Project-Level File Attributes

Project administrators can manage system, custom, and naming standard attributes at a project-level using attributes settings:

1. Click the Files tool.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Attributes.

   

• Attributes Settings
• System Attributes
• Create, Delete, and Edit Custom Attributes
• Custom Attributes Folder Settings
• Set Default Attribute Order

Attributes Settings

The Attributes tab lists all the attributes in the project.

The different types of attributes listed can be categorized as:

• System attributes: These are the default system attributes which are added to every project. System attributes can't be edited or deleted.

• Custom attributes: These are attributes created for the project by members with Edit permission or above.

• Naming standard attributes: These are attributes which are part of the naming standard. The Naming standard column shows shows which naming standards attribute is added to.

  

  See Edit Naming Standards for more information on naming standard attributes.

System Attributes

Every new project will include system attributes. Project administrators can reorder system attributes (apart from the Name system attribute) and the changes will apply to folders for all project members.

Project members with edit or manage folder permissions or above can reorder or change the visibility of those system attributes at a folder level.

System attribute name	Value displayed in the files list
Name	The name of the file or folder. For files in naming standard enforced folders, the Name attribute consists of the values of the Naming Convention attributes.
Description	The description of the file or folder.
Version	The current version number of a file. This may not be the latest version as a previous version may have been 'made current'. See Make Previous Version of File Current for more information.
Version added by	The member who added the current version of the file.
Markup	The number of unpublished and published markups on the supported file type.
Size	The size of the file.
Last updated	The time the file or folder was last updated.
Updated by	The member who last updated the file or folder.
Review status	Whether a file is In review, Approved or Rejected. See File Statuses and Reviews FAQ for more information.
Indicators	The following icons display when applicable. You can hover the icon in the product for more details: - Published. Either to the: - Sheets tool in Build (PDF or RVT files); or - Specifications tool (PDF files only). - Publicly shared. This will only show if the file or folder is publicly shared and the public links to files is enabled in the Advanced settings. - Synced with Bridge to another project. This shows when the file or folder is shared and synced to another project. - Synced with Bridge from another project. This shows when the file or folder is shared from another project. - Linked and shared to BuildingConnected. This shows when a folder or file is linked and shared to BuildingConnected. - Linked and shared from BuildingConnected. This shows when a folder or file is linked and shared from BuildingConnected. - Extracted to folders. This indicator shows when a PDF drawing file has had its pages and attributes extracted during the automated drawing extraction process. - Added to file packages. This shows when a file has been added to a file package. - Applied with review auto-trigger. This shows when folders have a review auto-trigger applied.

Create, Delete, and Edit Custom Attributes

Project administrators can create, delete, and edit custom attributes at a project-level using similar workflows as the folder-level steps. Project administrators can also add or remove custom attributes from the Project Files or For the Field folders, and set the default attribute order for all project members.

• Click and follow the steps in the create attributes section in the Folder Level Attributes help topic.
• To delete or edit a custom attribute, click the More menu next to a specific attribute and select Edit or Delete. Follow the previous steps.

When you edit or delete a custom attribute, a warning message displays if the attribute has been added to other folders. As a project administrator you can make these changes which will affect the other folders and associated subfolders that the attribute has been added to.

Custom Attributes Folder Settings

You can add or remove most custom attributes to or from any folder.

1. Click the More menu of the relevant attribute.

2. Click Folder settings.

   If the attribute is already added to folders, those folders will be already selected.

   

3. Add or remove the attribute as required by selecting or deselecting folders.

4. Click Save.

Set Default Attribute Order

Project Administrators can change the order of system and custom attributes for all project members.

1. Hover over the relevant attribute.

2. Click and drag into the desired order.

   Note: Individual members can set their own attribute order as described in the Display Folder Attributes topic.