Client Menu Reference : The Asset Menu : Change Asset Reference : Batch
   
Batch
Opens a dialog to change the asset references for multiple assets through a batch process. To change the asset references for multiple assets:
 
1. Select the records that still point to the old location of the assets.
2. Select Asset > Change Asset Reference.
3. Select Batch.
A dialog appears asking you for the new location. The new location is defined in relation to the old location stored as asset reference.
• Server/Volume (under Windows only)
In case the assets now reside on another location in the Network, you have to activate the Network Option and then:
a) if the assets now reside on another server (but a volume with the same name), activate the New Server option and enter the name of this new server into the field on the left.
b) if the assets now reside on another volume (but still on the same server), activate the New Volume option and enter the name of this new volume into the field on the left.
c) if the assets now reside on another server and another volume, activate both the New Server and the New Volume option and enter the names into the corresponding fields on the left.
In case the assets now reside on another local location, you have to activate the Local Option and then if the assets now reside on another drive, activate the New Drive option and select this new drive.
• Volume (under OS X only)
In case the assets now reside on another volume, activate the New Volume option and select this new volume.
• Folder Settings
– Activate the Keep Existent option if the assets now reside in the same directory structure as they did before.
– Activate the None option if the assets now reside directly in the volume/drive selected above (and not in any subdirectories).
– Activate the Add Parent option if the assets now reside in the same directory structure as they did before but this structure is now nested into another. The Add Parent option lets you enter the path of the directory that now nests the “old” directory structure.
– Activate the Change Parent option if the directory structure has partially changed. Enter the part of the path that you want to modify into the left field and the replacement string into the right field. You can monitor the result in the Preview section.
– Activate the New option if the assets now reside in just one new directory (and not in any subdirectories). The New option lets you browse for the new directory by clicking the button.
4. Click Start.
The application searches for the assets represented by the selected records in the new location and updates the records to the new location. If an asset is not found in the new location, a new category is created named Change Reference – Skipped Assets and inside a subcategory indicating date and time of the process to which the asset is assigned.