General Properties
Review the General Properties of pages, components, or folders in the Properties tab. These properties list information about the item's ID, schema, checked-in status, assignment, and more.
The General Properties list provides the following information:
- xID
- Unique ID of the current page, component, or folder. If you click the xID, the XML version of the item opens in a new browser tab.
- Schema
- Name of the schema used for the item.
- Assigned To
- User name or group assigned to the item.
This property only displays when the item is assigned.
- Status
- Whether the item is checked in or out.
- Created
- Date and time when the item was created.
- Last Updated
- Date and time when the item was last saved.
- Changed By
- User who last made changes to the item.
- Descendants
- Click the Calculate Descendant Count (ellipsis) button
to calculate the number of items below the current xID. This count
includes all descendants, such as children and grandchildren. - Workflow
- Name of the workflow associated with the item.
- Workflow State
- Name of the workstate the content item last advanced to in the workflow.
This property only displays when the item is part of a workflow.
- Workflow Notes
- Notes added by either the user or the CMS system when the item was last advanced
through the workflow.
This property only displays when the item is part of a workflow.
Information Icon Quick Access
For quick access to general properties, hover over the information icon 
on the page, component, or folder. The quick access list displays different
information than the list.
In CMS 10.6, locate this information icon in the top-right corner of the item, next to the Add to Favorites button.
In CMS 10.0–10.5, locate this information icon in the top-left corner of the item, next to the item name.
The quick-access General Properties list provides the following information:
- ID
- Unique ID of the current page, component, or folder. If you click the xID, the XML version of the item opens in a new browser tab.
- Schema
- Name of the schema used for the item.
- Assigned to
User name or group assigned to the item.
This property only displays when the item is assigned.
- Checked out
- Whether the item is checked in or checked out.
- Locale
- The locale of the item. See the WorldView tab in Properties for language/locale settings and other information.
- Children
- The total count of direct child descendants under the current item in the Site Tree.
- Created
- Date and time when the item was created.
- Created by
- User who created the item.
- Last changed
- Date and time when the item was last saved.
- Changed by
- User who last made changes to the item.
- Workflow
Name of the workflow associated with the item, followed by the workstate where the content item was last advanced.
This property only displays when the item is part of a workflow.
- Comment
Notes added by either the user or the CMS system when the item was last advanced through the workflow.
This property only displays when the item is part of a workflow.