Folder Management
Use folders in the domain to organize objects and to manage security.
Folders can contain nodes, services, grids, licenses, and other folders. You might want to use folders to group services by type. For example, you can create a folder called IntegrationServices and move all Integration Services to the folder. Or, you might want to create folders to group all services for a functional area, such as Sales or Finance.
When you assign a user permission on the folder, the user inherits permission on all objects in the folder.
You can perform the following tasks with folders:
- •View services and nodes. View all services in the folder and the nodes where they run. Click a node or service name to access the properties for that node or service.
- •Create folders. Create folders to group objects in the domain.
- •Move objects to folders. When you move an object to a folder, folder users inherit permission on the object in the folder. When you move a folder to another folder, the other folder becomes a parent of the moved folder.
- •Remove folders. When you remove a folder, you can delete the objects in the folder or move them to the parent folder.
Note: The System_Services folder is created for you when you create the domain, and contains all of the system services. A system service is an application service that can have a single instance in the domain. You cannot delete, move, or edit the properties or contents of the System_Services folder.
Creating a Folder
You can create a folder in the domain or in another folder.
1. In the Administrator tool, click the Manage tab > Services and Nodes view.
2. In the Domain Navigator, select the domain or folder in which you want to create a folder.
3. On the Navigator Actions menu, click New > Folder.
4. Edit the following properties:
Node Property | Description |
|---|
Name | Name of the folder. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. It cannot exceed 80 characters or begin with @. It also cannot contain spaces or the following special characters: ` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > | ! ( ) ] [ |
Description | Description of the folder. The description cannot exceed 765 characters. |
Path | Location in the Navigator. |
5. Click OK.
Moving Objects to a Folder
When you move an object to a folder, folder users inherit permission on the object. When you move a folder to another folder, the moved folder becomes a child object of the folder where it resides.
Note: The domain serves as a folder when you move objects in and out of folders.
1. In the Administrator tool, click the Manage tab > Services and Nodes view.
2. In the Domain Navigator, select an object.
3. On the Navigator Actions menu, select Move to Folder.
4. In the Select Folder dialog box, select a folder, and click OK.
Removing a Folder
When you remove a folder, you can delete the objects in the folder or move them to the parent folder.
1. In the Administrator tool, click the Manage tab > Services and Nodes view.
2. In the Domain Navigator, select a folder.
3. On the Navigator Actions menu, select Delete.
4. Confirm that you want to delete the folder.
You can delete the contents only if you have the appropriate privileges and permissions on all objects in the folder.
5. Choose to wait until all processes complete or to abort all processes.
6. Click OK.