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The MDM Data Manager provides multiple ways to manage objects in a repository (see Working with Objects for more information). It also provides object- and context-specific operations to help you manage your repository objects efficiently.

A list of object-related operations, which objects they apply to, and from where they are available is shown on the table below.

Operation

Description

Object Menu

Object Cell

Object Lookup Cell

Object Selector Dialog

All Objects

Copy Link

Copies the link selected on the lookup field.

 

 

X

 

Copy All Links

Copies all links on the selected lookup field.

 

 

X

 

Paste Link

Replaces existing links on the selected record with the copied link.

 

 

X

 

Paste Links as Append

Appends the copied link to the list of existing links on the selected record.

 

 

X

 

Remove Link

Removes the link selected on the lookup field.

 

 

X

 

Remove All Links

Removes all links on the selected lookup field.

 

 

X

 

Add/Link New

Adds new record to the object table and links it to the selected record.

 

 

X

 

Reimport

Reimports the selected objects from their original location.

X

 

 

 

Replace

Replaces the selected object with a new object.

X

 

 

 

Generate Thumbnail

Generates thumbnails for the selected objects.

X

 

 

 

View Detail

Views the selected object and its detail.

X

X

 

X

Edit Detail

Edits the selected object and its detail.

X

X

 

X

Edit Externally

Edits the selected object using an external editor.

X

X

 

X

Edit Data Groups

Edits the Data Groups hierarchy.

X

 

 

 

Import From File

Imports an object from file.

X

 

 

 

Replace From File

Replaces on object from file.

X

 

 

 

Set Variants From File

Sets the variants for images from file.

X

 

 

 

Merge Objects

Merges the selected objects into a single object.

X

 

 

 

Edit Object Layers

Edits the language layers for the selected object.

X

 

 

 

Image Only

View Original

Displays the original image.

X

X

X

X

View Thumbnail

Displays the thumbnail of the image.

X

X

X

X

View Variant

Displays the selected variant.

X

X

X

X

Set Variant

Sets an image to be used as a specific variant of an image.

X

X

X

X

Delete Variant

Deletes the specific variant of the image.

X

X

X

X

Save Original as

Saves the original image to disk.

X

X

X

X

Save Thumbnail as

Saves the thumbnail of the image to disk.

X

X

X

X

Save Variant as

Saves the selected variant of the image to disk.

X

X

X

X

Copy Original

Copies the original image to the clipboard.

X

X

X

X

Copy Thumbnail

Copies the thumbnail of the image to the clipboard.

X

X

X

X

Copy Variant

Copies the selected variant of the image to the clipboard.

X

X

X

X

Set Print Size

Sets the print size for the selected images.

X

X

X

X

Text Block Only

Copy Text Block

Copies the text block.

X

X

X

X

Split Text Block

Splits the text block by the specified delimiter:

      |

      \

      Return

X

X

X

X

Text HTML Only

Copy HTML

Copies the HTML text block.

X

X

X

X

Copy Block Only

Copy Unexpanded Copy

Copies the unexpanded version of the copy block.

X

X

X

X

Copy Expanded Copy

Copies the expanded version of the copy block.

X

X

X

X

PDF Only

View PDF

Displays the PDF in an Acrobat browser.

X

X

X

X

Binary Object/Sound/Video Only

Save Object as

Saves the object to disk.

X

X

X

X

These and other object operations are described in the following sections.

 

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