Editing a Search Folder

Edit a Search Folder to modify its name, metadata, or definition. You cannot change the Virtual Folder type. In a BluePrint, you can only edit a local Search Folder or a local copy of a shared Search Folder. You cannot edit a shared Search Folder. If the Search Folder is a local copy, you cannot change its definition.

Before you begin

To edit a Search Folder, you must have Virtual Folder Management rights and Write permission for the containing Folder.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Search Folder that you wish to edit.
  2. To edit the name or metadata, on the Home ribbon tab, click Properties and in the dialog that opens, modify the Name field or Metadata fields as necessary. You can also select a different Metadata Schema and set different metadata fields. To commit the changes you made and close the dialog, click Save and Close on the Home ribbon tab.
  3. To change the definition of the Search Folder, while your Search Folder is selected in the tree view, perform a new Advanced Search and select Save Search. Content Manager Explorer prompts you to update your existing Virtual Folder or create a new one. Select Update to change the definition of the current Search Folder.

Results

The Search Folder has a new name, new metadata or a new definition. If the Search Folder is in a BluePrint Parent Publication, Child Publications that use the shared item now use the modified Search Folder.