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Folder and Collection Properties

 

To the right of every Collection or Folder is a Properties icon (represented by a blue gear). Simply hover your mouse to the Collection or Folder and the properties icon will appear.

 

 

 

Folder Properties

 

Accessing Folder properties will let you;

 

 

 

 

Collection Properties

 

Function tabs under Collection properties:

 

 

You can also;

 

 

 

 

Understanding Collection Feeds

 

Smart Search: gives you the ability to do a keyword search on an asset name and will “feed” the results into a Collection.

 

Note:

This method is highly recommended to use with Source Filters.

 

Example: I am currently in the “RSS Feed Test” Personal Collection I created within XDAM Validation Project. I click on the blue gear icon then click on the Search tab. The following filters will help you narrow your search results.

 

 

After clicking Save, note that a magnifying glass icon is now seen beside the RSS Feed Test Collection. This icon denotes that we  have set up a Smart Search and assets with "Animals" is now being fed into the Collection:

 

 

 

Types of Deliveries

 

These are methods on how to send out all assets added to a collection to multiple destinations.

 

RSS - Rich Site Summary

 

How to set a Collection Smart Search to a RSS feed:

 

 

See screen capture below:

 

 

After clicking Save, the system will generate a RSS link that you can Copy and Paste to a browser that supports it to view the assets.

 

 

Testing the URL:

 

 

 

Notice that we now have two (2) Indicators beside the RSS Feed Test Collection.

 

 

FTP – File Transfer Protocol

 

 

 

Web Service(SOAP Request):

 

 

Managing Collections

The "double gear" icon will let you manage your Collections.

 

 

 

 

General Overview of your Manage Collections page