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titleCreate a Schema

Create a Schema

Each schema type has some schema-specific settings and also requires different follow-up tasks. Please check each schema type for details.

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  1. Select Schemas

  • Open correct area (e.g., Lists)

  • Press Add

  • Choose Create

    • Image RemovedSelect the Parent List to create a child schema, which will inherit all fields from its parent.

    1. Press + (Create)

    2. Choose the desired type: Fieldset and relation, Layer, List, Virtual

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    1. Provide a name (choose plural, e.g., products)

    Provide an

    1. Validate the ID (choose singular, e.g., product)

    2. Provide a description (optional).

    3. Save

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    titleSearch schema

    Search a Schema

    In the list layout for all schema types, you see all schemas in a tree-like hierarchy. This allows admins to scan the Picturepark data model in one go easily. Another main benefit is the schema-wide search. Admins can search for a schema and get results from all possible schema types.

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    titleImport a Schema

    Import a Schema

    You can import schemas from another Picturepark of the same version. It is not allowed that for the schema has to have the same ID, so You must change this.

    Lists linked to other lists must all have unique ideas. Picturepark will otherwise link to an existing list.

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    titleUpdate a Schema

    Update a Schema

    1. Open Schemas

    2. Open Schema Type

      1. Search for Schema

      2. Click on Schema

    3. Available Settings (cogwheel icon)

    4. Update & Save

    Limitation: File Types are system fields. As such, we have limited what can be changed here so that the system works as expected. You can, however, make the following changes:

    • Name

    • Sort

    • Field Settings: Include in Search, Filters, and Analyzers, e.g., make XMP core fields searchable

      • You can make the original file creation date (EXIF) searchable to create a filter for the file creation date.

      • You can make DPI searchable to add a width/height filter to the sidebar or calculate orientations (if not available for all files).

    • Display Pattern

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    titleExport a Schema

    Export a Schema

    You can export schemas for use in another Picturepark of the same product version.

    1. Open the desired menu.

    2. Select your schema and then export. Click on the icon in the toolbar.

    3. By default, the export contains all schemas. De-select any referenced schemas that you would like to exclude from your export.

    4. For lists, you can choose not to Export list items. You only export the fields and settings without any items.

    5. Click on Save.

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    Info

    Please be patient. There is no indication that your schema is exporting - you will need to wait for your computer dialog to save. The export can take more than a few minutes for complex schemas.

    If you are exporting Lists and Layers that have child lists, please select any child lists or layers that you would like to exclude while exporting.

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    titleDelete a Schema

    Delete a Schema

    1. Open the desired menu.

    2. Choose to delete (trash bin icon) from the context menu or the toolbar in the browser or detail view.

    3. Confirm your desire to delete. 

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    References (assigned items) cannot be deleted. You must clean up the references first (e.g. remove from Tagbox, remove from items) 

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    titleSchema Circular References

    Schema Circular References

    🔖 Picturepark Press Release

    Circular references, also known as cyclic dependencies, make it possible to refer from one record to another and vice-versa. 

    1. Connecting lists: Cities and Regions

      1. The city Aarau is in the Region Aargau. The capital of Aargau is Aarau. 

    2. Connecting lists: Product and Market

      1. Product A is available in markets D, A, CH. In Market CH, the best-selling product is A. 

    3. Connecting lists: Employee and Department 

      1. The employee Megan Manager works in department Marketing. The supervisor of the department Marketing is Megan Manager. 

    Entity Relationship

    An employee with the Department. & The Department with a Supervisor.

    You have a person and department entity. The person is a member of a single department (simplified). The Department has a supervisor who is one of the Employee members. 

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