Many of our Commercial users have requested documentation on how they take advantage of the multi-brand styling features to allow them to adjust the FocusOPEN user interface for each of their brands. In response to this and also to assist those who only need to style a single brand also, we have released an in-depth [...]
One feature of FocusOPEN that not many users are aware exists is the click and drag selection of assets in the admin area. If you’re familiar with Photoshop, you will be used to its layer selection tool where you can click and drag to select a whole series of layers very quickly. The FocusOPEN admin [...]
One of the new features introduced in FocusOPEN 3.4.2 are customisable home pages. We have now released a custom home page development kit. This can be used by client-side developers to generate their own home page templates. The crucial difference between custom home pages and the ‘Custom HTML’ feature already provided older versions of FocusOPEN [...]
Today we released FocusOPEN 3.4.2 to our AGPL users. This edition has been downloadable by Commercial users for several months already. Full details are on the forum post.
We have released an updated FocusOPEN 3.4.2 Object Model Windows Help File (.chm) today generated using the .net documentation tool, Sandcastle. Developers who are customising the FocusOPEN code or using the Jint server-side JavaScript scripting engine to add their own API or scripted back-end features should go to: http://www.digitalassetmanager.com/wiki/focusopen-object-model to download it.
Today we published a short PDF guide to the FocusOPEN scripting engine and REST API (which is built using the scripting engine). A number of pre-written API functions have been provided over the last few releases and we intend to extend these over forthcoming updates. The documentation explains how to write your own custom scripts [...]
We published a new article today on our Wiki about the FocusOPEN APS (Asset Processing Server) that explains some advanced APS configuration options. The article also describes the process of adding multiple APS instances using the command line version and the Microsoft srvany tool for creating services from command line applications.
By popular demand, we have re-introduced our 50% discount offer for the Commercial edition of FocusOPEN. The Commercial version has a number of key advantages over the AGPL licence: No attribution marks or references to FocusOPEN required The ability to integrate FocusOPEN with your own product without it acquiring an AGPL license also Active Directory [...]
Today we formally released version 3.4.2 of FocusOPEN. This includes the following new features: Batch metadata update facility allows fields from groups of assets to be modified in bulk after cataloguing. InDesign preview, thumbnail and bitmap group generation from InDesign files (1) Upload processing API for adding asset files from external applications Modified upload process [...]
The FocusOPEN Active Directory plug-in guide has been written and is now available from the dashboard of the My Account area for Commercial edition users. FocusOPEN Digital Asset Manager has a plug-in based authentication system and the AD plug-in is currently only provided as a deployment package to Commercial users. The AD authentication plug-in allows [...]
