Understanding briefcases

A briefcase is a file that can be used to transmit documents and selected property data to external parties as a single file. Briefcases are similar to popular archive files such as ZIP and RAR except that, in addition to containing other files, a briefcase file also contains metadata about the documents it contains. A briefcase consists of a single file with the .brc extension that can be opened with the TeamWork View Briefcase command or with BlueCielo View (available separately).

Briefcase configuration consists of three types of settings:

• Option sets that specify how briefcases are created and imported for different purposes
• Briefcase format definitions, including an archive file format and a metadata file format
• Briefcase templates that specify combinations of both of the above

Configuring briefcases is described in the following topics.