CONTENTdm supports the following object types:
Additionally, CONTENTdm provides the capability to create PDF compound objects from multiple-page PDF files. To create PDF compound objects, you do not use the Compound Object wizard. For more information, see Work with PDF Files.
Note: There are no specific viewers for each of the compound object types in the end-user interface.
Before adding compound objects, you may want to review and establish metadata templates. For more information, see Use the Metadata Templates.
After you click Add Compound Objects from the left task bar or from the Add menu, the Add Multiple Compound Objects screen displays.
On the Import Objects tab, select Compound Object Wizard and click Add to start the wizard. The following is the first choice when you open the Compound Object wizard.
Note: To create PDF compound objects, you do not use the Compound Object wizard. For more information, see Work with PDF Files.
Note: Page naming may be set on the server by your administrator. You can override those settings using this screen by choosing:
Whether your pages are named with file names or whether they are labeled using sequence.
Whether you are importing transcript files from a directory, generating transcripts using optical character recognition (requires the OCR Extension), or not using transcripts.
You can now edit the object and enter metadata. For more information, see Enter metadata for compound objects.