Custom Properties

Custom Properties are used for creating places to hold additional information not provided by the standard file properties.

For example, suppose you would like to save a collection of articles in HTML format into your My Vault section. Because you are uploading those files, the system makes you (your username) the creator of those articles. However, suppose you would like to keep track of the actual author of those articles for future reference. You could create a custom property called, "Author" which would hold the author's name as its value.

To create a new custom property for a file or directory:

1. Navigate to the Information screen of the item for which you wish to create a custom property.
2. Scroll down to the "Custom Properties" section. If you are working with a file, you may have to click on "Custom Properties" to actually open the section.
3. Click on the "Create Custom Property" link.
4. Click on "Add New Custom Property" button from the top toolbar.
5. Give the custom property a name and then assign it an actual value. In the articles example above, the name of the property would be "author" and the value would be the name of the person who wrote the article.
6. Click "Ok".
7. The new custom property now lists in the table of custom properties. Click "Back" to return to the Information screen.

To edit a custom property:

1. Navigate to the Information screen of the item for which you wish to create a custom property.
2. Scroll down to the Custom Properties section. If you are working with a file, you may have to click on "Custom Properties" to open the section.
3. Click on the name of any custom property.
4. Click on the "Edit" icon, the small pencil, for the property you wish to edit.
5. Click "Ok".
6. Click "Back" to return to the Information screen.

To delete a custom property:

1. Navigate to the Information screen of the item for which you wish to create a custom property.
2. Scroll down to the Custom Properties section. If you are working with a file, you may have to click on "Custom Properties" to open the section.
3. Click on the name of any custom property.
4. Click on the "Delete" icon, the small x, for the property you wish to delete.
5. Click "Ok".
6. Click "Back" to return to the Information screen.

Custom properties are very useful for searching purposes as well. You can search on any custom property you create for a file or directory.