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CATALOGS 17CatalogsA Cumulus catalog is a group of records that, together, represent theassets you want to manage. Each asset is represented by one record.There is no limit to the number of different media file formats that can berepresented in one catalog. One of the greatest features of Cumulus is itsability to catalog any digital asset, in addition to the file formats directlysupported.A catalog has a database file at its core. The way you work with the informationin this file can be extensively customized.When you catalog assets, the catalog settings determine how and whatsort of information Cumulus extracts, creates and stores on the assets asmetadata in the record fields and category fields.Each catalog can have its own distinct properties. Any changes made to thecatalog settings affect the way information is stored on all of that catalog’sassets. To set up a catalog to store information in addition to or differentlyfrom the default settings, fields can be added to the catalog either by activatingthem from the list of fields that Cumulus supports or by definingyour own custom fields.With Workgroup or Enterprise, catalogs can only be created by theCumulus Administrator. And the Cumulus Administrator can give eachuser different rights for each catalog. The range of functions a specificuser is allowed to perform depends on the rights the Cumulus Administratorassigned to her/him.Catalog Size and PerformanceAs catalogs increase in size, so do the requirements they place on computerhardware. It takes more processing power to work with 200,000records than it does with 200. It also takes more RAM to hold the largercatalog in memory.NOTE >>> The unique way Cumulus searches for records prevents largecatalogs from slowing down the search speed.