Work with Content Items on the Assets Page
You can view, edit, and manage your content items in many ways on the Assets page.
When you select or right-click a content item you can perform the following actions:
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View the asset | To view the content item in a slide-out panel without leaving the Assets page, click the asset name, choose View in the right-click menu, or click in the actions bar.
To view the content item in a new tab, press Ctrl and click the asset name. When the asset is open you can also see how the content will look with the different layouts associated with the asset type, and access the editor. |
Edit the content item | To edit the content item, choose Edit in the right-click menu or click in the actions bar or on the asset tile. While editing the content item, you can add or edit values, media, or content item references. You can also change the language assigned to the content item. |
Duplicate the content item | To duplicate the content item, choose Duplicate in the right-click menu or click in the actions bar. A new version of the content item is created with “Copy” appended to the name. You can edit the item as needed without affecting the original version. |
Copy the asset | To copy the asset to another repository, choose Copy To in the right-click menu or click in the actions bar, select the repository you want to copy the asset to, then click Copy. You must have the Manager role on the target repository. You can select more than one asset to copy at the same time. Only the current version of each asset will be copied.
If the content types used for the copied content items aren't already associated with the target repository, the association will be done automatically. If you're copying a content item that references another asset, the referenced asset will also be copied to the target repository. Repository managers can also copy assets from one repository collection to another. |
View translated versions of the asset | To see all the translated versions of the content item, choose Manage Languages in the right-click menu or the Languages menu in the actions bar.
In the Languages panel, if permitted, you can translate the content item by clicking Add Language. To restrict the content item from being translated, click Non-translatable. This action can't be undone, and it removes any existing translations, so be sure you want to make the item non-translatable before you confirm the action. |
Translate the content item | To add a translation for the content item, choose Translate in the right-click menu or the Languages menu in the actions bar, and create the translation job. After creating the job, it will need to be sent to translation by someone with rights to do so. |
Lock or unlock the asset | To lock the asset so other users can't edit it, choose Lock Assets from the right-click menu or the Lock menu. If you also want to lock all the asset's dependencies, choose Lock Assets and Dependencies from the right-click menu or the Lock menu. For example, you may want to do this if you're waiting for approval. If the asset has already been locked by you, you can instead choose Unlock Assets or Unlock Assets and Dependencies. |
Publish or unpublish the asset | To publish the asset and make it available for use in a site, choose Publish Now or Publish Later from the right-click menu or the Publish menu. You can select more than one asset to publish at the same time. If the asset has already been published, you instead see an option to Unpublish it. |
Move the asset through review | If the asset requires review, you have different options depending on how the repository is configured:
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Find similarly categorized assets | If the asset has been categorized, find assets that are assigned to similar categories as the selected asset, by choosing Find Categorized Similarly in the right-click menu or the Find menu. |
Assign categories to the asset | If a taxonomy is associated with the repository you're viewing, you can assign categories to the asset by choosing Categories in the right-click menu, the Sidebar menu, or the drop-down menu in the sidebar (click ). Categories provide a hierarchical organization that maps to your business structure and allows users to drill-down to find what they need. |
Target the asset to publishing channels | To target the asset to publishing channels, choose Channels in the right-click menu, the Sidebar menu, or the drop-down menu in the sidebar (click ). You can select more than one asset to assign channels to at the same time. |
Assign tags and collections | To assign tags and collections to the asset, choose Tags and Collections in the right-click menu, the Sidebar menu, or the drop-down menu in the sidebar (click ). |
View the asset's properties | To view the asset's properties, choose Properties from the right-click menu, the Sidebar menu, or the drop-down menu in the sidebar (click ). The properties include read-only information such as when the item was created and last updated. |
View the asset history | To view the asset history, view a list of previous versions, or revert to a previous version, click the version number on the asset tile; or choose Properties from the right-click menu, the Sidebar menu, or the drop-down menu in the sidebar (click ); and then click the Activity tab. |
Archive the asset | If the asset isn't used anymore, but you're not ready to permanently delete the asset, you can archive it. To archive the asset from the repository, choose Archive in the right-click menu or click in the actions bar. To view archived assets, on the Assets page, click More Actions in the banner menu, then select Archived Assets. |
Remove the asset | To remove the asset from the repository, choose Delete in the right-click menu or click in the actions bar. You can select more than one asset to delete at the same time. If the asset has been published, it will be unpublished before it's deleted, so you must have permission to unpublish the asset. |
View analytics | To view the asset's analytics, click , then, in the drop-down menu, select Analytics. |
View the associated conversation | To create or participate in a conversation associated with the asset, click , then, in the drop-down menu, select Conversation. |
View where the asset is used | To view an inventory of all other assets that reference this asset or sites that use this asset, click , then, in the drop-down menu, select Inventory. |