Import images

Use the Import Images wizard to import images in bulk.

  1. Select File > Import.
    The Import dialog appears.
  2. Open the IXIA CCMS folder and select Import Images.
  3. Open the IXIA CCMS folder and select Import Images (DRM).
  4. Click Next.
    The Import Image(s) dialog appears.
    Import images
  5. Click Browse.
    The Open dialog appears.
  6. Navigate to the images, select them, and click Open.
    The selected images appear in the Images to import list.
  7. Optional: To import as a read-only object, select the Import As External checkbox.
    Note: As a result of selecting this option, several other features are set to default values and disabled.
  8. Optional: To replace existing documents with the contents of the imported documents, select the Update existing documents checkbox. To also use the relative path to match the documents to update, select Use relative path along with file name to match documents to update.
    If you select Use relative path along with file name to match documents to update, you must specify the base path of the imported file in a later step.
  9. Optional: In the Default language list, choose the language you want set for the file. If you want to overwrite the language attribute set in the imported file with the selected language, select the Override unknown languages with default checkbox as well.
  10. In the Images options section, choose the type of image in the Type list and the output format in the Format list.
  11. Optional: To assign a label, do the following:
    1. In the Labels section, click Select and add one or more labels.
    2. Click OK when done.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Optional: To import only one instance of images with the same filename, select the Images checkbox.
    Clear the checkbox if you want all images imported and assigned unique filenames.
  14. Optional: In the Import base path box, type the base path to use when replacing existing documents.
    Important: If you selected Use relative path along with file name to match documents to update, you must specify the base path of the imported file in the Import base path box. This step is not optional.

    The base path of the imported file must match the base path of the object in the Content Store (originalRelativePath index).

  15. Click Next.
    The Select Versions dialog appears.
  16. Do one of the following:
    • To import the image in a product, click the Products tab and then select the product in which to import the image.
    • To import the image in a library, click the Libraries tab and then select the library in which to import the image.
    You can import images in a single product or library only, but you can import them in more than one versions inside the product or the library.
    The releases and versions available for the selected product or library are displayed in the Selected Products/Libraries, Releases, and Versions pane.
  17. In the Selected Products/Libraries, Releases, and Versions pane, select the versions to which you would like to add the imported images.
    Use the filter at the bottom of the pane to filter the versions in the list by release name.
    The Primary Version drop-down list is populated with the list of selected versions.
  18. In the Primary Version list, select the primary version for the images.

    The primary version is the version for which the images were initially created.

  19. Click Finish.