Folder Properties

Name tab

The following properties are on the Name tab.

Name

Displays the name of the file.

Description

Displays the file description.

Created By

Displays the name of the person who created the file.

(Created) On

Displays the date on which the file was created.

Visible

Indicates whether the file is to be visible in the view or not.

Working Folder

Displays the path to the default and alternate working folders.

Default: This path location points to the default working folder, and applies to everyone accessing the project repository. DO NOT CHANGE this path unless you are a project administrator.
Alternate: This path points to an alternate working folder on your machine. Specifying an alternate working folder affects only you, not any of the other team members.

Complete Working Folder Path

Displays the complete path to the selected working folder (default or alternate.)

Exclude tab

The following properties are on the Exclude tab.

Files To Be Excluded

Indicates which files or types of files to exclude from visibility in the folder. The exclude list has no effect on files that are already part of the project. It only affects those with Not In View as their status. Exclude lists can be inherited from parent folders. Exclude options include:

Inherit And Use Local Exclude List: Indicates that files matching the exclude list specifications set for this folder and those of its parent folder will be excluded.
Use Local Exclude List: Indicates that files matching the only specifications set for the exclude list of this folder will be excluded.
No Exclude List: Specifies that all files are included in the folder.

Local Exclude List

Displays the exclude specifications to use for excluding files from this folder. The exclude list is limited to a maximum of 255 characters. It contains file specifications (using the standard * and ? wild cards), separated by commas, spaces, or semicolons. To include a comma, space, or semicolon as part of the specification, enclose the specification in double-quotes. For example,

*.exe,*.dll p*z.doc;*.t?t "test *.*"

Inherited Exclude List

Displays the exclude specifications to use from the parent folder for excluding files from this folder.

History tab

The History tab displays all the revisions of the folder. The following properties are displayed on the History page for each revision.

View: Displays the name of the view to which this folder belongs.
Revision: Displays the file revision number.
Modified By: Displays the name of the person who created the folder.
Modified Time: Displays the date and time the revision created.
Comment: Displays a comment explaining why the revision was created.
Dot Notation: Displays the branch number of the revision.

Link tab

The following properties are on the Link tab which displays all the links to this folder.

Created By: Displays the name of the person who created the link to the folder.
Created On: Displays the date on which the link was created.
View: Displays the name of the current view if the link was created in the current view, or displays the name of view where the link was created and from which the link is shared.
Folder: Displays the name of the folder in which the folder or item in the link resides.
Item Type: Identifies the type of item to which the target end of the link is attached. This item is listed in the link list.
Item: Identifies the item to which the target end of the link is attached. It is identified by its folder name, file name, change request number, task number, topic number, or requirement number.
Item Details: Describes the item, using a folder description, file description, change request synopsis, task name, topic title, or requirement name.
Item Version: Displays the version number of the target end of the link if that revision is in the current view. When no revision number is displayed in the column, that end of the link is floating rather than pinned.
Selection Version: Displays the version number of the source end of the link if that revision is in the current view. When no revision number is displayed in the column, that end of the link is floating rather than pinned.
Comment: Displays a comment about this particular link.
File Status: Displays the status of a file that is linked to the folder.
Locked By: Displays the name of the person who locked the file linked to the folder.
Folder Path: Shows folder path information only when the linked item is in the same view. Otherwise, it displays the message, "Unavailable. Item in another view."