# Feature OP-9664 - Multiple file storages per OP instance

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-9664

## Planning

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| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | 12.1.0 |
| Sprint | 12.1.0 |
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## OPEN POINTS / FEEDBACK

_No work packages_

## Features and Chunks

_No work packages_

## Bugs and other work packages

_No work packages_

## Technical Details

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| Requires doc change | No |
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## Details

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| Found in mobile app version |  |
| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Accessibility | No |

## People

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## Estimates and progress

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## Description

# User Problem

## User

Manager of an organization that is using OpenProject

## Problem

An organization might already use multiple file storage systems such as Nextcloud, Sharepoint, Google Drive etc. and wants integrate files there into an OP work package based work flow. Currently we are working on offering a single storage provider (Nextcloud) but the demand is bigger than that.

## Pain

It is simply not possible. Users would need to consolidate all files into on storage which is not always possible.

# Business Case

## Reach

_About how many users, customers or potential customers currently have this problem? (Low / Worst Case)_

> It definitely a power user requirement. However, the larger the company the more likely it becomes that they use more storages.

## Impact

_Among relevant customers or prospects, how much value do they get from a comprehensive solution to this problem? (Conservative case)_

> Hard to tell.

## Confidence

_What are the top risk factors that could inhibit our ability to deliver this solution? Please consider how we can mitigate these risks._

> We might think now that we can treat various storage providers equal. Maybe that does simply not hold true when we get at it. Just consider how access control and file uploads are handled unequally for instance.

## Urgency and Priority

_What is the relative priority of this opportunity in your backlog? What tradeoffs must you make? Is there a hard deadline or could this wait?_

> No urgency. Just mayor clients already expressed interest.

## Solution

_How do we solve the user’s problem. What is our “pain killer”? What must we achieve in the first version of the solution in order to achieve value for the user?_

*   Allow setting up multiple storage providers per OpenProject instance
*   Select per project which storages to use for files.
*   Multiple storages per project are possible.

## Differentiation

_What do you believe will differentiate us from the current experience or competitive experiences?_

*   The difference is that we truly integrate work package based work flows with the files that the organizations already possess.

## Next iteration

_What is the next solution that would allow us to release meaningful customer value quickly?_

*   Allowing more storage providers, such as Google Drive, etc.

# Launch and Growth

## Measures

_How will you know you solved the problem? Please list measurable, quantitative indicators (preferred) or qualitative ways you plan on assessing the solution?_

*   Not sure what to say here. Maybe:
*   Existing clients/users will adopt the new possibilities and contact us with further wishes.
*   Potential users/clients contact us with questions before purchase.

## Messaging

_If you were to write a press release, how would you describe the value to customers?_

<figure class="table op-uc-figure_align-center op-uc-figure"><table class="op-uc-table"><tbody><tr class="op-uc-table--row"><th class="op-uc-table--cell op-uc-table--cell_head">Headline</th><td class="op-uc-table--cell">OpenProject now integrates with ALL your files you share in ALL your organizations</td></tr><tr class="op-uc-table--row"><th class="op-uc-table--cell op-uc-table--cell_head"><p class="op-uc-p">First Paragraph</p><p class="op-uc-p"><br data-cke-filler="true"></p></th><td class="op-uc-table--cell">Till now OpenProject only allowed to select one file storage provider to integrate your work flows with. Now, you can integrate with multiple file storage providers so that every project can use a different one.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="op-uc-table--row"><th class="op-uc-table--cell op-uc-table--cell_head">Customer Quote</th><td class="op-uc-table--cell">Finally we can integrate our workflows with all files in house and outside of our organization. As an agency working with hundreds of clients that have their own file storages systems that becomes a blizz. Our clients love it.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

## Go to market

*   Separate landing pages for every storage provider that we support.
*   Create a marketing campaign together with every file storage provider that we add and that is willing to do so.
    *   Press releases
    *   Social media announcements
    *   Videos
*   Getting featured on the file storage providers side and thus kind of &quot;cross sold&quot; by them.