Folder access rights

Folders have the following security characteristics:

Folder access rights

Full Control Modify Properties Add to Folder View Properties
Includes all access rights and permits all operations including:
  • Modify security
  • Change owner
  • Delete the folder
Create subfolders; modify folder properties Add documents and custom objects to the folder View the folder properties and security; open the folder

Default security

The new folder acquires its initial security, with source type of "Default", from the Default Instance Security page of its class. By default, the user who creates the folder gets Full Control.

Modifying the security of a particular folder class has no effect on the security of existing folders that are instances of that class. By contrast, modifying a folder's security may affect subfolders. Specifically, a child subfolder inherits only access rights from the parent folder if its "Inherit parent permissions" property is set to True and the parent has permissions that are set to be inheritable.

Folder behavior using the Workplace or Workplace XT applications

When a user opens an object store using the Workplace or Workplace XT applications, the object store's root folder displays only those items the user is allowed to see. Users cannot add documents to the root folder but must select another folder. However, using the designer Java™ applets, users can save stored searches, search templates, workflow definitions, and publish templates to the root folder of an object store.

When a user deletes a folder using the Workplace or Workplace XT applications, the folder gets deleted without deleting the contained documents. Enterprise Manager offers additional options for deleting contained documents when deleting folders.

The application's Preferences folder, which contains the various site and user preferences files, is visible in Enterprise Manager but is not visible using the Workplace or Workplace XT applications. This is configured using the IsHiddenContainer property.