The way you create a media asset depends on the type of asset you want to create. This section describes the properties you are required to fill in when you are creating a media asset.
Media assets are assets that typically have content, such as a URL pointing to a Web page, a JSP template, or a block of product copy that is managed by ATG Merchandising. In technical terms, media assets are commerce assets that are contained in a Content Repository. There are three kinds of media assets:
Media-internal-text assets store blocks of text in a database managed by ATG products. For example, a line of text displayed by a slot on your web site might be stored as an media-internal-text asset.
Media-internal-binary assets store binary files, such as images or PDFs, in a database managed by ATG products. For example, an image of a product might be stored as a media-internal-binary asset.
Media-external assets store, in an ATG-managed database, a URL that points to files, such as text or binary files, that exist on the Web. For example, a JSP template used for all products might be stored as media-external assets.
Before you create your media assets, decide how you want to organize them and create folders accordingly.
Creating Media Folders
Before creating media assets and folders, consider how you want to organize them. You can base your organization on the following principles:
Subject matter: Blenders folder holds all blender media assets
Asset type: Images folder holds all assets representing images
This section describes the properties you are required to fill in when you are creating a media folder. It also describes how to select a parent folder. Media folders, unlike media assets don’t have to exist in folders, but if you decide to add this folder to one, now is a good time to select the parent. If you don’t select one, the folder will exist in the top-level of the hierarchy.
To a create media folder, follow these steps:
In Media view of the Browse tab, click the Create New button and, from the dropdown list that displays, click MediaFolder. To learn how to access this view, see Media View.
The Details pane displays empty text boxes you will fill with information about the media folder.
In the Name text box, enter a name for the media folder. (Required)
If the new media folder should reside in another media folder, click the Parent Folder property Edit button to open the Select an Item dialog box, where you can navigate to a parent folder, click the radio button beside it, and click OK.
Click Create.
The new media folder displays in Media view in the location you specified.
Creating Media-Internal-Text Assets
To create an asset that contains a text block representing, for example, advertising copy, follow these steps:
In Media view of the Browse tab, click CreateNew and choose Media-Internal-Text. To learn how to access this view, see Media View.
The Details pane displays empty text boxes you will fill with information about the media asset.
In the Name text box, enter a name. (Required)
Specify a media folder parent by following these steps (Required):
Click the Edit button beside Parent Folder to open the Select an Item dialog box.
Navigate to the media folder that will hold the media asset you are creating. Click the radio button beside the media folder.
Click OK.
In the Data text box, provide the text that you want ATG Merchandising to manage. (Required)
Click Create.
The new media-internal-text item displays in the specified media folder.
Creating Media-Internal-Binary Assets
Media-internal-binary assets have, by default, binary files in the forms: GIF, JPG, or PNG. (See Extending Supported Binary File Types for instructions on adding additional file types.)
To create an asset that has a binary file associated with it, follow these steps:
In Media view of the Browse tab, click CreateNew and choose Media-Internal-Binary. To learn how to access this view, see Media View.
The Details pane displays empty text boxes you will fill with information about the media asset.
In the Name text box, enter a name for the media asset. (Required)
The name you enter here will represent the binary file itself in your application. For example, if an internal-binary asset holds a product image , a page that displays the image identifies it by the name you provide here. For image files, including the file’s extension causes the image to display on the bottom of the Details pane, once you have uploaded the image and created the asset.
Specify a media folder parent by following these steps (Required):
Click the Edit button beside Parent Folder to open the Select an Item dialog box.
Navigate to the media folder that will hold the media asset you are creating. Click the radio button beside the media folder.
Click OK.
Specify a file to upload. You can do this in one of two ways (Required):
In the Data text box, enter the path that leads to the binary file, beginning with the drive name and ending with the file name.
Click the Browse button to open a dialog box that lets you navigate to the binary file and select it. Click Open.
Click Create.
The new media-internal-text item displays in the specified media folder.
Creating Media-External Items
To create an asset that has a URL associated with it, follow these steps:
In Media view of the Browse tab, click CreateNew and choose Media -External. To learn how to access this view, see Media View.
The Details pane displays empty text boxes you will fill with information about the media asset.
In the Name text box, enter a name for the media asset.
Specify a media folder parent by following these steps (Required):
Click the Edit button beside Parent Folder to open the Select an Item dialog box.
Navigate to the media folder that will hold the media asset you are creating. Click the radio button beside the media folder.
Click OK.
In the URL text box, provide the URL that accesses the external file. (Required)
Click Create.
The new media-external item displays in the specified media folder.
