Customizing the Asset Management System
As you may have noticed, the basic Asset page provided with a new Model Manager server database is somewhat rigid when it comes to adding data. You can, for example, add text to the Description field, link to model versions in the Model versions section, and upload supplementary files in the Attachments section. Other than that, there is not much flexibility.
In this section, you will learn how the asset management system can be customized so that more types of data can be added to an asset — either by extending the asset page predefined for a Model Manager server database or by defining new types of assets. You will also learn how assets can be organized into asset libraries.
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Adding New Types of Data Using Attributes
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Adding New Types of Assets
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Controlling Access to Assets Using Libraries
See also Example: A Project Asset Type for an introductory tutorial that includes customization of the asset management system.