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Right Click Options on a File
Right Click Options on a File

This article helps you understand available right click options on a file in files listing view under 'Files' tab.

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  1. New
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    1. Revision - To upload new revisions of selected file records.
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    2. Create Review - To create review on selected files. This option is only available for projects where 'Enable Comment Review' setting is enabled.
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    3. Start a Discussion - To start discussion on selected files.
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    4. No Comment - To create 'No Comment' on selected files.
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    5. Project Form - To create a new app by associating selected files.
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    6. Placeholder - To create a new placeholder on selected files.
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    7. Create Model - To create a federated model on selected project by including selected model file.
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  2. Flag - To flag selected files as 'High', 'Medium' and 'Low'. It also allows you to clear existing flag on selected files.
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  3. Edit
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    1. Edit File Locally - To edit file using aDrive desktop app.
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    2. Attributes - To edit attributes of selected files.
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    3. Secondary File - To add / replace secondary file of selected file.
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    4. Status - To change status of selected files.
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    5. Customise Status - To format selected file status.
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  4. View - To view selected file in Asite Viewer.
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  5. Download Files - To download selected files.
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  6. Visibility - To assign visibility or remove existing visibility (if already defined) on selected file.
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  7. Start Workflow - To start workflow on selected file.
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  8. Checkout - To checkout selected files.
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  9. Undo Checkout - To undo checkout on selected files.
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  10. Compare
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    1. Files - To compare two selected files side by side.
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  11. Share
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    1. Distribute - To distribute selected files to your project team members.
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    2. Share Asite File Link - To share public or private link of selected files with other users.
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  12. More Options
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    1. Associations - To download the attachments and view associations of selected file (opens in file viewer as a new browser tab).
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    2. Deactivate Files - To deactivate selected files.
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    3. Reactivate Files - To reactivate selected files.
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  13. History - To view distribution, revision and status history information of selected files (opens in file viewer as a new browser tab).
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  14. Copy
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    1. File(s) - To copy selected files.
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    2. Name - To copy file name with extensions.
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    3. Location - To copy project name, folder name and file name with extension.
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  15. Start Watching - To start watching selected file.
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  16. Watch
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    1. Stop Watching - To stop watching selected file.
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    2. Edit Settings - To edit watching of selected file.
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  17. Link Files - To link selected files to same as well as other projects.
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  18. Move Files - To move selected files to other folder within same project.
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  19. Delete - To permanently delete selected file records.
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  20. Tasks
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    1. For Information - To complete batch tasks 'For Information' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    2. For Acknowledgement - To complete batch tasks 'For Acknowledgement' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    3. For Comment Coordination - To complete batch tasks 'For Comment Coordination' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    4. For Comment Incorporation - To complete batch tasks 'For Comment Incorporation' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    5. For Action - To complete batch tasks 'For Action' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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  21. Activity Locks - To lock or unlock key activities on selected files.
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  22. Save as PDF - To download selected files (in any format supported by Asite Universal Web File Viewer) including markups if any and save it to your local folder in PDF file format.
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  23. Print File - To print selected file including comments and/or markups as required.

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