Copies the selected records’ assets to the location specified in the dialog that appears and updates the records’ asset references to point to the new location. The original assets are deleted. (Disabled if no records are selected.)
The options are only available if you are allowed to modify records.
Single
Opens a dialog to rename the asset represented by the selected record. If asset name and record name are the same, the record name will be changed according to the asset name.
Batch
Opens the Rename Assets dialog to configure a rule for and to start the renaming process for the assets represented by the selected records. If asset name and record name are identical, the record name will be changed according to the asset name.
The Rename Assets Dialog
The list on the left side offers different name components available for the new asset name(s). The list on the right side contains the name components that are actually used for the renaming. Select the components you want to use in the left list and click the arrow button to move them to the right. Change their order with the Up and Down buttons.
Each selected component has to be configured before you can start the renaming process. Select a component in the right list and click Properties to open a specific properties dialog.
NOTE: The Define File Name and Define Field Value dialogs provide a Use Regular Expression checkbox. If activated, you can enter regular expressions (Perl 5 like) in the Replace and With fields. For example, if the checkbox is activated for file names and you enter a period (.) into the Replace field, every character in the file names will be replaced with the character(s) specified in the With field. – Detailed information on how to use regular expressions can be found on the Internet.
A Preview of the result allows you to check and adapt your configurations before you actually start the batch renaming process.
Next, you must decide what Cumulus shall do if the renaming process results in file names that already exists in the folder where the involved assets reside: either skip the renaming of this asset, or add an automatic number to the new name.
If assets can not be renamed (due to e.g. no writing rights, or not writable storage media), these assets are assigned to a new category the name of which indicates date and time of the rename failure. Such categories are created below the Rename – Skipped Assets category.
Using the icons on top of the window, you can save the current configuration as a set, or open a saved set to use it again. Existing sets can be modified, saved under a new name, and deleted.
