Overview
Made possible through the Asset Panel, this new feature allows users to browse and search their Acquia DAM for assets to display within a slide.
When an asset is selected, it’s automatically placed using the appropriate component, just like adding items from the Gallery tab.
This integration was developed as a client feature requirement and must be enabled for each client that uses Acquia.
Table of Contents
Enable the Acquia DAM
Note: you will need to have Organization Admin, or Deck Admin user permissions to enable the Acquia DAM integration within the master deck
As an admin, open Layout mode within your master deck library.
Within Layout mode click on the Apps tab located in the left border of the layout window.
Click on the Acquia DAM option to enable the Acquia panel within Layout mode.
Authenticate and Login to Acquia
Note: authenticating and logging into Acquia should authenticate Acquia within DIGIDECK for all of your users, however a user may still need to login to Acquia when first opening the Acquia tab
To Authenticate and Login to Acquia, click on the Acquia tab to open the panel.
Within the Acquia panel enter your company's name or the domain to your Acquia account within the Company Name text input area, then click the 'Connect DIGIDECK to Acquia' button.
A new tab/window within your browser should automatically open to Acquia's Login page.
Sign-in to your company's Acquia account using Acquia's Login page.
After you sign-in, you will be asked to allow DIGIDECK to access your DAM account.
Click the 'Allow' button to confirm.
After allowing DIGIDECK to access your DAM account, the tab/window that opened to Acquia should close, and you will be moved back into the tab/window that is open to the DIGIDECK platform where you should now see the Acquia panel populate with the Acquia DAM assets.
Add Assets from Acquia
To add assets from Acquia to your slide, simply click on the the asset thumbnail within the Acquia panel and the Image, Video, PDF, or Audio asset will be added to your slide.
Currently it is only possible to add Images, Videos, PDFs, and Audio assets from Acquia into your slides.
When an asset is selected it will be added into either an Image component, Video component, Audio Player component, or PDF Display component, which would be based on the asset type that is selected.
Note: it is not currently possible to add an asset from the Acquia panel into a selected component, or select an asset from Acquia to add into a desired component.
Acquia Options
Within the Acquia panel there are several options that can help you locate your assets you are looking for.
Search
Use the search bar at the top of the panel to search for specific assets.
Sort (by)
Use the sort-by dropdown to sort assets by the following options.
Creation Date (new) - sort by newest added assets to oldest added assets
Creation Date (old) - sort by oldest added assets to newest added assets
Updated (newest) - sort by assets that have been updated recently
Updated (oldest) - sort by assets that have been updated least recently
Name (A-Z) - sort assets by name in alphabetical order
Name (Z-A) - sort assets by name in reverse alphabetical order
Filter:
Use the Filter option to filter by the following asset types.
Image - filter by image filetypes (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .svg)
Video - filter by video filetypes (.mp4, .mov)
Audio - filter by audio filetypes (.mp3)
Files - filter by other filetypes (.pdf)
Views
Within Acquia's site it is possible to create Collections and Categories.
Collections can be thought of as a single folder that contains a common group of assets, whereas Categories can be though of as a folder that can contain assets as well as other Collections and Sub Categories.
In the Acquia panel you can use the Collections and Categories options to find assets relating to a specific Category and/or Collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Why can't I see some of the assets I have added into Acquia DAM within the Acquia panel in DIGIDECK?
Answer: We are filtering out asset filetypes that DIGIDCEK doesn't support, and filetypes that can't be displayed within a slide.
The filetypes we support and display are as follows:
Supported Image Filetypes - .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .svg
Supported Video Filetypes - .mp4, .mov
Supported Audio Filetypes - .mp3
Supported Other (File) Filetypes - .pdf
Question: Can I add assets from my Acquia panel into any component?
Answer: No, it is only possible to add assets from the Acquia Panel, the asset will automatically be added into a new component based on the asset type selected.
Images (image asset types) will be added into a new Image component (it will not be possible to add multiple Acquia Image into an Image Rotator).
Videos (video asset types) will be add into a new Video component.
Audio (audio asset types) will be added into a new Audio Player component.
Files (PDF assets) will be added into a new PDF Display component.
Question: Can I upload assets from my Acquia panel into our Images, Videos, Files, and Audio library?
Answer: It is not currently possible to add/upload asset from the Acquia panel into the Images, Videos, Files, and Audio library. You would need to download the desired assets from your Acquia DAM (the storage location), then upload them into their respective library.
Question: Does each user need to have their own Acquia account?
Answer: No, all users will have access to the same Acquia account that your Admin authenticates.
Question: Does each user need to login to Acquia?
Answer: After the first Admin/User signs into Acquia within the panel, it should log other deck users into Acquia as well.
However, Acquia may require a user or admin to sign-in again if the session expires.
We recommend sending your users the Username/Email and Password needed to sign-in if they need to be able to access your Acquia assets within DIGIDECK