An internal group is looking at using Appian for a document release approval wor

Disk space does of course need to be catered for but equally important is the distribution of files within Appian's content management system itself. If you put 10,000 files in a single Appian folder, or 10,000 folders in a KC then the UI will be under an unnecessary load when a user attempts to navigate around it. Therefore if you are migrating a huge batch or planning to upload a large volume of documents you need a logic system in place to create new Folders/KC/Communities on the fly in process. Try to stick to 1000 or fewer folders in a KC for example.

Disk space does of course need to be catered for but equally important is the distribution of files within Appian's content management system itself. If you put 10,000 files in a single Appian folder, or 10,000 folders in a KC then the UI will be under an unnecessary load when a user attempts to navigate around it. Therefore if you are migrating a huge batch or planning to upload a large volume of documents you need a logic system in place to create new Folders/KC/Communities on the fly in process. Try to stick to 1000 or fewer folders in a KC for example.