Make a collection public

You can make an asset collection public as an external download page and then share the non-restricted assets with external users.

Note

To use this feature, you must have the PublishCollection privilege.

To make a collection public:

  1. On the menu bar, click Collections.

  2. On the Collections page, click the collection you want to make public.

  3. On the collection details page, click Share link share icon.

  4. To make the collection public, in the Share link dialog, turn on the Create external link switch.

  5. To modify the link parameters, click Link settings.

  6. In the Link settings dialog, edit the parameters you want:

    Field

    Description

    Mandatory

    URL path

    An automatically generated URL for the shared link. You can change it by clicking Auto-generate auto-generate icon. If you change the URL path, any previously shared links with a different path become invalid.

    Yes

    Download renditions

    A list of renditions available when downloading individual assets. Click Add add icon to pick the renditions you want.

    Yes

    Link expiration

    A date after which the shared link expires. Click the date picker date picker icon or enter a date.

    No

  7. Click Save. Depending on the size of the asset collection, generating the external download page might take a few minutes.

  8. To share the collection with external users, in the Share link dialog, do either of the following:

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