Import Digital Asset Files

When one or more Digital Assets are imported into EnterWorks, the files are uploaded, variants are created, new metadata records are created in DamMaster for new Digital Assets, and metadata records for existing Digital Assets are updated.

The user can upload Digital Assets several different ways:

Through the Upload Digital Assets Widget. For more information, see the Upload Digital Assets Widget.
Upload Digital Asset files in DamMaster, (see Upload Digital Asset from DamMaster .
While editing a record, the user can upload Digital Assets and link them to the record by editing the record’s linked relationships. For details, see the Add New Linked Record section of this document.
EnterWorks’s Bulk Import functionality automatically uploads Digital Assets. If EnterWorks has been configured to allow Bulk Import, EnterWorks will periodically upload all the files in a designated folder (often labeled DamDrop), store them, generate variants, and create their metadata records. For more information, see the system administrator.

Upload Digital Assets from DamMaster

To view upload Digital Assets from the DamMaster repository:

Open DamMaster in a Repository View, (see Open DamMaster in a Repository View).
DamMaster in a Repository View
Click the Upload button on the Repository View’s Activity Bar.
The Upload Button on the Repository View's Activity Bar
An Upload Digital Assets dialog will appear.
Upload Digital Assets Dialog
Click the center of the dialog. A local upload files dialog will appear that lets you select one or more files to upload. Select the file(s).
If the file(s) to be uploaded will replace other files already existing in DamMaster, a dialog will ask if the files are to be replaced.
Should Existing Files Be Overwritten?
The Upload Digital Assets dialog shows the status of recent uploads.
Status of Recent Uploads
To close the Upload Digital Assets dialog, click the Cancel button at the bottom of the dialog.