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Access property information

Properties define the information about an object, such as documents and folders. All the objects you can access in an object store belong to a class. The class determines the properties and behavior of the object. For example, all folders belong to the Folder class and all documents belong to the Document class. The behavior and properties for a folder are different from the behavior and properties for a document. For example, you can check out documents, but you cannot check out folders.

Your administrator defines the properties for a particular class and can create new subclasses of a class. For example, if your site needs a project account code for all documents, the administrator could add the property "Project code" to the base Document class. If your site needs to apply some properties to some types of documents but not to others, your administrator could define one or more new subclasses to handle the additional properties. For example, your expense report documents might need properties for account codes, but your marketing documents might need properties for project codes, project release dates, and management approvals. When you add or check in a document, you select the appropriate class for the document, and then fill in the property values.

System properties

Some property values are created by the system and cannot be modified directly. System properties, such as the creator of the object and the date it was created, are set at the time the object is added to an object store. Other properties, such as the date an object is modified and the person who modified it, are updated by the system when the object, its properties, or its security are modified.

Properties have various types and restrictions. The property type determines the method you use to specify the value. In general, you can simply follow the instructions on the page. Some of the specific requirements and tips are listed under each of the following sections.



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