At the right hand side of each object name in the folder page, you find an action button for operations to be applied only to that particular object, for example

Figure 1.4-6: The action menu for a document

The configuration of the action menu depends on the type of object -- for example, different actions are appropriate for a URL object, a folder or a document. BSCW actions are discusssed in section 3.4.4. Chapter 6 shows the action menus for all object types.

BSCW will not display the action menu entries for actions that you may not perform on the specific object, e. g. due to the role assigned to a user. A role defines the set of objects and actions you may use for your personal task. Access right management in BSCW is based on those roles. You may invite new workspace members assigning them roles, e.g. teacher or student. Roles define access profiles and can be attached to any object in BSCW. A set of pre-defined roles may serve as a starting point: workspace manager, owner, group member and restricted member (read-only access) are default roles - define your own roles at will. Role assignments are inherited from the folder hierarchy and can be modified at any time.

Be aware that nearly all the icons in an object entry are "clickable", i.e. you get more information on a group, a lock, a note, a rating etc. when you click on it.