Document Properties
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The Document Explorer displays the following document properties:
·Document Name – The file's name.  
·Type – The file's extension.  
·Folder Name – The path of the folder which holds the file.  
·RCS Status – The file's archive status. The possible statuses are listed below.  
·Modified – The last date and time that the file was was checked-in or modified locally.  
·Revision – The current archive head revision.  
·Author – The last user to modify the file. When a file is locked, this column shows which user is currently locking the file.  

CS-RCS uses the GNU RCS status terminology which may be confusing for the novice user. The basic concept of workgroup version control is the locking of files. A file locked by a user is a file exclusively reserved by this user for edit. Such a file is marked as 'Locked' - only the owner may edit it and check it in again. No other user may edit such a file, as it is protected against unauthorized changes. Once the file has been locked, the file is downloaded to the client workstation and you may start editing the file. The file appears with Blocked as its status for all other users. If a file is not locked by any user, it is in the Archived status, meaning it cannot be edited by anyone. An Archived file can be locked anytime by checking it out with the Lock option selected, thus giving the user 'ownership' of the file and enabling editing.


A document may display one of the following RCS statuses:
·Archived – The document has no owner. No one can edit it.  
·Blocked – Another user owns the document. No other user can edit it until the lock is released. (The Author column shows which user is currently locking the document.)  
·Locked – You are the owner of the document and may edit it. The document is downloaded to your workstation and no other user can edit it until the lock is released.  
·Modified – You have edited the document. It is recommended to check-in the document whenever it receives a significant revision.  
·Deleted – The document has been deleted from the project. You may still retrieve any revision of the document.