Asset Manager Help

 

 

Working With Assets

To View or Change an Attribute Value

  1. Select the asset, hold down the right mouse button, and choose View.
  2. To change a value:

To Move an Asset

  1. Select the asset, hold down the right mouse button, and choose Move.
  2. Select the destination folder.
  3. Confirm the move by clicking Yes in the dialog box that appears.

To Delete an Asset

  1. Select the asset, hold down the right mouse button, and choose Delete.

To Make a Simple (Single Criterion) Search

  1. In the Asset menu, choose Search.
  2. In the window that appears, click Simple.
  3. Choose "All fields" or the attribute you want to search for; use the drop-down menu next to the "Look in" text box.
  4. In the "Contains Text" field, type the value you want to search for.

    Searches are case-sensitive.

  5. Click Search.

To Make an Advanced (Multiple Criteria) Search

  1. In the Asset menu, choose Search.
  2. In the window that appears, click Advanced.
  3. Click New Criterion.
  4. Under "Attribute," choose the attribute you want to search.
  5. Under "Relation OP," choose the kind of match you want.
  6. In the "Value" field, type the value to search for.

    Values are case-sensitive.

  7. Click Add.
  8. Enter another criterion by clicking New Criterion and then repeating Steps 3-7.
  9. By default, multiple criteria have an AND relationship. Click "AND" or "OR" to change the relationship between adjacent criteria.
  10. When you have entered all criteria, click Search.

Working With Folders

To Open or Close a Folder

  1. Click the turner icon adjacent to the folder. (Empty folders, such as those shown in the figure above, do not have turners.)

To Create a Folder

  1. Select the folder that is to contain the new folder, hold down the right mouse button, and choose New.

    A folder named New Folder appears.

  2. Select the New Folder, hold down the right mouse button, and choose Edit.
  3. Type the new folder's name and press Return.

To Rename a Folder

  1. Select the folder, hold down the right mouse button, and choose Edit.
  2. Type the new name and press Return.

To Delete a Folder

Note: Deleting a folder deletes all assets and folders in it.

  1. Select the folder you want to delete, hold down the right mouse button, and choose Delete.

Note: You cannot delete a folder that contains assets whose Delete Lock attribute is set.

To Refresh the Folders

Refreshing folders updates your view of assets with changes made by other users.

  1. In the Options menu, choose Refresh.

Customizing the Display

To Adjust Column Widths

  1. Drag the edge of the column head you want to expand or contract, as you would in spreadsheet application.

To Change the Columns That are Displayed

  1. In the View menu, choose Column.
  2. In the window that appears, check and uncheck the columns you want to see or hide, respectively.
  3. Click OK.