IS folder properties on the General tab

The folder properties displayed on the General tab are listed below. The Status, Disposition, Use, and Plus fields work together to determine when a document is considered old and what to do with old documents.

Name

The name assigned to the folder by the user.

Type

Object type, which is "Folder".

ID

A system-assigned folder number, which is unique within the library. IDM Desktop displays only folder names (except on a folder's property page). An application can retrieve folders by name or folder ID.

Created

Folder creation date.

Library

Three-part name of the service that stores the folder.

Location

The name and path of the folder in the library.

Status

Active or Closed. FWS displays both active and closed folders. You cannot file a document in a closed folder.

Automatic filing period

Documents are automatically unfiled after the number of months shown here. A value of zero, the default, disables autounfiling.

Disposition

Archive or Delete: At the end of the retention period, a folder can be archived or deleted. You cannot retrieve a deleted folder. You can retrieve an archived folder from an archive database. The default is Delete.

Use

Close Date or Entry Date (creation date): Specifies when to start counting the retention period. Entry Date is the default.

When the retention period starts on the Entry Date, the system calculates the archive or delete date at entry. When the retention period starts on the Close Date, the system calculates the archive or delete date only after a user or application closes the folder. If known, the property page displays the archive or delete date. When the archive date or the delete date occurs, the system marks the folder eligible for deletion or achiving.

Plus

Specifies the length of the retention period, in months, from either the Entry Date or Close Date. 996 months is the default.