New File (Document, Folder, Image, Resource, Layout)

To create a new file, proceed as follows (independently of the file type):

1. In your preferred view, select the folder, in which the new file is to be created.
2. Select from the menu the command Edit > New and then the file type from the submenu.
3. Specify a file name and the file format on the following page.
4. If required, specify on the next page, Edit version fields, the values of the version fields.

The file name must be unique in the folder, i. e. no other file of the same name may exist. Only the following characters can be used for names: A-Z, a-z, digits, the underscore, the hyphen and the dollar sign. If the Content Management Server is running on a Unix system, upper and lower case matters, under Windows, case is irrelevant. This is the default setting that can be changed by an administrator (see caseSensitiveObjectNames).

The file format serves as a template for the new file. It mainly determines the type of the new file and the fields of its versions.

After the new file has been created you will be given the opportunity to edit the values of the most important fields on a dialog page. These fields correspond to the fields in the base field group which has been configured by the administrator.