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)
selecting several content items and right-clicking or 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.
Shortcuts are not supported here.
Batch Editor Layout
The Batch Editor has the following layout:
The selected content items are displayed on the left. List view is the default, but you can change this (and the order) by selecting the Select sorting icon.
The editing functions are on the right. The number beside the layer indicates the number of selected items assigned to that layer, permission set, or owner.
Edit Behavior
Select a layer field value to activate edit mode. You can update layer and layer field values, change virtual item content, modify permissions, or transfer ownership for the selected content items.
If necessary, you can filter your selection in edit mode by selecting certain content items from the original selection (by holding down the CTRL key). This is useful if you want to make changes to only certain content items.
Metadata
When you edit a layer field value, only the content items that have that Layer applied will be updated.
Example: If you select 11 items and only 2 of them have the Basic information layer, only those 2 items will be displayed in the content browser while you are editing, and only those 2 items will be updated with any changes you make. To apply the Basic information layer and values to all of the items in your original selection, select Assign Layer to <number> content items.
When making changes, the number of content items to which the change is being applied is displayed on the relevant button:
You can select existing tags and open a preview, view details, or add the tag to the metadata form on the right by selecting the corresponding icon. When you add the tag to the form, you can then select to add, overwrite, or remove it.
Permissions
To add permission sets, select Add. Check the permission sets you would like to add and select OK. Select Save.
To delete permission sets, select Remove for the relevant permission sets.
To apply a permission set to all selected items, select Check all.
Owner
To transfer the owner, select Transfer and search for another owner. Select the new owner from the dropdown list and select Save.
The icons triggering different behaviors are shown next to the Layer, Permission Set, or Owner:
Icon | Mode | Behavior |
| Restore | Undo your edits. |
| Remove | Clear individual filter values, such as clear filters for tag values. |
| Save items | The number of content items affected in this operation.
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| Check 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.