When you select the Child Folders node from the Folder Access Rights dialog box, the available rights apply to the child folders of the selected folder. The Child Folders node is also available from the View Access Rights dialog box and the Project Access Rights dialog box. In these cases, the rights apply to all child folders in the current view or all the child folders in the project, respectively.
Below is a description of the access rights available from the Child Folders nodes in the Project Access Rights, View Access Rights, or Folder Access Rights dialog boxes.
See the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders in the folder hierarchy in the left pane on the screen. You can also view the Name and Exclude Properties dialogs, which open when is selected. The History tab is controlled by the See folder history access right.
Change folder properties on the Name and Exclude tabs for child folders. The properties include the folder’s name, description, use of inherited and local exclude lists, and the contents of the local exclude list. If a child folder is not a root folder, the working folder and alternate working folder settings are folder properties. If it is the root folder, the working folders are view properties and not controlled by this access right.
Delete the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders from their parent folders. Be aware that if you can delete any of this folder’s parent folders, you can still delete this folder.
Change the access rights for the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders. If you change this setting, be sure that you remain one of the users who can change access rights.
See the History tab, which is available when is selected. This action applies to the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders.
Change the revision comments for past revisions.
Lock child folders exclusively.
Remove someone else’s exclusive lock on the child folders.
Add a view label to the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project‘s or view’s folders. Move a view label from one revision of a child folder to another. This right controls direct manipulation of view labels for child folders at the folder level. It does not stop users from attaching a view label to child folders when a view label is created.
Remove a view label from the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders. Be aware that if users can delete view labels, they can detach a view label from child folders by deleting the view label from the view, regardless of the setting of this right.
Add a revision label to the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders. Move a revision label from one revision of a child folder to another. This right controls direct manipulation of revision labels for child folders at the folder level.
Remove a revision label from the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders. Be aware that if users can delete revision labels, they can detach a revision label from this folder by deleting the revision label from the view, regardless of the setting of this right.
See the links involving the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders.
Link the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders to other folders and items.
Change a link for the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project‘s or view’s folders.
Delete a link for the selected folder’s child folders or the selected project’s or view’s folders.
Create a folder in a parent folder, view, or project in which the Child Folder Access Rights dialog box has this option.
Share or move a folder in a parent folder, view, or project if its Child Folder Access Rights dialog has this option. Be aware that the access rights set for that folder and its contents, along with any rights set for specific child folders and items within that branch of the folder hierarchy, accompany the folder into the new folder.
Change the branching ability and configuration of folders that reside in a parent folder, view, or project if its Child Folder Access Rights dialog box has this option.