The Asset Storage module manages the access to files. To catalog a file from the file system of a computer, the Asset Storage module for that computer’s operating system must be activated for the Asset-Handling Set used. It must also be activated to enable you to access this file. If you are working in a cross platform environment you should have the Asset Storage modules for the other platforms activated as well so that you can access assets that are stored on other operating systems.

This Asset Storage module enables Cumulus to employ an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket as Central Asset Location and it supports versioning. To employ it, you need an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account and must be signed up for Amazon S3. If you are signed up for Amazon’s CloudFront as well, it can also be employed for best possible performance.

The properties you can define are the Amazon security credentials. The security credentials are used to authenticate and authorize calls that Cumulus makes to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Clicking on the Properties button opens the list of available credentials. The list displays for each credential an alias name and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) access key – and, if configured, the Amazon CloudFront Key Pair. The buttons below the list let you add, edit or remove credentials.

For adding or editing credentials the Credentials dialog is provided. It is divided into two groups: the mandatory credentials and the optional CloudFront Key Pair.

The mandatory credentials include:

CloudFront Key Pair

CloudFront uses access keys to authenticate requests made to CloudFront.

The Apple iWork Picture AssetStore enables Cumulus to create one record for each picture embedded in a Apple iWork document while cataloging. These records are created in addition to creating a record for the entire document and in addition to separate records for pages or slides. The records will be assigned to the corresponding document as “contained images”. A category for each document will automatically be created and the images’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an embedded image is either the name of the image inserted in the document, or “image” and a corresponding number. (No properties to be defined.)

This Asset Storage module allows you to efficiently manage slides created with Apple Keynote. It automatically catalogs all slides of a Keynote presentation and in addition to creating a record for the entire presentation document, a record for each slide is created. (No properties to be defined.) For more information, see “Working with Office Documents­” .

This Asset Storage module enables Cumulus users to catalog pages within Adobe InDesign and Quark XPress documents. If an XPV preview file for such a document is available, in addition to creating a record for the entire document, the XPV Support module creates records for each page of the document.

An XPV preview file also contains information on referenced assets. This information can be captured by Cumulus filters (such as HELIOS, InDesign and Quark XPress) and enables Cumulus AXR (Asset Cross References.)

Because the XPV AssetStore does not use the original Quark XPress documents, you cannot use the ’normal’ functions for the pages, e.g. copy, move and drag & drop. [Whereas the Cumulus QXP AssetStore, for Mac OS only, that also catalogs pages within Quark XPress documents, can create a new one-page Quark XPress document from the record of a page.]

The InDesign AssetStores enables Cumulus to create one record for each page of an InDesign document while cataloging. For more information, see “Working with InDesign Documents­” .

This Asset Storage module manages the access to files accessible from a Mac computer. (No properties to be defined.)

The Mac Binary AssetStore enables Cumulus to catalog MacBinary converted assets even on Windows machines. In addition to creating a record for the entire BIN file, it creates records for the compressed file in the BIN file. (No properties to be defined.)

This Asset Storage module enables Cumulus to employ a Microsoft Azure container as Central Asset Location and it supports versioning. To employ it, you need a Microsoft Azure account and must be signed up for Microsoft Azure.

The properties you can define are the Azure security credentials. The security credentials are used to authenticate and authorize calls that Cumulus makes to Microsoft Azure.

Only the Cumulus Administrator can view or edit the properties of the Microsoft Azure AssetStore!

Clicking on the Properties button opens the list of available credentials. The list displays for each credential an alias name. The buttons below the list let you add, edit or remove credentials.

This Asset Storage module allows you to efficiently manage slides created with Microsoft PowerPoint. It automatically catalogs all slides of a PowerPoint presentation in addition to creating a record for the entire presentation document. Such cataloged slides can be added to existing PowerPoint presentations – within Cumulus as well as within Microsoft PowerPoint. Within Cumulus you may even create new PowerPoint presentations out of cataloged slides. (No properties to be defined.) For more information, see “Working with Office Documents­” .

The MS Power Point Picture AssetStore works in conjunction with the MS Power Point AssetStore only. It enables Cumulus to create one record for each picture embedded in an MS Power Point presentation while cataloging. These records are created in addition to creating a record for the entire document and in addition to separate records for pages or slides (created by the MS Power Point AssetStore.) The images’ records will be related to the corresponding slide/page as “contained images”. A subcategory for each slide/page of the presentation file is automatically created and the images’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an embedded image is the name of the image inserted in the document, or “image” and a corresponding number. (No properties to be defined.)

The Office Open XML Pages and Slides AssetStore enables Cumulus to create one record for each page, sheet or slide of a 2007 MS Office System document (*.DOCX, *.XLSX, *.PPTX) or XML Paper Specification document (*.XPS) while cataloging. These records are created in addition to creating a record for the entire document. The records will be assigned to the corresponding document as “contained pages”. A category for each document will automatically be created and the images’ and pages’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of the pages/slide is the name of the document and a corresponding number. (No properties to be defined.)

The Office Open XML Pictures and Media AssetStore enables Cumulus to create one record for each picture or media embedded in a 2007 MS Office System document or XML Paper Specification document (*.XPS) while cataloging. These records are created in addition to creating a record for the entire document and in addition to separate records for image or media assets. The records will be assigned to the corresponding document as “contained images”. A category for each document will automatically be created and the media’s/images’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an embedded image/media is the name of the image/media inserted in the document or “image” and a corresponding number. (No properties to be defined.)

The Open Document AssetStore enables Cumulus to create one record for each image embedded in an Open Office document while cataloging – in addition to creating a record for the entire document. The records will be assigned to the corresponding document as “contained assets”. A category for each document will automatically be created and the images’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an embedded image is the name of the image as saved with the document. (No properties to be defined.)

The Outlook Message AssetStore enables Cumulus to create one record for each attachment or embedded image of a Microsoft Office Outlook message while cataloging – in addition to creating a record for the message. The records will be assigned to the corresponding message as “related sub assets”. A category for each message will automatically be created and the images’ and attachments’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an attachment or an embedded image is the name of the image as saved with the document. (No properties to be defined.)

This Asset Storage module enables Cumulus users to catalog pages within PDF documents. In addition to creating a record for the entire PDF document, it creates records for each page of the PDF document.

The PDF Image AssetStore works in conjunction with the optional PDF AssetStore only. It enables Cumulus to create one record for each image embedded in the PDF file while cataloging – in addition to separate records for pages created by the PDF AssetStore. The records will be assigned to the corresponding page as “related sub assets”. If you want to have separate records for embedded images, you need to use an Asset Handling Set for cataloging that has the PDF Image AssetStore, the PDF AssetStore and the format Embedded PDF Image (provided by the PDF Filter) activated. A subcategory for each page of the PDF file is then automatically created and the images’ records are assigned to these categories. The record name of an embedded image consists of the word Image and its internal PDF ID number.

The Cumulus QXP AssetStore module enables Cumulus users to catalog pages within QuarkXPress documents. In addition to creating a record for the entire QuarkXPress document, it creates records for each page of the QuarkXPress document.

The Cumulus QXP AssetStore is designed specifically for use in conjunction with QuarkXPress. To employ the functionality of the Cumulus QXP AssetStore, QuarkXPress must be running in the background while accessing your QuarkXPress page assets (e.g. for cataloging or previewing.)

The QXP Server AssetStore module enables Cumulus users to catalog pages and layouts within QuarkXPress documents. In addition to creating a record for the entire QuarkXPress document, it creates records for each page and each layout of the QuarkXPress document. The QXP Server AssetStore module is available for OS X, Windows and UNIX.

The SCORM AssetStore module enables Cumulus users to catalog resources contained in a SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) package. (No properties to be defined.)

The SCORM AssetStore automatically creates categories when cataloging files. In the Categories master category under a category named Scorm, a category is created for each cataloged SCORM file, named after the respective file (e.g. sample.scorm­). If a SCORM file contains another SCORM file, a subcategory named after this additional file will also be created.
If any files contained within a SCORM file are archived with subfolder references, the SCORM AssetStore creates a category tree resembling this subfolder structure.

The TAR AssetStore enables Cumulus to catalog and access assets compressed within TAR archive files. It automatically catalogs all files in a TAR file. In addition to creating a record for the entire TAR file, it creates records for each file included in the TAR file - even for files in a TAR file within another TAR file. The Cumulus TAR AssetStore supports Bzip2, gzip and uncompressed TAR files.

The TAR AssetStore automatically creates categories when cataloging TAR files. In the Categories master category under a category named tar, a category is created for each cataloged TAR file, named after the respective file (e.g. sample.tar). If a TAR file contains another TAR file, a subcategory named after this additional file will also be created.

You can define the character encoding used to create the TAR file that is to be unpacked by the TAR AssetStore. To know for sure, you should ask the person who packed it. If you aren’t sure the character encoding used to pack the TAR file, you should use the default: Local Encoding

This Asset Storage module manages the access to files accessible from a UNIX computer. (No properties to be defined.)

This Asset Storage module manages the access to files accessible from FTP or HTTP servers. (No properties to be defined.) For more information, see “Using Vault” .

The Cumulus Vault Asset Storage module enables you to use the version control system Cumulus Vault. For more information, see “Working with Vault” , and “Configuring Vault”.

This Asset Storage module manages the access to files accessible from a Windows computer. You can define the resolving method for assets stored on CD ROMs. If enabled, Cumulus checks for the CD-ROM label.

The ZIP AssetStore enables Cumulus to catalog and access assets compressed within ZIP files. It automatically catalogs all files in a ZIP file. In addition to creating a record for the entire ZIP file, it creates records for each of the compressed files in the ZIP file - even for files in a ZIP file within another ZIP file. The Cumulus ZIP AssetStore has been tested with ZIP compressed assets created with WinZip®, PKZIP® and WinRAR.

The ZIP AssetStore automatically creates categories when cataloging ZIP files. In the Categories master category under a category named Zip, a category is created for each cataloged ZIP file, named after the respective file (e.g. sample.zip­). If a ZIP file contains another ZIP file, a subcategory named after this additional file will also be created. If any files contained within a ZIP file are archived with subfolder references, the ZIP AssetStore creates a category tree resembling this subfolder structure. (No properties to be defined.)

You can define the character encoding used to create the ZIP file that is to be unpacked by the ZIP AssetStore. To know for sure you should ask the person who packed it. If you don’t know for sure the character encoding used to pack the ZIP file, you should use the default: DOS Latin US