Personal Setup

All users can change settings on the Personal Setup screen. Click Setup > Personal Setup to open the

Note: The Personal Setup screen lists which user role you have in the Media Portal.

The Personal Setup settings control the default behavior of the Browse Panel, how you receive e-mail, and password settings. Click Save after you change these settings.

My Account Information

Lists your company, name, e-mail address, and user role.

Desktop Version

Click the Install Now button to install the desktop version of Media Portal. (Click Reinstall Now if you previously installed the desktop version of Media Portal.)

Creative Suite Extension

Click Download Now to install the Scene7 Creative Suite Extension on your local hard drive. For information about this extension, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_sc7_csextension_en .

Browser

Thumbnail Size: Determines the default size of thumbnail images in Grid view in the Browse Panel.
Default Asset Library View: Determines whether the assets in the Asset Library for build sets appear as thumbnails or by name. If you are working with large quantities of assets in the Asset Library, you can view the assets by name. For example, if you are building a large eCatalog with many PDF files, you can view the assets by name to make the list shorter.
Default Browse Sort Order: Determines the order in which assets appear by default in the Browse Panel. Choose a sort criterion on the menu and whether you want an ascending or descending sort.
Default Browse Location: Lets you set the browse location to the default, the last folder browsed, or to a specific location that you navigate to and identify. You can also set the browse location to sort the files and folders in ascending or descending order.
Default Browse View: Determines whether Grid view or List view is the default view you see when you first open the Browse Panel.
Splash Screen Display: Determines whether you see any splash screens, including the Welcome splash screen.
Show ToolTips: Determines whether tool tips appear when you move the pointer over buttons, menus, and navigation links. Tool tips describe onscreen items.
Checkerboard Background: Displays a checkerboard layer behind images, letting you easily see the transparent areas of an image that has an alpha channel.
Show File Size: Displays the file size of an asset when you are browsing.
Confirm When Leaving SPS: Displays a confirmation window before you exit Scene7 Publishing System.
Include UDFs in Search: When searching for metadata, includes user-defined metadata fields in the search. (For more information, see User-Defined Fields).
Basic Search Type: Choose a default search type, Contains or Starts With.
Show Media Portal Features: Select this option to access Media Portal features, such as Media Cart.
Show Command Feedback: Show command requests to the server.
Show Dialog During Export: Displays a dialog box when you perform an export. If you deselect this option, you can still go to the Jobs page to retrieve the results of your export.

Email

Email Options: Choose how you want Scene7 to inform you by e-mail when upload and publish jobs are completed. You can receive job completion notices only if warnings or errors occurred.
Email Scope: Determines whether you receive all job e-mail for your company or only e-mail about upload and publish jobs you initiate.
Email Types: Determines whether you are informed when upload jobs and publish jobs are completed.

Language

Preferred Language: Determines the language for the interface.

Password

New Password: Enter a new password (it must be at least six characters long).
Re-Type Password: Re-enter the new password to confirm that you are entering it correctly.
Password Expiration: Determines whether your password expires after 72 days as a security measure. If you select Yes, you are asked to create a new password after 72 days.