Folder Management

Folder management is an important organizational tool for objects (through Object Folders) and saved filters (through Smart Folders).

The list of folders is located on the Folders tab of the Filtering Sidebar.

Tip

To switch to the Folders tab, click the folder icon at the bottom of the filtering sidebar.

Folders and Contexts

Folders are exclusive to their respective contexts, DNS or IPAM. Users cannot place IPAM objects in DNS folders, or vica versa.

Tip

Any object that has been placed in an object folder has an indicator next to its name in the grid. Hovering over the icon will display the name of the folder.

Access to Folders

Folders are created globally: only users/groups attached to an Administrator role can create object or smart folders. Folders are visible to all users in the system.

Note

Objects in folders are only visible to those that have the correct role to view them. See Access Management for details on roles and permissions.

Folders are not shared across address spaces and cannot be moved from one address space to another.

Creating Folders

Locate the parent folder under which you want to create the new folder. (Or the root folder, .)

Note

The “root folder” is called All zones on the DNS page and All ranges on the IPAM page.

Click on the ellipsis next to the parent/root folder’s name, and select Create folder (for Object Folders) or Create smart folder (for Smart Folders).
Fill in the name (for object folders) and the filter query (for smart folders only) and click Create.

Note

Folder names don’t have to be unique.

Editing Folders

You can edit a folder’s name or filter query (for smart folder) by clicking Edit from its ellipsis menu.

Deleting Folders

You can delete a folder by clicking Delete from its ellipsis menu.

Warning

Deleting a folder will delete ALL subfolders.

Folder Types

Object folders are represented by a folder icon (full if there are objects or other folders inside, empty otherwise). Smart folders are represented by a filter icon.

Note

For information on using folders in the Management Console, see Object Folders (Management Console, obsolete) and Saving a Filter.