Whenever a document is created or uploaded, the author is added as an owner. The owner can then add other owners or contributors to the document.

In the event a user needs access to a document but no owner is available, system administrators can add new owners via PowerShell.

To add an owner to a document, navigate to the following directory and use the commands below:

C:\ProgramData\Simul\scripts\local-install\mongodb

List-Documents.ps1 allows you to search all documents in Simul using part of the title. This will return the document id, filename, initial author and the latest version (this will be the file name + .docx in the document storage location).

Add-Document-Owner.ps1 allows you to add owners to an existing document. Use the list-documents script to get the document id and pass it along with a username to Add-Document-Owner:

The member will then see the document shared by “Simul Admin”: