Channel selection

Channels are used to group content based on filters and permissions. This practice is well known throughout the Internet; for example, in a Google search, results are grouped into images, news, maps, and shopping. In Fotoware Alto, system administrators set up the channel, which typically displays company business units, business cases, or distribution channels (such as partner portals). Channel selection varies depending on your company’s content management strategy. 

There is always one root channel present in Fotoware Alto. This channel cannot be deleted, but can be permitted or restricted. For example, the root channel's name can be changed to All Content. The little arrow on the right indicates further selection options.

The channel selection in administration areas, where no further channels are available, for example, in the list manager or layer manager, is used to display the menu selected. For detailed views, it shows a breadcrumb. In this case, the user is informed which menu they opened. The missing little arrow on the right indicates there are no further selection options.

Search

The search field is prominent at the top. When accessing Fotoware Alto, a user can directly search by typing; there is no need to click the search field. 

The search has three modes, indicated in the top-right corner. Click to switch the mode.

1. Simple (all) searching for all words
2. Simple (any) searching for any of the words
3. Advanced, allowing for complex search queries

Browser

The browser shows elements in two different views:

• Thumbnail - displays a preview for content items or icons, such as list items and their names (configurable as the thumbnail display pattern). You can select a small, medium, large, or extra-large thumbnail.
• List - displays all information in a list view, similar to a spreadsheet.

Select the menu icon to select a view. You can choose whether or not to display an overlay.
In addition, you can see the selected fields, the display order, and the selected creation date.

The items in the browser can be selected using a mouse or keyboard (using the Shift and Ctrl keys). The selection type remains valid only until the user switches channels or menu items. For "lasting" selections, select the checkmark in the top-left corner to add the items to the basket. 

The browser toolbar is at the top and shows actions available to the active selected items from the browser. Unavailable actions are not displayed, so the available actions vary. The actions available also depend on your user role permissions (for example, edit options require edit permissions).

Sidebar

The sidebar is on the right below the search, and the whole panel is collapsible. If you need more space for content, use the arrow icon to close the sidebar. The sidebar usually has Filter, Collections, and Fields options. The sidebar is separated into tabs with the following options (if available): 

1. Filters 
   Select from the available options (metadata, media type, etc.) to filter the browser items.
2. Collections 
   You can create, edit, or delete a collection. Content items can be added to a collection that can be saved, shared, and kept even if the user switches the menu or channel, whereas selection in the browser is removed after changing the menu or channel.
3. Fields
   This option is available only when you have selected List as the view. 
   Select the fields you would like to display in the List view. This list is populated based on the content in your search results. For example, if you have only searched for image-type files, audio and video options will not be available. Note that relationship fields, dynamic view fields, and some EXIF options are not supported.

Notifications

Notifications appear when specific actions succeed or fail. A user dragging content items (such as images) onto the Content browser will initiate an import process. Notifications communicate the different states (I have the files uploaded, I have rendered everything, I have imported to content browser, etc.) so the user is informed about what is happening in the background.

Notifications are available for:

• upload (finished, failed, etc.)
• import (finished, failed, etc.)
• edit
• share (sent, received, etc.) 

Examples of the browser view

Content Browser

• Option to search
• Toolbar for content item operations
• Side offering
  • Filters that are configured in the channel configuration
  • Basket to store, share, edit, and save collections

Collections Manager

• Without the option to search
• Sidebar offering
  • Filters (predefined), for example, type and creation date, to separate edit collections (automatically created from the batch editor) from custom collections (saved by the user) 

Transfer Manager

• Without the option to search
• Without sidebar

App Manager

• The default view is a list without the option to switch to the tile view
• Without the option to search
• Without sidebar
• The area where certified apps, such as Excel Roundtrip, are displayed

Share Manager

• Option to search for shares
• Sidebar offering
  • Filters (predefined) for share type (share, embed), creation date, recipients, creator, and expiration date

List Manager

• Option to search for lists
• Toolbar for creating and modifying lists
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the list selected in the browser (for example, connected lists, fields, usage in layers, search information)

Layer Manager

• Option to search for layers
• Toolbar for creating and modifying layers
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the layer selected in the browser (for example, fields including connected list for tagboxes, search information)

Virtual Types Manager

• Option to search for Virtual Type
• Toolbar for creating and modifying Virtual Types
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about Virtual Type selected in the browser (for example, fields including connected list for tagboxes, search information)

Fieldsets and Relations Manager

• Option to search for Fieldsets
• Toolbar for creating and modifying Fieldsets
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the Fieldset selected in the browser (for example, fields including connected list for tagboxes, search information)

File Type Manager

• Option to search for File Types
• Toolbar for creating and modifying File Types
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the File Type selected in the browser (for example, fields including connected list for tagboxes, search information)

Users Manager

• Option to search for users
• Toolbar to create and modify users
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the selected user, including details and role assignments
  • Filters (predefined) about the state of the user (approved, waiting, locked, etc.) and creation date

Role Manager

• The default view is a list without the option to switch to tile view
• Option to search for roles
• Toolbar to create or delete roles
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about a selected role, like permissions applied

Permissions Manager

• The default view is a list without the option to switch to tile view
• Option to search for roles
• Toolbar to create or delete roles
• Sidebar offering
  • Info about the selected permission set
    • permission grants to roles = role permissions
    • permissions for the set, e.g., who can apply for it = permission set permission