Contentful

The Contentful DAM App allows users to seamlessly integrate and manage digital assets (images, videos, and documents) from Scaleflex DAM within the Contentful CMS. With support for multiple file types

Description:

The features of the Contentful DAM App include:

• Asset Manager Widget: Manage and insert assets directly within the Contentful content editor, streamlining the asset handling process.

• Multiple File Type Support: Supports a variety of file types, including images, videos, and documents.

• Metadata configuration:

  • Asset metadata from Scaleflex DAM will show on your Rest/GraphQL response

  • You can choose which attributes will be saved in Contentful content field

• Configuration for limited file types and maximum file count

Installation

Prerequisites

1. Register for a demo if you don't already have a DAM account.

2. Sign up to Contentful.

Contentful is 100% Cloud Native, so you have to sign up for a hosted CMS at https://be.contentful.com and you will get a link to your space:

https://app.contentful.com/spaces/{Your Space ID}/home

Step 1. Install from Contentful Marketplace

There are 2 ways:

• To install the Contentful DAM App, visit the Contentful Marketplace and click 'Install'. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Step 2. Configure the app

Configuration keys(* = required):

• Token*: This is the Scaleflex DAM token found in the Asset Hub interface, which allows the app to connect to your DAM account

  
• Security Template*: Found in the Project > Access > Security Templates tab, this key is required for secure access

  
• Asset directory: Defines the top-level folder for storing assets. The default is the root directory (/).

You can quickly validate your token and security template by clicking "Validate Scaleflex DAM Setting"

• Limit: The max number of files that can be added to a single field

• Attributes: A string containing information (JSON attributes) that you want to store in a Contentful field, separated by commas. For example: meta, info.

• Limit Type(s): String type, acceptable values: any or all of the following: 'image', 'video', 'audio', 'application', 'application/zip', 'application/x-zip-compressed', 'application/vnd.rar', 'application/x-rar-compressed', separated by commas.

Please refresh your browser (Ctrl + F5) each time you change the settings so they take effect.

Usage

Field Setting

• In any content model, create a new JSON Object Field

• In Appearance section, choose Scaleflex DAM

Content Editor

• In any Scaleflex DAM Field, to insert assets from DAM to content, click on Asset Manager

• An Asset Dialog will appear:

• Select one or more assets you want to add to the field.

• Click "Insert" on the top right corner of the opened Dialog

• You have 2 options:

  • Insert as original

  • Insert as transformed (change the image format or size before inserting)

• After inserted, assets will appear like below:

You can:

• Reorder assets position by drag and drop

• You can delete unwanted asset(one by one - click on the 3 dots icon ... then select "Delete") or click "Clear all" to remove all selected assets

• If any changes are done from the Hub, please use "Refresh Assets" button so to update Contentful

JSON format

The following is an example of how metadata for inserted assets is stored in JSON format within Contentful.

[
    {
        "url": "https://try.filerobot.com/Widget_demo_folder/%24R202RV2-AiiacoEg.jpg",
        "id": "2a9de85c-406a-5101-9ab5-7b6259250005",
        "name": "$R202RV2-AiiacoEg.jpg",
        "extension": "jpg",
        "type": "image/jpeg",
        "attributes": {
            "meta": {
                "boolean": true,
                "creator": "Hiep",
                "date": "2024-09-11",
                "dc_description": "dc description test",
                "description": {
                    "en": "neweded"
                },
                "multi_select": [
                    "Blue",
                    "Green",
                    "Yellow"
                ],
                "price": {
                    "default": "12"
                },
                "product_id": {
                    "default": "IIHHYTTD22"
                },
                "sport": "Sport test",
                "test": "None",
                "test-multi-select": [
                    "Test 2",
                    "Test 1"
                ],
                "test-price": {
                    "eur": "20"
                },
                "testsd": "2024-09-10",
                "title": {
                    "en": "testssssss"
                }
            }
        }
    }
]