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Changes in Workflows
Workflows is a functionality that was introduced in a beta form from Media Manager 5.3 and improved upon in Media Manager 5.4. For the features introduced in those versions, please refer to MM5.3.0 Major new features and MM5.4 Major new features .
Workflow editor
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There are several design-related changes made to the Workflow editor in order to make the experience of working with it more user-friendly, intuitive and visually appealing.
First of all, we have introduced a number of UI-related changes, both to accommodate new features and to make the Workflow editor easier to understand. These involve, among others:
the ability to edit the names of stages and transitions only in the right-hand edit panel
the ability to open the edit panel by simply clicking on a stage or transition
more user-friendly naming of several elements in the editor.
Furthermore, we have made a functional addition to the way the upload constraints work by introducing so-called secret attachments. Secret attachments are sensitive materials (for example, a consent form) that should not be visible to other users with the ability to see the task it concerns. We have achieved this by introducing new roles that split the users into one of the three categories:
the users who cannot see any attachments
the users who can only see ordinary attachments
the users who can see all attachments, including those marked as sensitive documents.
Last but not least, the labels used to visually represent Workflow stages are now customizable. The user can either choose one of the standard labels or create a new one by selecting the icon and color from the list.
Task list
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More flexibility when using the Download Request Workflow
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New use case: Custom Signup Workflow
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Improved experience with metadata
(video placeholder: 5.4 vs. 5.5 comparison)
During the last recent iterations of the product, we have been continually working on improving the performance of the system. In version 5.5 we have focused on the speed of our metadata editor. By implementing a new metadata API, we have succeeded in in significantly speeding up the process of loading the metadata editor in Media Manager as well as the process of saving the changes in metadata. This applies to both single edit and multi edit.
The changes will be most noticeable to the customers who have many metadata groups and fields as well as those who have the need to edit asset information on many assets at once.
We have also introduced a smaller quality-of-life improvement that might be less noticeable to the users at first glance. Namely, we have replaced Cancel button in the metadata editor with Discard to make the experience of working with metadata more intuitive.
UI/UX enhancements
The cropping tool
Until now all the cropped images inherited the name of the original asset which could cause confusion when multiple crops of the assets were available in the Related assets section. Now the name of the selected cropping preset will be displayed to make working with multiple versions of an asset more transparent.
User collaboration
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It will now be easier to access the section for comments and annotations. The user can now click on Comments shortcut available on the list of actions on the asset card. This will take them directly to commenting section.
Moreover, the timestamps of the past comments are now more accurate. While the time of the comments remains approximate at first glance, accurate timestamp will be displayed upon hovering the mouse pointer over it.
Working with multiple assets
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When users prepare the selection of multiple assets, they can now continue working with the unselected assets without cancelling their selection. For example, a user who meticulously selected assets for multi edit from different locations of the Media Manager can safely download an asset that’s not the part of that tasks without losing the selection pool.
Profile and settings
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We have now improved the section for changing the profile information. It is no longer necessary to write the email address of the user twice.
The user with the highest administrative clearance can now edit email templates directly from the Media Manager. The templates can be found under Settings → ConfigManager. The templates created there can be used, among others, in setting up automations, where one of the desired outcomes is for the system to send an email to a user.