Create Document / Document Properties Dialog
The Create Document dialog and Document Properties dialog are basically the same dialog, just used at different times.
The Create Document dialog is used create new documents (one at a time) and establish their properties. The Document Properties dialog is used to view or modify the properties of existing documents. The moment you save the new document, the Create Document dialog turns into the Document Properties dialog.
The Create Document dialog opens when you select No Wizard is set as the default method for creating documents in the Wizard Manager dialog.
, or when you select ifThe Document Properties dialog opens after you create and save a new document using the Create Document dialog, or by selecting a document and selecting
. The name of the currently selected document displays in the title bar of the Document Properties dialog.- Save - Creates the document, or saves any changes made to the existing document. When a new document is saved for the first time, the Create Document dialog becomes the Document Properties dialog. From here you can navigate through the other documents in the current folder.
- Undo - If you are in the process of creating a document, clicking Undo automatically turns the Create Document dialog into the Document Properties dialog.
General tab - Document section
General tab - File section
General tab - Folder section
Setting | Description |
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Name | Displays the name of the folder the selected document is in, or the folder you are in when you create a new document. If you are viewing the properties of an existing document, the Change button is disabled. If you are creating a new document, clicking the Change button allows you to select a different folder in which to create the document. |
Description | Displays the description of the containing folder, if one exists. |
Environment Name | Displays the name of the environment that is applied to the folder containing the selected document. The environment determines which attributes display on the Attributes and More Attributes tabs. |
(Environment) Description | Displays the description of the folder's environment. This field is blank if no description exists. |
Security tab
Lets you select the users you want to give exclusive document permissions to. If there are already users listed on this tab, you can select them and modify their current permissions.
Attributes and More Attributes tabs
Allows you to populate the attribute fields available in the selected environment, as defined by your administrator in the datasource.
File Properties tab
If file properties extractions have been configured and run on the datasource in ProjectWise Administrator, this tab shows the properties of the file attached to the document.
Workspace tab
Lets you assign a configuration settings block (from a managed workspace) or a workspace profile to the selected document.
Components tab
This tab lists all the components included in the selected document. The components are categorized by class. If components have not been extracted from this document and a component index has not has been generated, then this tab will be empty.
The same Components tab is available in the Preview Pane when a document is selected.
Spatial tab
Used to modify the selected document's spatial properties.