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Search Folders and Content Manager functionality

This concept describes Search Folders in relation to BluePrinting, Search and Content Manager security.

BluePrinting
In a BluePrint, Search Folders are shared to Child Publications. You can localize a Search Folder in a Child Publication to edit the name and the metadata.
The items displayed in a shared or localized Search Folder include local items, local copies, and shared items within that Publication.
Search
Search Folders do not support indexing of their contents, since the contents exist by reference only. As a result, an end user cannot search for an item within a Search Folder. Search Folders are indexed, so it is possible to search for a Search Folder.
Security
Search Folders do not have security settings (Read, Write, Localize, Delete); instead, the Folder that contains the actual items determines the security on the items in a Search Folder. This means that different Content Manager users may view different content in a Search Folder based on their own user rights and permissions.
At a Publication level, a user must have Virtual Folder Management permissions to create, edit, or delete a Search Folder.