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Displays the folder name, creation, and modification dates.
Permissions tab
Specifies read and write permissions for the folder. All users and groups with access to the
parent folder are listed. Permissions follow a hierarchy. For example, if you do not have read
permission, you cannot have write permission. If you do not have write permiss ion, you cannot
have delete permission.
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Folder properties
Users And Groups. Lists the reposito ry users and groups that have at least Read access to this
folder. Select the Write and Delete check boxes to add those access rights for this folder t oa
particular user or group. Click the
Add Users/Groups icon on the right side of the Permissions
tab to assign access to additional users and groups. The list of available users and groups is
controlled by the administrator.
CascadeP ermissions. Choose an option tocontrol how changesm ade to the current folder are
applied to its child folders, if any.
Cascadeall permission s. Cascades permission settings fro m the current folder to all child and
descendant folders. This is a quic k way to set permissions for several folders at once. Set
permissions as required for the parent folder, and then cascade as required.
Cascadechanges o nly. Cascades only changes made since the la st time changes were applied.
For example, if a new group has been added and you want to give it access to all folders under
the Sales branch, you can give the group access to the root Sales folder and cascade the
change to all subfolders. All other permissions to existing subfolde rs remain as before.
Do not cascade. Any c hanges made apply to the current folder only and do not cascade
to child folders.
Viewing and Editing Object Properties
In the Object Properties dialog box you can view and edit properties. Although some propert ies
cannot be changed, you can always update an object by adding a new version.