In addition to creating mediaContent items, as described in the Merchandising Guide for Business Users, merchandising users can select files to display.

Content for media is stored in the content repository within a virtual file system. A virtual file system (VFS) reads file assets from the repository and makes them available for use in various contexts, such as deployment. For detailed information on virtual file systems, refer to the Content Administration Programming Guide. The MediaContentFileSystem, which is an instance of ContentRepositoryVFSService, gives the system access to items in the content repository.

Media content can be added using a URL, with the user providing the location of the media file within the server file structure. When the asset is saved, the URL property is automatically defined as the path to the file; for example:

/crsdocroot/content/image/articles/Spot_budget_conscious.jpg

Note that when the URL is created, it is not complete and does not contain the full path required in the production environment. You will need to modify the URL path so that it can be accessed property.

For additional information on using media content sources, refer to the Merchandising Guide for Business Users. For information on working with partial URLs, refer to the Merchandising Administration Guide.