Creating Libraries

You can create a Document Library, General Library, or Part Library.

  1. Use one of these methods to open the Create New Library page:


    • From the global toolbar, select > Library > Libraries or > IP Management > Libraries to list libraries, then select Actions > Create Library from the page Actions menu and then the type of library.
    • From the global toolbar, select > Library > Create Library and then the type of library or > IP Management > Create Library and then the type of library.
    • If you have the Librarian role, you also can create new libraries by selecting > Library > Administration > In-Process Libraries or > IP Management > Administration > In-Process Libraries to list In Process Libraries, then select Actions > Create Library and the type of library from the page Actions menu.



  2. Enter these details for the library:

    Field Name Description
    Type The type of library you selected to create. You can click to change to a different library type.
    Name Type a name for the object. Names are case-sensitive and spaces are allowed. You can use complete names rather than contractions, making the terminology in your system easier for people to understand. Name lengths can be a maximum of 128 characters. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
    Title The title for the library.
    Description A brief description of the library.
    Created On For Document Libraries only, the date the library is created. By default, the current date is used. You can click to select a date.
    Policy Select the policy to govern the library. Usually, only a single policy is supported for each library type.
    Owner Defaults to your user name. To select another user to be responsible for the library, click , perform a search, and select a person from the search results list.
    Approver For Document Libraries only, lists the user responsible for approving the library for use. Click , perform a search, and select a person from the search results list. Only people with the Reviewer role can be selected.
    Notify Click , perform a search, and select one or more users to be notified that the library has been created.
    Message You can edit the default message sent to the list of people in the Notify field.
    Add To Folders To add this library to a folder, click and select a folder.

  3. Click Done.