File properties that can be viewed in the file manager

From the file manager, several properties can be seen for each file that is stored in the product library. These properties are in addition to those available using the details view in the file manager. They include the name and title for a file, any links associated with them, and version information. The four property panes are General, Summary, Links, and History.

The properties in the General and Summary panes can be viewed using the details view in the file manager, but those from the other panes cannot. The Related Items list in the Links pane contains the product library parts to which a file is linked. The History pane provides information about different versions of a single file.

General

The properties on the General pane provide basic information about the file, such as the following:

General pane on the file Properties dialog box
The General pane with file properties

Summary

The Summary pane includes the following properties:

Summary pane on the file properties dialog box
The Summary pane with file properties

Links

The links only apply to external documents from the file system that have been copied into the product library. A file from the file system on a computer can be copied to multiple levels in the product library or referenced in different levels of the product library.

Links pane on the file Properties dialog box
The Link pane with the list of links for the selected file

History

The History pane includes properties such as version information (all the available major and minor versions of a file) and the following:

History pane on the file properties dialog box
The History pane with version information

9/23/2010