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Viewing Documents and Content

You can view a list of documents and content associated with an object in an application. Icons show what actions can be performed on the content.

To view documents

1. From the MatrixOne application you are using, list the content for the object.

Name. Click the name to view details about the content.

Title. The title of the content item.

Rev. The revision ID. Click the revision ID to view information about this revision. See Viewing Document Revisions.

Ver. The version ID. Click the version ID to view information about this version. See Viewing File Versions.

Type. The content type.

Actions. The following icons represent the allowable actions you can perform on the listed content:

Icon	Name	Action
	Subscription	To view and select subscriptions for a document. See Subscribing to a Document.
	Download	To download one or more files to your local machine. Browse to the directory or folder you want to contain the file. Multiple files are downloaded in a single zip file.
	Checkout and Lock	To checkout one or more files to your local machine and lock the files from other users who cannot unlock it. Navigate to the folder or directory you want to contain the file.
	Update Files	To update a file to its next version.
	Checkin	To checkin and unlock one or more files. See eitherUploading Files with the Applet or Uploading Files without the Applet.

Description. A description of the content.

State. The current state of the content.

2. To create a new document, click the Actions menu and select Create New. See Creating a New Document.
3. To add an existing file to the file list for the object, click the Actions menu and select Add Existing. Find and select the document.
4. To download one or more files, to your machine, click its check box and then click the Actions menu and select Download. Multiple files are downloaded in a single zip file.
5. To checkout one or more files to your local machine and lock the files, click its check box and then click the Actions menu and select Checkout.
6. To subscribe to a document, click its checkbox and then click the Actions menu and select Subscribe to Selected. See Subscribing to a Document.
7. To edit the lifecycle block for route content only, click the checkbox for the content and then click the Actions menu and select Edit Lifecycle Block. See To specify a blocked state for a route.
8. To remove a document in the list, click its check box and then click the Actions menu and select Remove Selected. The document is removed from the list but it is not deleted.

A message is displayed, asking you to confirm that you want to remove the document(s). Click Yes to confirm the removal or click No.

9. To view files for a document, click its Name. See Viewing Files for a Document.
10. To view the properties for a document, click at the end of the row. See Viewing Properties for a Document.