Uploading or editing assets
Admins and contributors with upload permission for a folder can upload
assets.
After signing in to Acquia DAM and clicking the folder you
want to upload assets to, you can upload assets using the following
methods:
- Drag assets from your computer and drop them into
Acquia DAM, in the thumbnail view.
- Click Upload on the actions toolbar and either drag and drop
assets from your computer into the uploader or click Select files
to upload to browse and select files on your computer to upload.
- By using Box or
Dropbox.
You can minimize the upload window to continue working in
Acquia DAM while assets are uploading.
After the assets are uploaded, they may appear with an Asset
processing thumbnail. While assets are processing, preview thumbnails
are being generated and metadata is being indexed. This may take a few
minutes.
Additional asset edit options
- Sign in to Acquia DAM and select the asset.
- Click the pencil icon
on the actions toolbar or the asset
thumbnail.
- Select the edit option:
- You can also rename the asset by clicking the filename in the
asset details panel. Click the check mark
to save.
- The duplicate asset will display in the folder with “Copy of”
preceding the name. The duplicate asset will include the metadata
of the original.
- Admins and contributors with delete asset permission for a folder
can delete assets. If an asset was accidentally deleted, contact
Acquia support.
- You can recreate the thumbnail of an asset that displays Asset
processing for an extended period of time.
- If you apply a watermark to a folder after assets have been
uploaded, you must recreate the thumbnail in order for the
watermark to display. This same process applies if you remove a
watermark from a folder. (Read more about applying a
watermark.)
- Select the file from your computer that you would like to replace
the asset with. Click Upload.
- Rename - Renames an asset.
- Duplicate - Duplicates an asset.
- Delete - Deletes an asset.
- Edit expiration - Allows users to set an expiration
date for the asset.
- Recreate thumbnail - Reprocesses the asset.
- Replace asset file - Replaces the existing asset and does not
keep a version history.
- Upload new version - Allows the user to upload a new
version and review version history.
- Set as folder favorite - Allows users to set the folder favorite
(the image that displays on the folder thumbnail). Only one asset can
be set as the folder favorite at a time.
- Rotate clockwise and counterclockwise - Rotates the asset
thumbnail. After selecting this option, it can take a few minutes for
the rotated asset to display in Acquia DAM.
- Activate and Deactivate - Updates the status of the
asset.
- Publish/Unpublish - Allows users to publish or unpublish
assets to Brand Connect.
- Edit Metadata - Allows users to edit the metadata for assets.
(Read more about editing the metadata for
assets.)
