Cumulus 8 - Canto

ASSETS/RECORDS 27• The amount of additional information you include in the record(such as voice annotation).The customizability of Cumulus means that you can determine whatinformation is stored on the assets in a particular catalog. If catalog size isa concern, there are a few catalog settings to keep in mind. These settingscan affect the size of the records cataloged.Renaming RecordsRecords are named as the assets they represent by default. Sometimesasset names are not what you would like them to be. For renaming assets(and their records) Cumulus provides a special function. (See “Rename,”p. 267, for details.) However, you can also rename the record only.Though there is no menu item specifically for this use, renaming recordsis easy:1. Select the record to be renamed.2. Select Metadata > Information. The Asset Information windowopens, which shows information on the asset.3. Find and change the record’s name in the Record Name field.4. Click to save your changes.If you want to edit more records in the collection, you can use the arrowicons in the Information window toolbar to load a new record.Editing a Record’s Category AssignmentsAlso found within the default Asset Information window is a list of the categoriescurrently assigned to the record. From this list you can removecategory assignments or add new ones.To remove a record’s category assignment:1. Select the record whose category assignments you want tochange.2. Select Metadata > Information. The Asset Information windowopens, which shows information on the asset.3. Select the category you wish to remove and press the DEL key.4. Click to save your changes.If you want to edit more records in the collection, you can use the arrowicons in the Information window’s toolbar to load a new record. Afterdeleting a category in the category pane, all assignments to this categoryare automatically deleted as well.There are different ways to add a category assignment to a record, or toassign a record to a category, depending on your perspective. The perhapsmost intuitive way is by dragging and dropping the category to therecord, or the record to the category. (See “Editing a Record’s CategoryAssignments,” p. 27.) It is also possible to add a category assignment to arecord via the Asset Information window, which displays a list of the categoriesthe record is associated with.