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Users can upload any assets from their computers by pressing the Upload from disk button. This will bring forth the upload dialog box. After finding and selecting the files, clicking Open will start the upload process.
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Once the upload is finished, it will result in the appropriate message at the bottom of the application.
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Depending on which assets have been selected, the buttons at the bottom of the page will change accordingly (see image below)
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There exist 4 5 states that assets can be in:
Green checkmark - No issues: Change quality will appear
Yellow link - Local asset deleted/: Relink and Change quality will appear
Yellow clock - DAM Center asset has newer version: Relink and Change quality will appear
Red arrow - The asset exists on your computer, but not on the DAM Center: Upload
Red warning - The asset exists neither locally nor on the DAM Center: No button - the system cannot help you resolve this state
Each button displays the number of assets that can be handled by the specific button.
Here are some examples of what the link manager page might look like dependent on the circumstances:
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In the case below, all elements in the table have been selected where each of the 4 possible status states are displayed. The last asset in the table cannot be selected since it is in a status that has to be fixed manually by reinserting the asset in the InDesign document:
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In the example below, the marked asset can be uploaded into the DAM:
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Relinking broken links
Relinking broken links can be done in two ways, i.e. by:
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Select the assets with
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Using the dropdown to select all the assets that have broken links.
When one of the options has been selected, then the Relink button becomes available.
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yellow links and/or yellow clocks, and press Relink.
When the assets with broken links have been fixed, a dialog will prompt the user that the content has been downloaded and relinked.
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After the Close button is clicked, the table is automatically updated.linked again, the following prompt will appear:
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Your link manager will refresh to reflect your changes:
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Uploading an asset
Uploading assets can be done in two ways, i.e. by:
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