Brandworkz 10.3.1 is mainly a bug-fix release but also has improvements to metadata and search. Admins can now set the order in which the search filters show, and the addition of the "All Fields" admin page makes it easier to keep track of which metadata filters and fields you have.
Search & Metadata
The “Metadata” section under settings has been updated to “Metadata & Search” as this now includes the existing “Metasets” page as well as new “All Fields” and “Search Config” pages.
Search Configuration Page
As an admin you know which search filters are the most important to your users and should be at the top. Now, you can set the order freely for both custom and built-in filters simply by dragging & dropping the fields. There is also the choice to exclude the “Folders” filter for non-admins.
As well as hiding the “Folders” filter for non-admins, you can hide any your other custom filters for end-users as well. To do this, click on the field name and set its filter option to ‘Sys Admins only’
At the bottom of the "Search Config" page, there is a reference section which shows which metadata fields are set to be searchable through text input but do not show as filters.
Along with the ability to sort the filters, the page will also show if there are any discrepancies between shared fields. See the “All Fields” section for more details.
All Fields Page
The "All Fields" page lists out all custom metadata fields on your portal. The table shows information such as the field type and system ref, which is often needed when doing integrations, if it’s searchable, and which metaset(s) it’s used in.
For fields shared between multiple metasets, a warning will show next to the field if any discrepancies exist between the shared fields’ configurations. These should be investigated as they could cause issues on your portal. We have put added validation in place to stop these discrepancies from being possible in the future, meaning a more stable search experience and consistent metadata configuration for you and your users.
For more information on metadata and search or any of the features above, please contact your Account Manager
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Improved validation when updating asset titles to stop the use of illegal characters
- Fixed the error when removing a custom thumbnail
- Removed the default “Valid From” date when sharing assets from search
- Improved validation messaging when zipping large amounts of files
- Fixed issue with the move asset popup where previously selected assets would show in the pop up
- Improvement to the Asset Detail screen so dates/times are shown in local time
- Fixed issue where images with alpha channels had parts of the preview missing
- Fixed issue where Mandatory fields were not being respected when part of a workflow stage
- Fixed issue where download options for videos didn’t always show in the download dropdown
- Fixed group permission clashes that caused various issues around the site
- Fixed issue where folder name changes were not being reflected in the Masthead admin area
- Fixed issue where videos copied from one folder to another had a broken preview
- Improvements to the image workers to enhance transforming vector files
- Fixed issue where embed links for documents didn’t always expire
- Fixed issues with the “Link” metadata field type not always showing as a link
- Improvements to Image Insert in Dynamic Templating to cater for folders with large amounts of assets
- Fixed issue with custom thumbnails not showing for InDesign files
- Added mapping for user Country and user Postcode metadata fields in Dynamic Templates
- Improvements to the Image worker so it extracts the embedded preview from InDesign files if one is present
- Fixed issue where links in registration emails didn’t work
- Fixed workflows move stage issue of not being able to select a folder to move the approved asset(s) to
- Fixed issue that stopped users logging into the office connector with their email