Import or Upload Digital Asset Files

When one or more digital assets are imported into EnterWorks, the files are uploaded, variants are created (if applicable), 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:

  • The Upload Digital Assets widget.

  • DamMaster in a Repository View.

  • 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 Manage Link Relationships.

  • 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. Configuration of the Bulk Import functionality is typically performed by system administrators.

EnterWorks can create variants from the following image file formats. Depending on how DAM is configured, the variants will be stored in JPG or PNG format. Other image file types might also be supported for variant creation.

  • GIF

  • JPEG

  • JPG

  • PNG

  • EPS

  • PSD

  • TIF

  • TIFF

DamMaster in a Repository View

To upload digital assets from the DamMaster repository:

  1. Open DamMaster in a Repository View.

  2. Click the Upload button on the Repository View’s Activity Bar.

  3. An Upload Digital Assets window will appear.

  4. Click the center of the dialog. A upload files window will appear that allows you select one or more files to upload. Select the file(s).

  5. If one or more files have the same name as files already existing in DamMaster, a dialog will ask if the files are to be replaced.

  6. The Upload Digital Assets window will show the status of recent uploads.

  7. To close the Upload Digital Assets window, click the Cancel button at the bottom of the window.