Placing files under embargo in Assets 10

Working with external agencies and press associations typically involves placing files under embargo up to a specific date after which these users are allowed to see and use them.

This article explains how this is done in Assets.

Step 1. Find the files for which you want to set an embargo period and select them.

Step 2. Open the Metadata panel and locate the following field:

• License start

Note: This field is part of the Rights metadata fields. If it is not shown, add it to the panel as explained in Working with metadata in Assets 10.

Step 3. Set the date and time from which the files are allowed to be accessed. (In other words: up until the specified date and time, the files are not allowed to be accessed.)

Step 4. Define an end date after which the files should no longer be available (and are placed under embargo again), by using the following field:

• License end