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Learn how to add multiple digital items in CONTENTdm (new version).

Add multiple digital items

  1. Select which collection to add the digital items to from the Collection drop-down. 
    • The default collection displays initially, but the last collection where items were added will subsequently appear within your session. 
  2. From the Add multiple items screen, select your files by dropping the file in the gray box or selecting browse files. 
  3. A preview of the files appears.
  4. Optional. Select the Add more option to continue adding files. 
    • The maximum number of items to add is 500.
  5. Click Next. 
  6. Optional. Add a transcript by toggling on the Generate transcript with OCR setting. 
    • Run OCR process on images and PDF files only. OCR will not override provided transcripts.
  7. Optional. Add metadata file. Select your files (in .csv) by dropping the file in the gray box or selecting browse files.
    1. Click Next.
    2. Select the column in the metadata file that contains the digital object file name.
    3. Select the metadata property to match with the imported field.
  8. Optional. Map metadata fields. Select a collection field to map it to the imported field.
    • The Transcript field is not mapped. Transcripts are added as a separate file. 
  9. Select Upload to add the items as drafts for the collection. The items will appear in the Process Manager with the Processing status. When processing completes, they will appear in My drafts. 
    • The item cannot be edited, published, or deleted until processing is complete.
  10. A Summary of upload appears detailing the Collection, number of Draft items to be added, Thumbnail, Permissions, and the Estimated total file size.