Assets Server

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Assets Server

Quick Start

• Assets Server Quick Start guide

Installation

• Installing Assets Server
• Hardware requirements and recommendations for Asset Server
• Upgrading Assets Server
• Installing Assets Agent
• Assets Server memory configuration
• Assets Server network ports

Managing

• Managing Assets Server
• The Assets Server structure: clusters and nodes
• How a cluster is coordinated in Assets Server
• Upscaling a stand-alone cluster to a multi-node cluster in Assets Server
• Monitoring the state of Assets Server
• Gathering Assets Server information for troubleshooting

Configuration

Learn how to configure Assets Server. Topics: configuring a running cluster | HTTPS | e-mail | session time-outs | list for sorting assets | single sign-on |

• Changing the Assets Server configuration for a running cluster
• Extending the functionality of Assets Server using extension points
• Setting up HTTPS in Assets Server
• Implementing single sign-on in Assets Server
• Implementing single sign-on in Assets Server using Amazon Cognito
• Implementing single sign-on in Assets Server using Amazon Cognito with an external SAML identity provider

Amazon

• Running Assets Server in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
• Speeding up the connection to Assets Server from remote locations by using Amazon CloudFront
• Using S3 as archive storage when running Assets Server in a non-Amazon environment

Apache

• Running Assets Server in combination with Apache

APIs

Learn how to use the APIs of Assets Server. Topics: basic data model | authcred | cross-origin | data model | metrics | permission masks | previews | URL request secrets | REST API | Webhooks

• Introduction to the Assets Server API
• Assets Server API - The basic data model
• Assets Server API - authcred
• Assets Server API - cross origin
• Assets Server API - Metrics
• Assets Server API - Permission Masks

APIs - Javascript

Learn how to use the Javascript library of Assets Server. Topics: Introduction | ColumnTree | ElvisAPI | ElvisPlugin | FacetRenderer | HitRenderer | PreviewLightbox

• Introduction to the Assets Server JavaScript library
• Assets Server JavaScript library - ColumnTree
• Assets Server JavaScript library - ElvisAPI
• Assets Server JavaScript library - ElvisPlugin
• Assets Server JavaScript library - FacetRenderer
• Assets Server JavaScript library - HitRenderer

APIs - REST

Learn how to work with the REST API of Assets Server. Topics: API login | browse | create | checkout | copy | create folder | create relation | createAuthKey | E-mail | error handling | localization | log usage stats | login | logout | move/rename | POST request with csrf token | profile | remove | remove relation | revokeAuthKeys | samples | search | undo checkout | update | updateAuthkey | updatebulk | versioning and history | ZIP download

• Assets Server REST API - introduction
• Assets Server REST API - API login
• Assets Server REST API - browse
• Assets Server REST API - checkout
• Assets Server REST API - copy
• Assets Server REST API - create

APIs - SOAP

Learn how to work with the SOAP API of Assets Server. Topics: introduction | copy | import | move | remove | retrieve | search

• Introduction to the Assets Server SOAP API
• Assets Server SOAP API - copy
• Assets Server SOAP API - import
• Assets Server SOAP API - move
• Assets Server SOAP API - remove
• Assets Server SOAP API - retrieve

Architecture

• Assets Server overview

Backup and restore

• Backing up and restoring Assets Server

Content management

• Adding content to Assets Server
• Organizing content stored in Assets Server by using Collections
• Organizing content in Assets Server by using a folder structure
• Organizing content stored in Assets Server by using Permissions

Enfocus

• Integrating Assets Server in Enfocus Switch

Files

Learn how to work with files in Assets Server. Topics: opening | editing | regenerating thumbnail and preview | rescuing lost index entries | download presets | repairing | watermarks | supported file types | sharing | placing images on a layout | InDesign | downloading | importing | XMP | auto-renaming | versioning

• Accessing files that are stored in Assets Server
• Supported file types in Assets Server
• Automatically creating XMP file relations in Assets Server
• Cleaning up files with the same ID in Assets Server
• Configuring the auto-renaming of files in Assets Server
• How files are related to each other in Assets Server

Ghostscript

• Generating previews and thumbnails in Assets Server by using Ghostscript

Indexing

• Creating or deleting a backup of the index in Assets Server
• Restoring an index in Assets Server
• Updating the file index of Assets Server
• Errors appear in the log files after updating the index of Assets Server

Languages

• Managing languages in Assets Server
• Improving search results by setting the correct language for indexing and searching in Assets Server

Licensing

• About Assets Server licenses
• Activating Assets Server
• Using a Backup license in Assets Server
• Error when trying to activate Assets Server: 'Required boolean parameter 'useActivatedClusterHardwareId' is not present'

Metadata

• Metadata in Assets Server - introduction
• Working with metadata in Assets Server
• The metadata structure of Assets Server
• Assets Server metadata fields explained
• Changing the default metadata field options in Assets Server
• Controlling metadata field availability in Assets Server

Open Calais

• Populating metadata in Assets Server through Open Calais

Plug-ins

• Extending the Assets Server functionality with plug-ins
• Assets Server plug-ins introduction - internal plug-ins
• Installing and managing plug-ins in Assets Server
• Assets Server plug-ins introduction - Web access
• Assets Server plug-in configuration files
• Assets Server plug-ins introduction - URL variables

Plug-ins (action)

• Adding custom functionality to Assets Server by using Action plug-ins
• Assets Server Action plug-ins - configuration settings
• Assets Server action plug-ins - Defining user access
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Geotagging
• Assets Server action plug-ins - elvisContext
• Assets Server action plug-ins - elvisContext functions

Plug-ins (bundled)

Learn about the bundled plug-ins of Assets Server. Topics: approval tool | cleaning up files and folders | debug | download portal | Elvis stats | hot-folder import | import from FTP | import from RSS | import metadata from files | live feed | move files and folders | search other Elvis server | search in external website | syndication site | photo usage report | print contact sheet | upload portal | Web CMS

• Assets Server sample plug-ins
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Approval tool
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Cleaning up files and folders
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Debug
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Download portal
• Assets Server sample plug-in - Elvis stats

Plug-ins (panel)

• Adding custom functionality to Assets by using Panel plug-ins

Plug-ins (scheduled)

• Assets Server sample plug-in - Version cleanup
• Scheduling tasks in Assets Server with Schedule plug-ins
• Assets Server Scheduled plug-ins - configuration settings

Searching

• Searching for files in Assets Server by using a query
• The Assets Server query syntax
• Configuring Elasticsearch Analyzers in Assets Server

Security

• Assets Server security features overview

Storage

• Solutions for storing files with Assets Server
• Multi-tiered storage in Assets Server
• Retrying failed file operations when using NAS storage with Assets Server

Studio Server

Learn how to integrate Assets Server with Studio Server. Topics: production zone folder | verifying asset usage | archiving | restoring | metadata mapping | shadow object | copy

• Integrating Assets Server with Studio Server
• Steps for integrating Assets Server with Studio Server
• Adding files from Assets Server to Studio Server
• Adding images stored in Assets Server to InDesign with Studio installed
• Archiving files stored in Studio Server
• Archiving Digital articles to Assets Server

Users

Learn about managing users and user groups in Assets Server. Topics: creating | public guest account | user access | disconnecting | viewing user access

• Setting up users and user groups in Assets Server
• Controlling user access to clients and client features in Assets Server
• Controlling user access to folders and files in Assets Server
• Controlling user permissions in Assets Server
• Creating a public guest account for Assets Server
• Disconnecting users from Assets Server

WordPress

• Integrating WordPress in Assets Server