External Content Panel (ExCoP) gives you an overview of every file in your document, whether it's linked from a DAM, PIM, MAM or cloud storage system, embedded, or saved on your computer. With ExCoP, you can find missing or outdated files, update them to the latest version, switch between low-resolution and high-resolution versions, and upload files to your connected systems, for one file or many at once.
This article describes the ExCoP controls and what each one does.
Opening ExCoP
To open ExCoP, click the link icon in the Navigation area.
Navigation area
The Navigation area shows which system ExCoP uses to check your links, for example a DAM, PIM, MAM or cloud storage system.
If you have more than one connected source, you can switch between them to check the status of your files against a different system.
External Content Report
The External Content Report shows the document you are working on. ExCoP treats your document as a file, so you can use the same actions on it as on any other file.
External Content Panel
The External Content Panel lists all the files used in your document. The header shows how many files your document contains and how many of them are linked.
The actions in the header are bulk actions. They apply to all the files in the list at once:
- Relink: Links a file back to the system it originally came from. You can also use it to switch between a low-resolution and a high-resolution version of the file.
- Add: Uploads the selected file to the active system. Works for files saved on your computer and files embedded in your document.
- Update: Replaces the file with a newer version, if one is available.
- Check Status: Checks whether your files are up to date, missing, or too low in resolution.
Below the header, each file has its own row showing:
- The system the file originally came from
- The file's current status
- The same actions as in the header, for that file only
Note: A blue status icon means the file hasn't been checked yet.
File details
Click the arrow next to a file to see more information about it, including:
- Name: The file name
- Remote ID: The file's ID in its source system
- Rendition: The version of the file in use, for example Original
- Local available: Whether the file is available on your computer
- Modified: When the file was last updated
- Size: The file size
- Location: Where the file is placed in your document. Click Show to go to it.
- Match: Whether a matching file was found in the source system. Run Check Status first to see this information.
