Asset Factory
An Asset Factory is a way of providing a quick and easy way to create a specific type of asset or specially configured page - for instance, a new file upload or a press release.
The asset factory is made available by clicking the "New" menu on the main toolbar at the top of the screen. Default asset factory elements included in Cascade Server are:
- Block
- External Link
- File
- Folder
- Page
- Stylesheet
- Template
New assets created via the default asset factory need not be based off of a particular asset, and may be place in any folder.
In addition, customized asset factories can easily be created by an administrator by selecting an example page upon which future pages should be based. New assets created via a customized asset will have the same template, block and stylesheet assignments, and a default region that must be populated with user-created content. The administrator may also require specific asset factory-created pages to be placed in a pre-selected folder.
Which asset factories are available for each user is determined by user access rights. Each asset factory can be configured to display only for selected groups that already exist in the system. Likewise, asset factories can also be grouped into container folders that also allow for grouped access rights to be assigned to them. Containers for asset factories appear as new sub-menus underneath the "New" menu. An asset factory called 'Press Release' might be grouped into a container called 'Articles' and given access rights to Group A. Users that belong to Group A would see a new submenu called "Articles" when they click on the "New" menu. Inside of the "Articles" submenu would be menu item.