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CU-CS-900-MN-Z-1 3 Table of Contents Intro 7 Managing Catalogs 25 Cumulus . 8 Catalog Settings . 26 • OVERVIEW: CATALOG SETTINGS.................................................................. 27 8 This Administrator Guide . Employing a Central Asset Location . 29 Organization . 8 Customizing Field Properties. 31 Cross-Platform Issues . 9 • OVERVIEW: FIELD PROPERTIES...................................................................... 33 User Interface Item Conventions. 9 Field Formulas . 38 Cumulus Step by Step. 9 Field Linking . 43 Understanding Cumulus . 9 Adding Fields. 45 Creating a Custom Field . 47 How Cumulus Works . 11 Editing a String List Field . 48 The Cumulus Client/Server Architecture . 11 The Cumulus Administrator . 12 Preparing Catalogs for Special Purposes. 50 Cumulus Clients. 12 Optimizing Standard Metadata Format Support . 50 Finding Help . 12 Configuring Web Links. 51 Securing Catalogs . 51 Getting Started 13 Journaling Catalogs. 52 Database Mirroring . 53 The Cumulus Server. 14 New Catalogs . 57 14 The Cumulus Administrator . Creating Catalogs. 57 Initial Tasks and Their Order . 14 Catalog Templates. 58 Logging On as Cumulus Administrator . 14 Catalog Maintenance . 60 16 Working Smart . Catalog Size and Performance . 60 Name a Catalog Manager . 16 Compressing Catalogs . 61 Develop an Effective File Naming Convention . 16 Backing Up Catalogs . 61 Develop an Effective Folder Naming Preparing Catalogs for Special Metadata . 62 Convention . 16 Copying Catalogs. 63 Cross-Platform Catalog Use. 17 Repairing Catalogs. 63 Multiple Catalogs & Servers. 17 Renaming Catalogs . 64 Providing Catalogs . 17 Deleting Catalogs. 65 Creating New Catalogs . 18 Dividing Catalogs . 65 Adding Existing Catalogs . 19 Merging Catalogs. 66 Catalog Availability . 20 Migrating Catalogs. 66 Going On . 21 Using Server Console Modules . 68 Configuring Mail Notification Messages. 22 Logging of Catalog Activities. 68 Default User Settings . 22 The Activity Monitor . 68 Archiving Information. 70 The Importance of Updating Asset References 70 • User Interface Visual Overview Page 4 CUMULUS® – ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE Server Permissions. 114 Server Console 71 Live Filtering™ . 117 119 Overview . 72 Working with the Role-Based Mode . Switching to Role-Based Mode . 119 Accessing the Server Console . 73 Creating New Roles. 120 Opening the Server Console Application. 73 Duplicating, Editing and Deleting Roles . 121 Opening the Web Server Console. 74 122 Using Server Console for Multiple Cumulus Actions for User Manager . Servers . 75 --Importing User Data . 122 Client Groups. 122 Backup Manager . 76 Departments . 124 FileSystem Companion Manager . 77 Checking the Users Catalog. 125 Copying User Settings . 125 Configuring FileSystem Companion Instances 77 127 File System Versioning . 80 LDAP Authentication Method. User Password Authentication . 127 Mail Manager . 82 User Fields. 128 • OVERVIEW: MAIL MANAGER ......................................................................... 82 Cumulus Roles . 128 Remote Admin . 83 Security Aspects . 130 Cumulus Server Status . 83 Cumulus Server Settings . 83 Configuring Vault 131 • OVERVIEW: CUMULUS SERVER SETTINGS............................................... 84 License . 85 How Cumulus Vault Works . 132 FileSharing Info Settings . 85 Vault Server. 132 Vault and Catalogs. 132 88 Report Manager . Vault and Asset Handling Sets . 133 Requirements . 88 Behind the Scenes. 133 Working with the Report Manager . 89 134 92 Installation . Scheduler Manager . Vault Server on Another Computer . 134 Setting Up a Scheduler Task . 92 Provided Scheduler Actions. 94 How to Make Vault Work. 135 Set Manager . 97 Configuring the Vault Server . 135 Specifying the Cumulus Vault Administrator . 135 Activating Vault and Specifying the Vault Managing Users 99 Storage Location . 136 User Management . 100 Implementing Cumulus Vault. 138 The Users Catalog . 100 Opening a Workgroup Catalog . 138 Modes. 100 Preparing Catalogs for Vault . 138 User Manager . 101 Linking Catalogs to Vault . 140 Configuring Asset Handling Sets for Vault. 142 Creating Users . 102 User Access to Vault . 143 Duplicating, Editing and Deleting Users. 103 Adding Already Cataloged Assets to Vault . 144 User Properties. 104 145 • OVERVIEW: USER PROPERTIES – GENERAL & Administration Utilities . ADDITIONAL FIELDS 104 Managing Non-cataloged Assets Stored User Identification . 105 in Vault . 145 Update Folder Information . 148 Simple View: Permissions. 106 Redirecting Asset References . 149 Advanced View: Permissions. 107 Catalogs. 107 Catalog Permissions . 108 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Troubleshooting 153.