Glossary
Folder
A named container in the document hierarchy. A document has exactly one folder; folders can nest.
Folder
A folder in Papyrus is a named container in the document hierarchy. Each document lives in exactly one folder (no multi-parent folders). Folders can nest to arbitrary depth, though best practice keeps the tree shallow.
Folders carry:
- Permissions: who can do what within (inherited downward unless overridden)
- Metadata schema: which custom fields are required on documents in this folder
- Default classification: documents uploaded here default to this category
- Default workflow: documents uploaded here trigger this workflow (optional)
- Retention policy: documents here follow this retention policy (unless overridden)
Folders are not the primary way users find documents — search and tags are. Folders are primarily a governance construct: they define the permission and policy context for the documents in them.