Enabling data publishing options for the Default Multimedia Schema

For new Publications, the Default Multimedia Schema's general options to enable fields to be publishable and searchable are not initially enabled. If you intend to use Default Multimedia Schema for your multimedia content and publish this content with the templateless, data-only publishing, you need to select the options to enable this Schema's fields for publishing, and optionally searching.

Before you begin

You must have Schema Management rights and Write permissions for the Folder containing the Default Multimedia Schema.

About this task

When you create a new Publication, the Default Multimedia Schema gets created as a one of the default Building Blocks. The Schema's general options to enable fields to be publishable and searchable are not enabled, thus you need to select them if you intend to use Default Multimedia Schema. After you enable the Schema's general options, you can then enable the related options for any individual metadata fields that you add to the Schema and want to make publishable and searchable.

Procedure

  1. Open Content Manager Explorer.
  2. Navigate to the Building Blocks folder and open the Default Multimedia Template.
  3. On the General tab, change one or both of the following options:
    FieldDescription
    Enable each Schema field to be made publishable when authors publish an item based on this SchemaSelect the checkbox to make it possible to configure individual Schema fields to be published when you publish an item that uses the Schema.
    Enable each Schema field to be made searchable for website visitorsSelect the checkbox to make it possible to configure individual Schema fields to be searchable.

    You can select this option only if you also select the option to publish the field.

  4. On the Metadata tab, change one or both of the following options for individual metadata fields, as needed:
    FieldDescription
    Publish this field when you publish an item that uses this SchemaSelect the checkbox to publish the metadata field when you publish an item that uses the Schema.
    Make this field searchable for website visitorsSelect the checkbox to make it possible for to search on this metadata field.

    You can select this option only if you also select the option to publish the field.

  5. Click Save and Close.