The media profile manages media documents in Bricolage here you can upload a file, adjust vital information and enter Contributors. Be sure to click Save at the bottom of the page to save the Media file to your Workspace.

1) Information

Trail
Lists what desks the media document has been checked in to (none if it is a new media document).
Notes
Click this icon to attach editorial notes to the media document. The notes will be viewable to other users when you check the media document into a desk but will not show up when you publish it. If the icon appears to have writing on it, then there are already notes associated with the media document.
UUID
The document's universally unique identifier, generated by Bricolage.
Media Type
The element type that defines the structure of the media document, such as Photograph or Illustration.
Current Version
The current version number of the media document, reflecting how many times it has been revised and checked in by users.
Published Version
Displays the version number of the media document that was last published. If the media document has not been published, no version number will be displayed.
First Published
The date and time when the media document was first published. Will be blank if the media document has never been published.
Last Published

The date and time when the media document was most recently published. Will be blank if the media document has never been published.

URI
The address of the media document when it is published to your server, based on the URI format for the primary output channel, and usually including the category URI the media document file name. If the URI is a link you can click it to preview the media document.
Site
The site with which the media document is associated.
Title
The name of the media document. Required.
Description
A brief description of the media document.
Source
The party that has provided the media document.
Category
The category in which the media document will be published.
Priority
Tells users how urgently the media document should move through workflow. Required.
Cover Date
The date that will be posted with the media document. The cover date is not necessarily the publish date, but what appears to viewers to be the publish date. It is often used as a part of the URI, as well.
Expire Date
The date and time the media document will be taken offline.

2) Upload a File

File Path
Upload a media file. Click Browse, find the file on your computer or shared drive, and select it. Its path will display in the field. Click Upload to attach it to the media document. Only one file can be attached to each media document; if you upload a second file, it will replace the first.
Download
Once a file has been uploaded, any user with access to the media profile can download it. Click the hyperlink to open the file in a new window, then save it to your local drive if you wish to make changes.

3) Content

Fill in the fields here with content relevant to the media document. Fields with a Lock Val check box are automatically populated by Bricolage from the contents of the media file. Check the Lock Val checkbox to override the autopopulated value and prevent Bricolage from updating it in the future. If subelements have been defined for the type of media document you're editing, you can select to add them from the Add Element select list and button. Click Bulk Edit to edit all of the content fields and elements of the media document in a single textarea box.

4) Output Channels

This section, if present, can be used to manage media document output channel associations. Only one output channel can be the primary output channel; check the radio button to change the primary output channel. Add more output channels by selecting them from the select list, if there is one.

5) Associations

Keywords
Enter any words or phrases relating to the media document's subject(s) that will help tie it to other documents and also allow it to be found by archive searches. Click Edit to get to the Edit Keywords page, then type the keywords into the blank fields. You do not need to fill in all of the keyword fields, but you can include as many additional fields as you want by clicking Add More. When done, click Save.
Contributors
Manage the media document's producers, including any photographer or illustrator who was involved in the creation of the Media. Click Edit to get to the Contributor Association page. Under Choose Contributors, find the person's name and click Associate. On the next page, select his or her role and click Next. When done, click Save.

Back on the Media Profile page, save the Media document to your Workspace by clicking Save. Click Save and Stay to save the media document and continue editing it. Select a previous version and click View to see the previous version, or Diff to see a comparison of the previous version to the current version.