An Asset Management database holds media assets such as video and audio assets, shotlists, and graphics. The Asset Management workflow module allows you to carry out many aspects of day-to-day work with these assets by mapping tasks to a tree structure. The Workspace is displayed as a set of folders that contain references to media assets in the Asset Management database. For example, you save shotlists or references to video assets to a folder. This allows you to access the media assets directly at a later date.

The Browse app gives you access to the Workspace of the connected Asset Management database. You can see all folders that are released to you and browse and edit the folder structure in the Browse app. You can also add and rename asset references in the Browse app.

Although users might be able to see assets in the Browse or Search apps, the ability to play or obtain additional information through the Asset Editor is based on CBA rules. If you do not have the appropriate permissions to the asset in the source MediaCentral module, an Access Denied message appears in the Media Viewer when you load the asset.

The following topics describe working with Asset Management assets: