Actions Available on Cabinets / Folders

The actions available on a Documentum (CMS) cabinet in the Data Source Explorer view are the following:

New Folder
Creates a new folder in the current cabinet / folder. The folder properties are the following:
  • Path - Shows the path where the new folder will be created.
  • Type - The type of the new folder (default is dm_folder).
  • Name - The name of the new folder.
  • Title - The title property of the folder.
  • Subject - The subject property of the folder.
New Document
Creates a new document in the current cabinet / folder. The document properties are the following:
  • Path - Shows the path where the new document will be created.
  • Name - The name of the new document.
  • Type - The type of the new document (default is dm_document).
  • Format - The document content type format.
Import
Imports local files / folders in the selected cabinet / folder of the repository. Actions available when performing an import:
  • Add Files - Shows a file browse dialog and allows you to select files to add to the list.
  • Add Folders - Shows a folder browse dialog that allows you to select folders to add to the list. The subfolders will be added recursively.
  • Edit - Shows a dialog where you can change the properties of the selected file / folder from the list.
  • Remove - Removes the selected files / folders from the list.
Rename
Changes the name of the selected cabinet / folder.
Copy
Copies the selected folder to a different location in the tree (available only upon folders). This action can also be performed with drag and drop while holding the (Ctrl (Meta on Mac OS)) key pressed.
Move
Moves the selected folder to a different location in the tree (available only upon folders). This action can also be performed with drag and drop.
Delete
Deletes the selected cabinet / folder from the repository. The following options are available:
  • Folder(s) - Allows you to delete only the selected folder or to delete recursively the folder and all subfolders and objects.
  • Version(s) - Allows you to specify what versions of the resources will be deleted.
  • Virtual document(s) - Here you can specify what happens when virtual documents are encountered. They can be either deleted either by themselves or together with their descendants.
Refresh
Performs a refresh of the selected node's sub-tree.
Properties
Displays the list of properties of the selected cabinet / folder.