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# PropertiesPalette

This chapter lists the workflows and how the files of the PropertiesPalette (shared with PlantExpressTools) are handled within PlantDataManager in a Collaboration (BIM360 / **A**utodesk **C**onstruction **C**loud) environment.

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<summary>Opening PropertiesPalette Settings Dialog</summary>

If you open the PropertiesPalette Settings Dialog the following files are handled: 1.PropertiesPaletteConfiguration.xml => CHECKED OUT 2.PlantToolsSetup.xml => CHECKED OUT

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<summary>Closing PropertiesPalette Settings Dialog</summary>

If you close the PlantExpressTools Settings Dialog the following files are handled: 1.PropertiesPaletteConfiguration.xml => CHECKED IN 2.PlantToolsSetup.xml => CHECKED IN

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