General Properties

General properties appear on the General tab of the Set properties page.

The following table describes the general properties that are available.

Table 1. General entry properties
Property	Description
Type	The type of entry.
Owner	The owner of the entry. By default, the owner is the person who created the entry. When the owner no longer exists in the namespace, or is from a different namespace than the current user, the owner shows as `Unavailable`. If you have Set policy permissions, click Make me the owner to become the owner of the entry.
Contact	The person responsible for the entry. Click Set the contact and then click Select the contact to set the contact for the entry or click Enter an email address to enter the contact's email address.
Location	The location of the entry in the portal and its ID. Click View the search path, ID and URL to view the fully qualified location and the ID of the entry in the content store. Entries are assigned a unique identification (ID) number. For more information, see Organizing Entries.
Created	The date the entry was created.
Modified	The most recent date that the entry was modified.
Icon	The icon for the entry. Click Edit to specify an alternative icon. For more information, see Specify an Alternative Icon for an Entry.
Indexed	The timestamp indicating when the entry was last indexed. The property does not appear if the entry has not been indexed.
Disable this entry	When selected, users that do not have write permissions for this entry cannot access it. The entry is no longer visible in the portal. If an entry is disabled and you have write access to it, the disabled icon appears next to the entry.
Hide this entry	Select this property to hide reports, packages, pages, folders, jobs, and other entries. Hide an entry to prevent it from unnecessary use, or to organize your view. The hidden entry is still accessible to other entries. For example, a hidden report is accessible as a drill-through target. A hidden entry remains visible, but its icon is faded. If you clear the Show hidden entries check box in my area options , My Preferences, the entry disappears from your view. You must have access to the Hide Entries capability granted by your administrator to see this property.
Language	A list of languages that are available for the entry name, screen tip, and description according to the configuration set up by your administrator. Click Remove values for this language to remove the entry name, screen tip, and description for a specified language.
Name	The name of the entry for the selected language.
Screen tip	An optional description of the entry. The screen tip appears when you pause your pointer over the icon for the entry in the portal. Up to 100 characters can be used for a screen tip.
Description	An optional description of the entry. It appears in the portal when you set your preferences to use the details view. Details view appears only in Public Folders and My Folders.
Run history	The number of occurrences or period of time to retain run histories for the entry.
Report output versions	The number of occurrences or period of time to keep report outputs. Setting this value to zero (0) saves an unlimited number of versions.
Package	The package that is associated with the entry. If the source package was moved or deleted, the text reads `Unavailable`. Click Link to a package to link the entry to a different package. For more information, see Select a Link for an Entry.
URL	A URL to either a file or Web site address. For more information, see Create a URL. This field is visible only if you have read permissions for the entry. If you have write permissions without read permissions, this property is not visible.
Source report	A path to the source entry for a report view. If the source entry was moved or deleted, the text reads `Unavailable`. Click Report Properties to view the properties of the source report. Click Link to a report to link the entry to a different package. For more information, see Select a Link for an Entry.
Source agent	A path to the source entry for an agent view. If the source entry was moved or deleted, the text reads `Unavailable`. Click Agent Properties to view the properties of the source report. Click Link to an agent to link the entry to a different package. For more information, see Select a Link for an Entry.
Shortcut to	A path to the entry that the shortcut points to. If the referred entry no longer exists, the text reads `Source entry not found`. Click Source Properties to view the properties of the source entry.
Advanced routing	A list of keywords used to direct requests by package, user group, or user role to dispatchers in identified server groups. Click Set to add routing keywords for packages, user roles, or user groups. The rules used to direct the requests are part of IBM Cognos Administration.
Gateway	The location of the web server where the originating IBM® Cognos® product resides. Applies only to Series 7 PowerPlay® reports.