Contextual folders and cabinets are distinguished from standard repository containers by optional rich-text descriptions and built-in discussions. These features provide the ability to capture and express the work-oriented context of a folder’s hierarchy. Such contextual information might include details about project goals, tasks, roles, milestones and so forth. Since full-text search keeps an index of all descriptions and discussions in a repository, they are easy to find, along with the items to which they relate.