## File attributes

The attribute list that you see when you add or update a file may differ slightly from that shown below, depending on the context, system settings and the associated applications installed.

Attribute | Description
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GENERAL
File Name | The name (in uppercase) of the physical file that corresponds to the SSA ECM file object, for example, CONTRACT.DOC or DRAWING.CAD.
File ID | The unique identifier by which the file is known in SSA ECM (mandatory). Entries in this field are automatically changed to uppercase. Queries on this field must be entered in UPPERCASE only. The field receives an automatic ID, which is controlled by the mask defined by your SSA ECM administrator. You may override this ID manually, subject to specific restrictions.
Version | The version number of the file, which changes progressively each time the file is checked out.
Description | A short description of the file.
Area | Areas define the locations where SSA ECM stores the files it manages. SSA ECM makes use of two area types: Release areas and Work areas.
Format | The type of external software, text, raster, and so on, required to view or edit the file.
Security Access Level | The security level of the file, for example, RESTRICTED, UNRESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. Together with the user type, this attribute controls access to the file.
Originating Application | The external application in which the physical file was created, for example, a CAD program or Microsoft Word.
Originator | The user who created the file in SSA ECM.
File Type | The type of markup file: Markup or Tesselation.
Orig. ID | The ID of the file in the external application.
Orig. Version | The version of the file in the external application.
Orig. Name | The name of the file in the external application.
Size | The size of the file, in bytes.
PAGE INFORMATION
Title Type | The kind of CAD Title Block types set up for your system. See the appropriate SSA PDM Integration Guide for your organization.
Page Size | The paper size required to print the file, for example, A4.
Scale | The ratio of the design drawing size to the actual size of the object being described.
LOCK INFORMATION
Locked by | The user ID of the person currently updating the document.
Lock Date | The date that the document was last checked out.
Lock Time | The time the file was opened for editing.
Mod. Date | The date the file was updated in SSA ECM.
Mod. Time | The time the file was updated in SSA ECM.
Create Time | The time the file was created in SSA ECM.

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