Catalog Properties dialog

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

The Properties dialog is divided into the following two tabs:

• General
• Permission

Reset

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

OK

Retains the settings and submits the task to the server.

Cancel

Cancels any settings and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

General tab

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

Resource Path

Shows the resource path.

Resource Node Name

Specifies the name for the catalog.

Resource Type

Shows the type of the resource.

Resource Description

Specifies the description of the catalog.

[Custom Field Name]

Specifies value of the custom field for the catalog. A custom field can be regarded as a resource property and is available when it is enabled.

Apply Archive Policy

Applies an archive policy to the catalog versions.

• Archive as New Version
  Specifies whether to use multiple versions for the catalog.
  • Maximum Number of Versions
    Specifies the maximum number of versions that will be listed in the version table of the catalog. The default value is 0, which means that the version number 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 on the catalog. This tab is available when the catalog is in the Public Reports or Public Components 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, user or group to the Selected box.

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

Selected

Select a role/user/group in the Selected box and then select the permissions you would like the role/user/group to have on the catalog. For what each permission is used for, see Permission.