Problem You are seeing the error message in a log file or in the UI: The database file “allrepoauthmapskel” could not be locked. The database may be in use. Issue If multiple Zoom processes run at the same time, one of them may grab a shared lock on a client database causing the other Zoom […]
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Overview Auto Checkout (ACO) Share features allows a set of folders on the Zoom repository to be automatically checked out and get mirrored on a predesignated network folder on a file server. Whenever a new file or version is updated in these designated folders in Zoom repository, the change is mirrored on the predesignated folder on
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If you are not seeing the Z menu icon or the desktop clients gives error when connecting with the Zoom client proxy, try restarting the proxy. Restarting zmclientproxy process on Windows operating system On Windows zmclientproxy process is monitored and automatically restarted by watchdog.exe process From Z menu -> Restart ClientProxy or Manually kill the
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Through Metadata Presets we can create a number of metadata templates which can be applied to the mandatory metadata form at runtime. This feature is available from Zoom 5.5 onwards. Steps to create Metadata Presets Open mandatory metadata form using any action like check-in, smart-copy, upload. Enter the metadata values. Click on Save icon. To
By default, when Update menu option is clicked, Zoom client will only download the changes to the files that are checked out on the user’s local working copy folder. This prevents files that may be newly added by others users in the same parent or ancestor folder from being checked-out when the user presses update
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Changing the ordering of metadata groups visible in Asset Browser Metadata panel Go to zoom installation folder on your Zoom MAM Server. In the Zoom Installation folder, open conf/metadataspec.xml Add a new tag <mdgrouporder></mdgrouporder> inside the <config></config> tag. Add the group codes in the sequence that you want to see in the Asset Browser. This is
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Here are some pointers on how to make effective use of the Zoom global search paradigm. Search via the Asset Browser has been detailed in this link here: https://evolphin.com/help/docs/v5/client/vab/search/ From the command line client, you could invoke the same search using the following command > zm -s http://zm-server:8880 find -e “tulips” The above command will invoke the zoom
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Through Linked Metadata you can create links between certain metadata fields which will show up in the check-in form containing mandatory metadata. For example, if IPTC copyright status is a mandatory metadata field, and if user selects Others as value for this field then we want IPTC copyright terms field to be added in the mandatory metadata
It is a good practice to set the default Zoom Server on your Zoom Client machine. This allows your Zoom Client to instantly connect with that server without any delay in asking for a URL. These settings are valid for Zoom 7.2 and below. Follow here for Zoom 7.3 and above. Follow these steps to
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The number of working copies on a computer can stack up over time. With Automatic Delink, Zoom marks old working copy files that have not been modified since the desired interval for cleanup by the user. When Delink is triggered, either automatically or manually, the assets are identified and marked for delinking and a new menu option is
Existing Working Copies Existing working copies lists all of the current working copy folders on your local computer. These files are monitored by Zoom for modifications to notify the user that there are updates. When a file is no longer needed on a computer, the can be Delinked, which will have Zoom stop watching those
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Switch Language Zoom supports multiple languages. By default, Zoom comes in US English. To request a different language, please contact Evolphin Sales. Click the General section in Zoom Settings. Under Language, select your language. Add to Global Ignore Pattern on Zoom Client Global ignore pattern sets the filenames that Zoom will ignore when importing files
Zoom Settings allows client users on Mac or Windows to configure the specific settings relating to the client installation of Zoom on their computer. It is accessible through the Z-menu on Mac or Windows. Mac OS X In the top-right corner of your computer screen, locate the Z-menu. Click on the Z-menu and click Settings. Windows In the bottom-right corner of your computer screen, locate the Z-menu. If you do
