8.6.10. Editing an Object’s Type

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### 8.6.10. Editing an Object’s Type

When you upload any object from your local file system to a repository, the object is automatically assigned an object type by EKM. If necessary you can manually change the default type for an object or group of objects of the same type after upload.

If you change the type, then metadata will be automatically extracted from the file. You can monitor extraction on the Data/Extraction Monitor page. See Monitoring Data Extraction for details.

For `Folder` objects, you can choose from other built-in folder types (such as `Analysis Project`) as well as custom folders to change the type to. Note that you will be able to change a type only if:

1. You have `Modify` permission on the object.

2. It is checked out to you (if it is under version control).

3. No other user has exclusive control of it.

To change a file type:

1. Select the files, then select (Edit) > Type. This opens the Edit Type dialog box.

   Figure 8.29: Editing an Object’s Type

2. Select a new file type from the drop-down list. The options you are presented with depend on the type you are trying to change. In the example shown, a Fluent Data file is selected and the Edit Type dialog box options show the other four choices for the `.dat` extensions.

   If a custom type is defined and configured for your workspace, then it will also be selectable from the Select new type drop-down list. If a custom type has required properties defined for it and a display order is also specified, then the properties will be listed in the Edit Type dialog box in this order. Otherwise, properties will be listed alphabetically, by name. See Editing a Custom Type in the Administration Guide for more details on defining custom properties.

3. Click OK.

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