Assets operations

The following table describes the operations that you can perform on assets. These operations are available on the various pages related to assets, such as asset details pages.

You can access additional operations by clicking Actions more actions icon in the upper-right corner of the application window.

Note

Available operations and their location might vary based on your permissions and the way the configuration is defined.

Icon	Operation	Description
	Add to collection	Add assets to a collection.
	Add to selection	Add the asset to a saved selection.
	Annotate	Annotate assets.
	Approve	Approve assets submitted for approval.
	Archive	Archive assets.
	Compare to master	Compare the selected file with the master file when an asset has multiple files.
	Copy to clipboard	Copy the selected assets to the clipboard.
	Create draft	Create a draft asset from the current asset.
	Delete	Delete assets permanently.
	Download / Request download	Download assets or create a download order. If an asset is restricted, request download.
	Edit / Mass edit	Edit assets.
	Edit in table	Edit assets in a table view.
	Find duplicates	Show all duplicates in the system.
	History	Show the metadata history of a property or field.
	Link items	Link selected entities to one or more other entities.
	Move to trash	Send assets to the trash. This operation does not apply to draft assets.
	Paste from clipboard	Paste assets from the clipboard to a new location.
	Preview	Open the inline preview.
	Public link	Create and configure public links.
	Refresh renditions	Refresh asset renditions after an update.
	Reject	Reject assets submitted for approval.
	Remove from saved selection	Remove assets from a saved selection.
	Share via email	Share assets using emails.
	Set as master	Replace the asset master file.
	Set focal point	Set a focal point or specific location in an image that you consider important and to which you want to draw the viewer's attention.
	Show selected only	Display only the selected assets.
	Submit for approval	Send created assets to review.
	Submit for approval (publish draft)	If the draft feature is enabled, send draft asset for review. If approved, the draft asset replaces the original asset and can be published.
	Upload	Upload files.
	Usage	Show the usage of the asset in Content Hub.
	Use direct link	Redirect to the asset thumbnail preview in a new browser tab.

Important

These operations are only available for standard final life cycle statuses (FinalLifeCycleStatus) of an asset, such as Approved, Archived, Created, Deleted, Approved, and UnderReview). They do not work with custom final life cycle statuses.

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