You can quickly combine files in multiple lists by importing a list into your binder. This lets you take advantage of the file organisation already in your matter - and gives you flexibility in how much of that structure you bring across.
Prerequisites: You're a Matter Admin
How to import list files into a binder
In your binder, click the More actions menu (⋯) at the top right
Select Import files from list
Choose the list you want to import from
Choose what file columns from the list you want to include
Decide whether to copy across the section structure of the files
Click Import
The Import button will show a spinner while the process starts. Once it’s ready, you’ll be taken to your binder and files will be copying
Note:
Files are copied when they're imported to your binder
Permissions aren't copied. Any user with view permission on the binder will be able to see a file, even if they can't see it in the list.
You can only select lists from the current matter.
Each import is limited to one list. To import multiple lists, do multiple imports.
You can't currently do the following actions (let us know if you're interested in them):
select specific files to add to a binder
bring other data from the list into the binder
Import behaviour
Files are copied
When you import files from list, they are copied (ie duplicated). This means that:
No links are kept between the files in the list and the files in the binder. Changes in one place won’t affect the other
Only the latest version of each file is added
iManage and NetDocuments links are not copied across
Any permissions on the file in the list do not carry over. Anyone who can view a binder can see everything inside the binder.
File order in the binder
Files are imported in the same order as they appear in the list, based on:
Top to bottom: down the rows of the first selected file column.
Left to right: across any selected file columns in the same row.
If section structure is copied, this order is preserved within each section.
Include section structure
If you choose to include section structure:
Sections from the list will be recreated in the binder.
Files will be nested in their existing sections.
Section levels above 3 will be flattened to level 3.
Files within sections above level 4 will be flattened to level 4.
If you choose not to copy the section structure, all files will be added to Level 1 of the binder, and no sections will be created.