Duplicate name case sensitivity

You cannot create folders or documents with duplicate names in a folder with IBM FileNet Collaboration Services. The duplicate name check might or might not be case sensitive, depending on the configuration of the database used for the IBM Content Cortex object store.

For example, DB2 is always case-sensitive, and therefore, ABC and abc are considered different file names. Some databases can be configured to be case-insensitive, so that ABC and abc are considered the same file name. In this case, you could not create abc if ABC already exists.

IBM FileNet Collaboration Services functions properly with both case-sensitive and case-insensitive file names, as do most client applications. However, Microsoft Windows file systems are case-insensitive. For example, the names abc.txt and ABC.txt refer to the same file. The Lotus Quickr desktop connectors for Microsoft Windows Explorer that interact with the Windows file system may not function properly with libraries that support case-sensitive file names. For example, if a library contains subfolders ABC and abc, and the user clicks on the ABC folder in the desktop connectors, the connectors may open the abc folder instead. It is strongly recommended that users avoid document and folder names that differ only in case.

When using case-sensitive file or folder names, IBM FileNet Collaboration Services will sort uppercase names first. So in the example, ABC.txt would be listed before abc.txt. Sorting of metadata such as document types is case-insensitive and cannot be changed to case-sensitive.