WorldServer
Explorer has menus, a toolbar and a context menu for performing asset-related
functions. Menus, menu options and toolbar options vary according
to your specific user privileges.
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ToolsOther tools related to assets, including submitting an asset, import and export of assets and indexes, property search, clearing the segment cache, and managing which columns display.
Note: The Clear Segment Cache option allows you to reset the segmented asset cache without touching an asset. This ability is useful when the segmented cache is stale, but an asset cannot be easily touched.
In addition, WorldServer includes a context menu for some of the
most common asset functions. Access the context menu by clicking the
secondary mouse button after selecting a folder or asset. The context
menu includes options for:
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Note: If you are using WorldServer on an Apple
computer and your mouse does not have a secondary button, hold the CTRL key when you click
to display the context menu.
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As you select assets in WorldServer, the Explorer displays the number
of assets currently selected in the lower left corner of the page.
This functionality can be handy, for example, to count the number
of files associated with a particular project. If only a folder is
selected, but not the assets in it, the status bar displays totals
for all assets in the folder (size and number).
WorldServer lets you manage which columns display. You can access
the Choose Columns dialog via or by right-clicking a column header. If you have a
large number of AIS properties, for example, you can use the Choose Columns dialog
to specify which properties display. In the dialog, you can select
or deselect properties either by using the arrow or by double-clicking
them. To rearrange the order of columns, drag them left or right.
The Explorer remembers these settings the next time you login, including
size and location of the columns.
The Explorer has two modes: standard tree browsing mode and search
result mode. The second mode is enabled when a user selects the menu
then selects the “Show results in Explorer” option. In this mode the
matching assets asset are listed as a table (not a tree) in the Explorer.
This mode also allows you to choose which columns should be displayed.
The selected column set in this mode is not the same as in the standard
mode. That is, you can configure different columns to be displayed
in each of the modes.
The filter supports searching on AIS mount folders. For example,
enter /clients/DEF Company/Quotes in the Asset Path field and click Go or press Enter.
You can filter the items displayed in the Explorer based on a wildcard
pattern. You can choose which column you want to filter on. To apply
the filter, select desired the column and then enter the string you
want to filter on. The search is case-sensitive, and any rows that
contain this substring are returned in the result. For example, if
you specify "Size" in the Column field, and "2 KB" in the Filter field,
the search will return all rows that contain "2 KB" (for example,
it might return 12 KB, 2 KB and 232 KB; but not 20 KB).
The filter supports wildcards (*). For example, the filter "*.html" will return all
files with that end in ".html." The filter "a*.txt" will return all
files whose names begin with the letter "a” and end with the string
".txt." After
pressing the Apply button the filter will be applied to the list of assets displayed,
and the Explorer button name will be changed to Clear. Press the Clear button to clear
the previously set filter and view all of the assets in the selected
folder.
If you already have at least one remembered selection, you can add
an asset to the remembered asset selection by right-clicking a remembered
selection, selecting Add, and typing a full AIS path, rather than navigating
to that location, and adding the asset using right-click and the "Remember
Selection" menu.