Upload assets

The first step in digital asset management is to add assets to Sitecore Content Hub. When you add an asset:

  • The asset is uploaded to Content Hub.

  • A processing job is created.

If you have configured metadata enrichment, alt text is automatically added to image assets when they are uploaded.

As the processing job is being processed, asset renditions are created and the AssetMediaToAsset relations are set. When the renditions are ready, other post-processing actions, such as updating the file entity, occur. After you upload assets, you can submit them for approval or directly publish them if you have the required permissions. You can also upload a new version of an asset as well as compare versions.

Uploading a file using the From link method creates an upload job. You can follow the progress of the job in your Background processes page.

Warning

While assets are uploading, do not close the Create page or the upload will stop. You can also pause and resume an upload operation.

To upload larger files (1GB and above), we recommend that you use the From link function and upload using blob URLs or SAS links, so that your connection does not affect the upload job.

Important

The upload size limit is 50 GB per file. You cannot upload the following file types to Content Hub: .exe, .bat, .com, .cmd, .msi, .pdb, .vb, .vbs, .ws, .wsf, .scf, .scr, .pif, .jar, .reg, .ps1.

To upload assets:

  1. On the menu bar, click Create.

  2. On the Create page, in the top-right corner of the application window, click Upload files.

  3. In the dialog, do one of the following:

    • Click My device, select the files you want to upload, and then click Open.

    • Click From link, paste links to the files you want to upload, and then click Import.

      Note

      To retrieve required metadata, the URLs must support HTTP HEAD requests.

    • Drag the files you want to upload into the dialog.

  4. Optionally, click Add more to upload additional files.

  5. Click Upload. The upload dialog displays the progress of the upload, including the number of uploaded files compared to the total, the uploaded MB versus the total MB, and the estimated time remaining until the upload completes.

Previewing asset uploads

You can preview asset renditions during upload, before processing finishes. This helps you quickly identify the asset and begin adding metadata, even if the final renditions aren't yet available.

The supported file types for previewing are:

File type

File format

Images

.bmp, .cr, .cr2, .dng, .dpx, .erf, .jfif, .jpeg, .jpg, .nef, .orf, .raf, .raw, .webp, .gif

Vectors

.ai, .eps, .png, .psb, .psd, .svg, .tif, .tiff

Documents

.pdf

Upload previews have the following limitations:

  • The maximum file size is 200 MB.

  • No watermarking.

  • M.File entities are not supported, so UI components like the File history pane will not show thumbnails.

A job is a background process. When you upload files, for example, multiple jobs are created: a Fetch job to retrieve the assets, and a Processing job to process them.

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