Properties Dialog

The Properties dialog displays information about a selected folder, file, or revision. You can use this dialog to examine items to determine their location, size, or contents or to view a print preview of a document. The information that the dialog includes varies depending on the type of item that is selected.

Folder Properties

To open the Properties dialog for a folder, use one of the following methods:

In the Folders pane, select a folder, click the File menu, and then click Properties.
In the Folders pane, right-click a folder, and then click Properties.

The Properties dialog for a folder includes the following tabs.

The Security tab appears when the Enable Security for this computer check box is selected on the Security page in Administration Console.

Details Tab

Security Tab

Object name: Indicates the path to the selected folder in Librarian.
Inherit permissions from parent folder: Specifies that the permissions for the folder are the same as those of the parent folder.
Group or user names: Specifies the groups and users that have permissions for the folder. To add a group or user name to the list, click Add, and then select the group or user name that you want in the list. To remove a group or user name, select it, and then click Remove.

When you right-click a group or user name, a menu is displayed that provides the following options:

Allow All: Grants all permissions to the selected user or group.
Deny All: Denies all permissions to the selected user or group.
Remove: Removes the selected user or group from the list.
Effective Permissions: Opens the Effective Permissions dialog, which displays the actions that are allowed or denied for the currently selected user or group based on the current permissions settings, which include permissions that are inherited from groups that the user or group belongs to.

Permissions for: Specifies the permissions that you want to allow or deny for the selected group or user name. When you right-click this area, a menu is displayed that provides the following options:

Allow All: Grants all permissions to the user or group that is selected in the Group or user names list.
Deny All: Denies all permissions to the user or group that is selected in the Group or user names list.

File Properties

To open the Properties dialog for a file, use one of the following methods:

In the Files or File History pane, select a file, click the File menu, and then click Properties.
In the Files or File History pane, right-click an item, and then click Properties.

The Properties dialog for a file includes the following tabs.

The Security tab appears when the Enable Security for this computer check box is selected on the Security page in Administration Console.

Details Tab

Security Tab

Object name: Indicates the path to the selected file in Librarian.
Inherit permissions from parent folder: Specifies that the permissions for the file are the same as those of the parent folder.
Group or user names: Specifies the groups and users that have permissions for the folder. To add a group or user name to the list, click Add, and then select the group or user name that you want in the list. To remove a group or user name, select it, and then click Remove.

When you right-click a group or user name, a menu is displayed that provides the following options:

Allow All: Grants all permissions to the selected user or group.
Deny All: Denies all permissions to the selected user or group.
Remove: Removes the selected user or group from the list.
Effective Permissions: Opens the Effective Permissions dialog, which displays the actions that are allowed or denied for the currently selected user or group based on the current permissions settings, which include permissions that are inherited from groups that the user or group belongs to.

Permissions for: Specifies the permissions that you want to allow or deny for the selected group or user name. When you right-click this area, a menu is displayed that provides the following options:

Allow All: Grants all permissions to the user or group that is selected in the Group or user names list.
Deny All: Denies all permissions to the user or group that is selected in the Group or user names list.