Adding attributes to a custom folder type

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You can add attributes to your custom folder types to store additional information about folders or to pass information to procedures.

You must be the content area administrator, the portal administrator, or have Manage privileges on All Content Areas to add attributes to a custom folder type.

To add attributes to a custom folder type:

In the Navigator, click the Content Areas tab.

Navigate to the following path:

Path: Content Areas > ContentAreaDisplayName > Custom Types > Folder Types

where ContentAreaDisplayName is the content area in which the custom folder type was created.

Note: If the custom folder type is shared, it will be in the Shared Objects content area.

In the row for the custom folder type that you want to edit, click Edit.

Click the Attributes tab.

In the Available Attributes list, select the attributes that you want to add to the custom folder type, and click to move them to the Selected Attributes list.

Notes:

You must create an attribute before you can add it to a custom folder type.

Click to determine the order in which the attributes are displayed when users create or edit a folder of this type.

To remove attributes from the custom folder type, select them in the Selected Attributes list and click .

Click Apply to add the attributes to the custom folder type and display them in the Attribute Properties section.

(Optional) For each attribute:

In the Default Value field, enter the value to give to the attribute if users do not specify their own value when they create or a folder of this type.

Note: If you do not want to provide a default value, leave this field blank.

Select Required if you want to display the attribute on the Required tab for folders of this type. If you do not select this check box, the attribute is displayed on the Optional tab.

Note: If you select the Required check box, users have to provide a value for this attribute.

Click OK.

Note

You cannot add attributes to base folder types.

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You can add attributes to your custom folder types to store additional information about folders or to pass information to procedures.
	You must be the content area administrator, the portal administrator, or have Manage privileges on All Content Areas to add attributes to a custom folder type.

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