Requirements

This guide will explain the steps required to update an old project template or add additional templates.
In some cases, the project files on storage will be from an older version of Adobe and may not be compatible with some of the later versions of the Adobe software. Following this guide will allow you to update those templates that are out of date.

In some cases there is a requirement to have different project templates for different teams within your company. This guide will explain the configuration requirements to allow Curator to use different templates on request.

Configuration

First, additional Metadatanames must be created in order for the template to be updated.

An Enum MetadataName should be created to be used within the Create Production Plugin.
This Metadataname will be used within the view, and, upon selection and confirmation, it will pick up the required template from storage.

In this example, we're going to use the Metadataname of Department with enum values of; Sports , Graphics, Social Media Marketing.

Next, you will need to ensure that you have a ProductionType Enum metadataname (This is usually configured out of the box with Curator, but it's good to check). This should look like the below, with the respective Enums:

The ProductionType Metadataname will decipher which Adobe Software Template will be picked up from storage whether you are using an Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, or Premiere Pro Template.

Once confirmed, you must ensure these metadataname are available to be selected in the Create Production Plugin.

To do this, head to Curator System Administrator > Metadata Views, and check they are within the Create Production MetadataView. If they are not, they should be added here. (Ensure that both metadatanames are set to REQUIRED).

Updating MediaStores

Some MediaStores will need to be updated with some of the new MetadataNames.

From the GLOBAL MediaStore, check for the following keys:

• ProductionProjectFoldersMetadataKeys: Example Value: ProductionType;Department
• ProductionTypeMetadataKey: Example Value: ProductionType

Next, you will need to check the CREATE-PRODUCTION MediaStore for the following;

• ProductionProjectFilesLocation: Example Value: \\MyStorage\Curator\Production\Resources\Productionprojects
• ProductionProjectFoldersMetadataKeys: Example Value: ProductionType;Department
• ProductionTypeMetadataKey: Example Value: ProductionType
• ProjectMetadataKey: Example Value: ProductionType

Note that the above values should match your configuration (IE you might not be using Department as an example)

Adding additional templates

Once configuration has been completed, it is important to understand how the process works.
To add additional Templates, an option will need to be added within the newly created Metadataname.
Using the example above this would be the Department Metadataname.

If you would like to add a template for the 'OnAir' team, you will need to add an ‘OnAir’ Enum to the Metadataname.
Next, from storage, you need to create a folder named ‘OnAir’ in the respective software folders which you want the template to be available for.

In the example below, an ‘OnAir’ folder has been created in the Premiere folder. This means that the template will be available for Premiere. If you would like the template to be available for other software, additional folders should be created in their respective software folders.

Once the folders have been created, add your templates to the folders, ensuring that the templates/Projects are for their respective software as the parent folder states.

When the templates have been added, you can now use the Create Production Plugin.

Head over to Clip Link and use the Create Production Plugin and begin to populate the metadatanames:

ProductionType: These will now define which software the workflow will look for a folder on. (Example PhotoShop)
Department: This will now define the template picked up (Example above of OnAir)

Once selected and confirmed, the correct template should be used.