Properties dialog - folder

You can set the properties of a selected folder in its Properties dialog according to your requirements.

The Properties dialog is divided into the following two tabs:

• General
• Permission

OK

Retains the settings and submits the task to server.

Reset

Discards your modifications and restores the dialog to its default status.

Cancel

Cancels any settings and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

General tab

Specifies the general properties of the folder. See the tab.

Resource Path

Shows the resource path.

Resource Node Name

Specifies the name for the folder.

Resource Type

Shows the type of the resource.

Resource Description

Specifies description of the folder.

Resource Real Path

Specifies the real path of the folder.

Map Shared Disk

This option works together with the Resource Real Path option. It is available for folder type only, and is useful in a clustered environment.

If this option is not selected, when you publish a scheduled report set on a clustered server to disk, and choose to save it in this folder, the result will first be saved to the local computer's file system, and then copied to the real path folder by the admin server. In which case, the specified real path folder must be accessible by the admin server.

If this option is selected, you should ensure that the specified real path folder exists in a shared disk which can be accessed by all servers in the cluster, and that the real path folder in all clustered servers points to the same place. When you publish a scheduled report set on a clustered server to disk, and choose to save the result in this folder, it will be directly saved to the shared disk's real path folder. In this way, server performance is enhanced.

Enable Resources from Real Paths

Specifies whether or not to enable getting resources from the folder real path. Once checked, it is required that you specify a real path in the Resource Real Path field.

Last Modified

Shows the last time the folder was modified.

Enable Linked Catalog

Enables to link the folder with a catalog.

If you have specified a linked catalog for the folder, then the report sets and sub folders resided in the folder can inherit the linked catalog from the folder once their Enable Linked Catalog property is enabled.

If this option is unchecked, the report sets and sub folders resided in the folder cannot inherit linked catalog.

• Use Specified
  Links the folder with a catalog in the server resource tree.
  • Select Another Catalog
    Specifies another catalog in the Select Another Catalog dialog.
• Use Inherited
  Links the folder with the linked catalog inherited from its parent folder or from the server level if the folder is My Reports or Public Reports. Note that if the parent level does not enable linked catalog, you are not allowed to check this option.

Apply Archive Policy

Applies an archive policy to resource versions in the folder.

• Archive as New Version
  Specifies to use multiple versions for the resources. Available only for versions in the resource tree.
  • Maximum Number of Versions
    Specifies the maximum version amount that will be listed in the version table. By default the version amount is unlimited.
• Replace Old Version
  Specifies to replace the old version when a new version is generated.

Permission tab

Specifies permissions of roles/users/groups to the folder. This tab is available when the folder is in the Public Reports folder. See the tab.

Enable Setting Permissions

Enables the setting of permissions.

Available

Lists the roles/users/groups to which you can assign permissions.

• Role
  If checked, all roles will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
• User
  If checked, all users will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
• Group
  If checked, all groups will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.

Adds the selected role(s), user(s) or group(s) to the Selected box.

Removes the selected role(s), user(s) or group(s) from the Selected box.

Selected

Displays the role(s), user(s) and group(s) to which the permissions will be assigned.

• Visible
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Visible permission.
• Read
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Read permission.
• Write
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Write permission.
• Delete
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Delete permission.
• Execute
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Execute permission.
• Schedule
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Schedule permission.
• Grant
  Specifies whether to give the selected role/user/group the Grant permission.