Edit Multiple Content Items (Batch Editor)
Users can batch add, edit, and remove Layers, Virtual Items, Permissions, and Owners by:
clicking on edit all in the toolbar (with nothing selected, with multiple items selected)
right-clicking on content and selecting the edit menu item in the context menu
clicking on the edit icon in the notifications
You can only edit 100 Layers, 100 Virtual Types, 100 Permission Sets, and 100 Owners. Even if more are applied, you don't see them.Â
Shortcuts are not supported here.
Batch Editor Layout
The Batch Editor has the following layout:
The search bar is at the top. Clicking on the filter icon next to a layer will add the layer filter here and show only the Content Items with the selected Layer in the mini Content Browser. Here, a filter icon will reset the chosen filters.Â
A mini content browser on the left lets you sort Content Items or change the display to larger thumbnails. Selecting Content Items will further refine your selection.
The edit mask is on the right. Here, you can update layer and layer field values, change virtual item content, modify permissions, or transfer ownership. Everything here applies to the content items on the left.
The Save button at the bottom will always display how many items are affected.
Edit Behavior
You only edit what you see. All operations in Picturepark are executed on your result set - the subset of items you see after you filter down your selection. If you haven't filtered or searched anything, the actions (if available) will be executed on all items.Â
When you edit a layer field value, only the content items that have that Layer applied will be updated. Assuming you select ten items and only 5 of them have the general information layer. You update the creator's information. Only the five items with the Layer already added receive the creator information. If you want to apply Layer and value to all ten items, choose the Apply to all-layer mode (see below).
The icons triggering different behaviors are shown next to the Layer, permission set, or owner:
Icon | Mode | Behavior |
| Hide Item with Schema | Remove all items from my edit collection that have the value in front of this icon (Layer, Tag) assigned. The filter is added to the search box where it can be removed. The search box filter shows the entity icon you selected. |
| Show Item with Schema | Show all items from my edit collection that have the value in front of this icon (Layer, Tag) assigned. The Layer is added as Filter to the search box where it can be removed. The search box filter shows the entity icon you selected. |
| Undo | Undo my edits. |
| Remove | Remove the selected value in front of this icon from content items in my edit collection. |
| Clear | Clear all filters in the search bar. |
| Clear | Clear individual filter value, for example, clear filter for tag value. |
| Save items | The number of content items affected in this operation.
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| Apply to all | Apply permission sets to all items in my selection. |
Visual guidance in the Batch Editor
Black titles show that information is unchanged.
Green titles show you that you are only adding new information to content. You can select the Do not show confirmation message for green information messages. If you do so, Picturepark sets a cookie for your current browser, and these messages disappear while that cookie is active.
Orange titles show you that you are overwriting information on content. These confirmation messages are always displayed.
Orange strikethrough titles show you that you are deleting information from content items. These confirmation messages are always displayed.