Create a resource

You can add a new resource to the repository.

1. Take one of the following actions:
   • On the Document Creation toolbar, click .
   • From the menu bar, select IXIA CCMS > Create Resource.
2. In the resulting dialog, enter a Title.
   Note: Titles do not need to be unique.
3. Enter all the keywords that may be useful when you search for the object in the Description field for storage in the object's metadata.
4. Select a Resource Type.
   The selections that you see depend on your system configuration. Typical choices include pdf-legal, related Word documents, or multimedia.
5. Select a Language.
6. To import a folder:
   1. Click Import Folder.
   2. In the resulting dialog, browse to the folder for import, select it, and click OK.
      The Show/Edit Resource dialog reappears. The Content area displays the imported folder and all the files it contains.
7. To import a single file:
   1. Click Import.
   2. In the resulting dialog, browse to the required file, select it, and click Open.
      The Show/Edit Resource dialog reappears. The Content area displays the new resource.
8. Optional: Enter a Description next to the new items.
9. Repeat the import process as necessary.
10. Optional: Select the resource for use as a default and click Set as Default to the file within a resource that for use during a build, for example.
11. If required, click User Properties.
    The User Properties dialog opens.
12. Enter or select values as required.
    The User Properties dialog is another way to enter indexable information about a resource. The fields or selection lists that appear here are configurable and vary, based on your configuration.
13. Optional: To save the settings you have selected for Resource Type and Language, click Save Settings.
    Your selections are saved and used as the default values in the dialog.
14. To specify the product or library for the new resource, click Next.
    For deployments that use the IXIA Dynamic Release Management module, you must specify the product or library to add to the related resource.
15. Click Next.
16. In the resulting dialog, Add Object To pane, select Products or Libraries.
17. In the All Products/All Libraries pane, select the product or library for which you would like to display the releases and versions.
    Use the filter at the bottom of the pane to filter the elements by name.
    The releases and versions for the product or library selected are displayed in the Selected Products/Libraries, Releases, and Versions.
18. To exclude products/libraries, releases, and versions according to the exclusion filters, click Apply global exclusion filter settings.
19. In the Selected Products/Libraries, Releases, and Versions pane, select the versions in which the object can be used.
    Use the filter at the bottom of the pane to filter the elements by name.
    The Primary Version dropdown list is populated with the list of selected versions.
20. In the Primary Version list, select the primary version for the object.

    The primary version is the version for which the object was initially created.

21. Optional: To save the settings you have selected in this dialog, click Save Settings.
    Your selections are saved and used as the default values in the Select Versions dialog. You'll see them there the next time you create a resource.
22. Click Create.
23. Click OK.