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If there is a version in another language of the same document, click the plus (“+”) icon at the right of the “Version” block (compare the 3rd step) and provide the new file and the requested information. In the search results the user will have the option to select from a list the language version of the document.
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Understanding the Contentstack Asset Library
This paragraph describes options for advanced heavy users. If you are just starting with Contentstack, this information is not relevant.
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users. It is relevant mainly for the upload of central assets / documents and thus for Central Content Managers.
So, even if Contentstack provides an option to directly upload files to the Assets library, please do not, but follow the steps described in “3. How to upload new documents” because uploading documents in the Asset Library increases the risk of not providing required information.
If you upload an image, a video or any document to Contentstack, this upload will be stored in the Assets library in Contentstack.
The Assets library behaves a bit like a file explorer. You can add folders to organize the assets and there are a few options to add e.g. a description directly to the uploaded asset. We ignore these options to provide information about the uploaded assets.
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Even if Contentstack provides an option to directly upload files to the Assets library, please do not, but follow the steps described in “3. How to upload new documents”. |
Uploading documents in the Asset Library, increases the risk of not providing required information, like e.g. the copyright data. Furthermore, you cannot include assets (images and videos) You can easily upload Assets here, but please note that you cannot include an asset into a web page until the image asset age or video is embedded into an Entry of the Content Types “Image” or “Video”! You will always have to follow the steps described in “3. How to upload new documents” for each asset after the upload.
There are a few reasons to first upload the assets and to create the needed Entries in a second step. One reason may be, if a dedicated Central Admin Content Manager needs to upload several assets (mainly documents) in one go.
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