Prerequisites

Certain features described within this documentation may require additional software, abilities, settings, or may only be accessible under specific conditions.

• Content Management Access: Only users assigned a Group containing the ‘Ability: Editorial / Assets / Full access’ or any ability under ‘Editorial / Assets’ will be able to access the Content Management Application.

Application Navigation

The Application Navigation allows navigation within the selected application. For example, while in the Content Management application, Application Navigation allows navigation between Editorial Search, Editorial Dashboard, Feeds, etc.

In addition, Application Navigation offers options to return to the Home Dashboard, access help documentation, and to collapse or expand the Application Navigation.

Create Shortcut

The Create Shortcut option lets users quickly create any number of items such as an asset or a user account. It offers recommended options based on the current application and allows users to pin frequently used items.

Key Metric Display

The Key Metric Display provides pertinent Editorial Dashboard related key performance indicators (KPI). Click the caret ‘^’ icon on the right to minimize the Key Metric Display.

📝 When minimized this is treated like a user preference, persisting across page reloads and subsequent visits. It will continue to be minimized until the user chooses to click ‘KPIs’, located in place of the caret (‘^’) icon, to display again.

For additional information on these check out our Editorial Key Metric Display documentation.

New Asset

Similar to the Create Shortcut option, the New Asset option let’s user quickly create an asset by selecting the asset type they want to create after clicking New. Unlike the Create Shortcut option it can only be used to create assets and favorites cannot be pinned.

Search Results View Options

The Search Results View Options allow for the Search Results to be displayed in a Grid View, Summary View, or the default List View.

Search Filter

The Search Filter allows the user to enter ‘search text’ to filter the search results. Type text or paste text within this field to query the title / web headline, body copy, or asset summary.

For additional advanced search filter options see Editorial Assets Search Terms Panel.

Advanced Filters

The Advanced Filters allows for filtering by asset Type, Start Time (From and To), Slug, Draft, Sections, Workflow, Publish Status, Author, Deleted, Flags, Value Added Content, Contributed, App, Workflow, Photo Sales, Print Ready, Print Depth, Print Publication, Print Publication Date Range, and Print Publication Status.

Notes:

• 📝 Print Ready, Print Depth, Print Publication, Print Publication Date Range, and Print Publication Status are available for sites that have BLOX Total CMS.

• 📝 that for ‘Start Time (From and To)’ relative time selections of ‘Today’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘‘Last 30 Days’, and ‘Next 30 Days’ are now available for selection.

For details regarding these fields, see Editorial Assets Search Terms Panel.

Saved Search Option

The Saved Search Option allows frequently used combinations of Search Filters to be saved as a Saved Search.

See Saved Search for details on how to Save, Use, and set a Default Saved Search.

Search Results

Assets matching the search and search filters entered will be listed in the Search Results.

Click on an individual asset in the Search Results to open that asset in the Asset Interface.

Hover over a Search Results column name to view column options (Sort where applicable, Pin, Hide, and Manage columns).