Stories
Browse and manage your DAM stories — each story groups a set of media assets under a single subject, such as a campaign shoot, a product series, or a press event. For ACME Creative Agency, this might include a "Spring Collection 2025" shoot or a brand launch event.
Key Features
- Story List: View all stories with thumbnail, title, date, catalog, credit, source, and asset count at a glance
- Exclusive Badge: Stories marked as exclusive display a gold "Excl" badge with a star icon — useful for spotting premium or priority content
- Asset Count: See how many assets belong to each story directly in the list, without opening it
- Catalog Filter: Use the dropdown to narrow the list to stories from a specific catalog
- Search: Find stories by keyword across title, description, credit, tags, and location — results update live
- Story Detail: Click Edit on any row to open a full detail panel showing all metadata and a scrollable grid of the story's assets
- Asset Preview: Click any thumbnail inside a story detail to view full asset metadata — filename, keywords, location, credit, file size, and more
- New Story: Create a new story directly from the New Story button in the top-right corner
- Stats Bar: Live counts at the top show total stories, assets, cloud-hosted files, accounts, and downloads for the selected site
How to Use
- Select a DAM site from the site selector in the top bar — the story list loads automatically
- Browse stories sorted by date, newest first, by default
- Use the Search box to filter by keyword — results update live across title, credit, tags, and more
- Use the Catalog dropdown to show only stories from a specific catalog
- Click any sortable column header (Title, Date, Assets, Credit) to re-sort the list
- Click Edit on any row to open the story detail panel
- In the detail panel, review the story's metadata (catalog, credit, source, location, tags, exclusive status) and scroll down to see all assets in a thumbnail grid
- Click any asset thumbnail to open its full metadata — filename, keywords, size, location, and more
- To add a new story, click New Story in the top-right corner
Tips
- If no stories appear, make sure a DAM site is selected in the topbar — the page shows a reminder if none is chosen
- The stats bar refreshes whenever you switch sites, giving an instant snapshot of total content volume
- Exclusive stories are flagged with a gold badge — handy when deciding which content to feature or promote first
- Use the Catalog filter together with Search to zero in on a specific subject within a large archive
- Asset counts in the list are a quick way to gauge which stories have the most content before opening them