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Cascade Basics concept

Context Menu

The context menu provides quick access to common asset actions directly from the site content tree.

Overview

The context menu, accessible by right-clicking on any asset, provides you with a menu of available actions for that asset. Only actions you have permission to take will be available. For example, if you don't have permission to edit a page, the Edit option will not be available in the context menu.

The asset context menu open on a page, listing Star, Name, Path, Edit, Publish, and the More menu

Available actions

The following actions are available from the context menu:

  1. Star / Unstar — Star the asset to easily find it again. Your starred assets can be found in the My Content area and Dashboard widget and in asset choosers.
  2. Name — The system name of the asset, which is used in the published URL if it's a publishable asset such as a page, file, or folder. Click the asset link to preview it in the CMS or click the View on the live website link to view it on your live web server (if published).
  3. Path — The site name and relative path of the asset within the site. Click the Click to copy path link to copy the asset's path to your clipboard.
  4. Edit — Edit the asset.
  5. Publish (for publishable assets such as files, pages, and folders) — Publish the asset.

More menu

Additional options are available under the More menu:

  1. Move — Move the asset to another location.
  2. Rename — Change the system name of the asset.
  3. Copy — Make a copy of the asset.
  4. Delete — Delete the asset.
  5. Unpublish (for publishable assets such as files, pages, and folders) — Remove the asset from the web server.
  6. Access — Set read and write permissions for the asset.
  7. Access for contents (for folders) — Update permissions for assets inside the folder.
  8. Check-out/Lock — Lock an asset to create a Working Copy and prevent others from submitting changes to it.
  9. Workflows (for folders) — Assign workflows for the contents of the selected folder.
  10. Bulk Change (for folders) — Change one or more of the following properties of assets contained in the selected folder in bulk:
    • Content Type (for pages)
    • Metadata Set (for folders, files, blocks, and/or links)
    • Data Definition (for XHTML/Data Definition blocks)
  11. Relationships — View (and publish, if applicable) content that links to the asset.
  12. Audits — View a summary of activities related to the asset.
  13. Versions — View previous versions of the asset.
  14. Reference — Create an aliased link that allows the asset to be indexed in another location.
  15. Tasks — View tasks associated with the asset.