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Work with folders

Show or hide folders

Control the visibility of folders in your document view to simplify navigation and focus on specific content.

To show folders, select the show folders icon icon on the action bar. Both documents and folders will become visible.
Screenshot demonstrating how to show folders

 

To hide folders, select the hide folders icon icon on the action bar. Only documents will remain visible.
Screenshot demonstrating how to hide a folders

Show or hide folder tree

To show the folder tree, select the hide folder tree icon icon.
Screenshot demonstrating how to show a folder tree

 

To hide the folder tree, select the show folder tree icon icon.
Screenshot demonstrating how to hide a folder tree

Create new folder

You can create new folders only within folders where you have the appropriate access rights: Folder Admin or Editor roles.

Note: Only admin can create folders inside the Repository folder.

1. To select a location for your folder, in the folder tree, select the needed folder.
Screenshot demonstrating how to create a folder

 

2. On the action bar, select the Create button (1), and then select new folder icon New folder 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to create a folder

 

3. In the Folder Name box (1), enter a descriptive name for your folder.

4. Under Allowed document types 2, select one:

      • Allow all document types — no restrictions on document types
      • Select allowed document types — choose specific types from the dropdown list

5. Optional: In the Labels box 3, select labels to help organize and find your folder. See also Create folder label.
Screenshot demonstrating how to create a folder

 

6. Go to the Table columns tab (1), to configure the document table view.

7. Add columns 2 by either:

      • Dragging attributes from Attributes to Selected pane.
      • Double-clicking attributes in the Attributes pane.

Screenshot demonstrating how to set up table columns

 

To reorder columns, select the icon and drag a column up or down.
Screenshot demonstrating how to reorder the table columns inside the folder

 

8. Go to the Access tab (1), to set up folder permissions.

9. In the Inherit permissions section 2, select one of the following options:

      • Inherit parent folder permissions — use the same permissions as the parent folder.
      • Set custom permissions — define specific access rights.
        Screenshot demonstrating how to set up permissions for a folder

10. If setting custom permissions:

a. Optional: In the type toggle, select one of the following user entities, to filter the search results:

        • Users group — a collection of users grouped.
        • System roles — built-in roles that define system-wide permissions.
        • Users — individual user accounts in the system.
        • Internal Organizations — all the organization members.
        • Departments — organizational units within your organization.
        • Positions — job titles within your organization.
        • Executors Groups — can be groups of positions, departments, or internal organizations.

b. In the Search box, enter the name of the user entity.

c. From the Role dropdown list, select one of the following roles:

        • Folder admin — can edit, move, share, copy, download, delete, create content and customize accesses in this folder.
        • Editor — can create new documents and folders, can operate with existing documents: viewing, editing, form filling.
        • Document creator — can edit, move, share, copy, download, delete and create folders and files within their own folder.
        • Viewer — can view folders and documents.

Screenshot demonstrating how to set up permissions for a folder

 

11. Select the Save button.
Screenshot demonstrating how to save the results

Delete folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the  icon (1).
2. Select Delete 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to delete a folder

Note: To delete several folders at once, use the Multiselect feature.

3. Confirm deletion by clicking the Yes button.
Screenshot demonstrating a confirmation window to delete a folder

 

Rename folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the  icon (1).
2. Select Rename 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to rename a folder

 

3. In the Name box (1), enter a new name for your folder.
4. Select the Save button 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to rename a folder

Note: The folder name must be unique within its location.

 

Move folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the  icon (1).
2. Select  Cut 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to cut a folder

Note: To move several folders at once, use the Multiselect feature.

3. Select the destination folder where you want to locate the folder.
4. Select the  icon (1), and then select Paste 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to paste a folder

 

Duplicate folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the icon (1).
2. Select Copy 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to view copy a folder

 

3. Select the destination folder where you want to locate the copied folder.
4. Select the three dots icon 1, and then select Paste 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to paste a folder

View folder properties

1. Select a folder (1).
2. In the top menu, select the view icon 2 to show a preview.
Screenshot demonstrating how to view folder properties

 

3. On the right side, the Details tab will open.
Screenshot demonstrating how to view folder properties

Download folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the vertical three dots icon 1.
2. Select Download 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to download a folder

Note: To download several folders at once, use the Multiselect feature.

Edit folder

1. Hover over a folder, and then select the icon (1).
2. Select Settings 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to edit a folder

 

3. Make the needed changes (1), and then select the Save button 2.
Screenshot demonstrating how to edit a folder

Multiselect feature

Use the multiselect feature to perform actions with multiple items at once.

  1. Select the checkboxes next to the items you want to modify (1).
  2. On the action bar 2, select the icon for your desired action.
    Screenshot demonstrating how to select several items and select actions for them

 

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