Table of Common Operations

The following table lists the generic operations that can be performed with each component.

Operation File Change Request Requirement Task Topic Folder Audit
Moving Yes Yes No Yes, except when using Microsoft Project Integration. Yes Yes No
Drag an item to a new location No No No No No Moving a folder moves its contents, child folders, and their contents. No
Creating shortcuts to items Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Copying items to a third-party application via a URL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sharing Ctrl+drag item to a new location Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Branching behavior Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Configuring to or freezing at a point in the past Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Locking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Comparing properties of two items of the same type Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Comparing properties of two revisions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Review revision history Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Viewing revision properties Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Editing revision comments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Merging revisions Yes, using Visual Merge. No, except as a part of merging views. No, except as a part of merging views. No, except as a part of merging views. No, except as a part of merging views. No, except as a part of merging views, which is often done by an administrator No
Finding based on field content Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Selecting by query Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Selecting by label Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Label revisions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Viewing references Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Linking to folders and items Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Printing a default report for selected items Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Sending items as email No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Receiving email notification about changes (when notification is enabled by administrator) No Yes. Changes in responsibility only. Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. No No
Controlling system tray notification No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Marking items as read/unread No Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. No No
Flagging items Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Deleting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Setting access rights. Normally performed by Administrator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Creating reports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Creating charts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes