Creating a Multimedia Component

You create a Multimedia Component by uploading a local or network file to the Content Manager or creating a reference to an external resource, such as an image on your server.

Before you begin

To create a Multimedia Component, you must have Component Management rights and Write permissions for the containing Folder.

About this task

You can create a Multimedia Component that identifies a specific binary file. You can then use the Multimedia Component directly on a Page or as a Component link within another Component. For more information about this, see Multimedia link fields and Component link fields.

Procedure

  1. To create a Multimedia Component, navigate to the Publication and Folder in which you want to create the Multimedia Component.
  2. In the Create tab of the Ribbon, click New Component > New Multimedia Component:

    A New Component window appears:

  3. In the Name field, type the name of the Component.
  4. In the Schema field, select a Multimedia Schema. A series of fields appear that you can use to select a multimedia item.
  5. In the Multimedia Type field, select a multimedia type and do one of the following:
    • Upload a local or network file—go to step 6
    • Reference an external resource—go to step 7
  6. To upload a local or network file:
    1. In the Resource Type field, select Uploaded
    2. Click the Load From Disk button.
    3. In the dialog that appears, click the Browse button and select the file you want to upload and click OK.
    4. Go to step 8.
  7. To reference an external resource:
    1. In the Resource Type field, select External.
    2. In the URL address field that appears, type the URL address of the file you want to use.
    3. Go to step 8.
  8. If a Metadata tab appears, select the metadata tab and fill in fields as required. You must fill in all mandatory metadata fields before you can save the Multimedia Component.
  9. Click Save and Close.

Results

You have created a Multimedia Component