Use the General properties page for folders to view and set properties for the folders that you create. Information about who created or modified the folder and when the folder was modified appear at the top of the page.

Folder properties include general properties and security settings for the currently selected folder. These properties and settings appear in bold text at the top of the page. For more information about folder security, see Security Properties Page (Items).

Special-purpose folders such as Home, My Reports, and Users folders cannot be renamed or moved within the report server namespace. The General properties page is not available for these folders.

To open this page, select a folder and then click the Properties tab at the top of the page.

Options

Name

Specify a name for the folder. A name must contain at least one alphanumeric character. It can also include spaces and some symbols. Do not use the characters ; ? : @ & = + , $ / * < > | " / when specifying a name.

Description

Type a description of the folder contents. This description appears on the Contents page to users who have permission to access the folder.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

Delete

Click Delete to remove the folder and its contents.

Move

Click Move to relocate a report or folder within the report server namespace. Clicking this button opens the Move Items page that allows you to browse folders for a new folder location.

See Also

Managing Folders

Moving Items

Report Manager Help

Report Server Folder Namespace