of the expandable folder;
receiving a selection of a deduplicating option selected from the displayed deduplicating options; and,
deduplicating the data objects associated with the expandable folder based on the selected deduplicating option.