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
The following requirements apply to creating a Multimedia Component:
- You must have Component Management rights and Write permissions for the Folder that will contain the item.
- The folder must allow the type of content to be contained in the Multimedia Component. If the folder has a linked schema, the schema may restrict the type of content that you can add to the folder. For example, a folder's linked schema that limits the folder to only containing only videos.