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===== Adding Media Types ===== | ===== Adding Media Types ===== |
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To add a [[object:media|Media Type]], right-click a [[:master:Customer]] and select ''Add Media Type''. | To add a new [[object:media|Media Type]], right-click a [[:master:Customer]] and select ''Add Media Type''. |
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{{master_add_media.gif}} | {{master_add_media.gif}} |
This will launch a ''Edit New Media'' window. The first tab on the ''Edit New Media'' window is the ''Identity'' tab. The ''Identity'' tab requires the input of a [[object:media|Media-ID]] (up to four alphanumeric characters) and a [[object:media|Media Description]] (up to twenty alphanumeric characters). While the [[object:media|Media Description]] can be edited at any time, the [[object:media|Media-ID]] is permanent and cannot be changed once created. | This will launch a ''Edit New Media'' window. The first tab on the ''Edit New Media'' window is the ''Identity'' tab. The ''Identity'' tab requires the input of a [[object:media|Media-ID]] (up to four alphanumeric characters) and a [[object:media|Media Description]] (up to twenty alphanumeric characters). While the [[object:media|Media Description]] can be edited at any time, the [[object:media|Media-ID]] is permanent and cannot be changed once created. |
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| Both the Media-ID and Description fields are mandatory when creating a new Media Type. |
{{master_add_media_identity.gif}} | {{master_add_media_identity.gif}} |
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{{master_add_media_options.gif}} | {{master_add_media_options.gif}} |
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* **Hide Media Type** when set to ''True'' removes the [[object:media|Media]] Type from view in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]]. | * **[[technote:hiding_media_ids|Hide Media Type]]** when set to ''True'' removes the [[object:media|Media]] Type from view in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]]. |
* **Internal** Media Type has an internal purpose and should not be displayed to all applications. | * **Internal** Media Type has an internal purpose and should not be displayed to all applications. |
* **Maximum Volumes** allowed. 0 = unlimited. | * **Maximum Volumes** allowed. 0 = unlimited. |
===== Deleting Media Types ===== | ===== Deleting Media Types ===== |
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To delete a Media Type, all dependancies (Volumes and Repositories) must be deleted first. | To delete a Media Type, all dependencies (Volumes and Repositories) must be removed/deleted first. |
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* [[master:volumes#Deleting Volumes|Deleting Volumes]] | * [[master:volumes#Deleting Volumes|Deleting Volumes]] |
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Once dependancies have been removed, right-click a [[object:media|Media Type]] in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]]. | Once dependencies have been removed, right-click a [[object:media|Media Type]] in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]]. |
Select ''Delete Media Type''. | Select ''Delete Media Type''. Then click ''Yes'' on the popup to confirm the deletion. |
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{{master_delete_media_type.gif}} | {{master_delete_media_type.gif}} |
Right-click a [[object:media|Media Type]] in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]] and select ''Properties''. | Right-click a [[object:media|Media Type]] in the [[master:customer_tree|Customer Tree]] and select ''Properties''. |
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{{:master:tapemaster_media_modify.png}} | {{master_edit_media.gif}} |
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From the ''Edit Media'' window, you can modify the [[object:media|Description]], change the [[#Options Tab|Media Options]] and add [[object:volume|Volumes]] using the [[cookbook:volume_id_building|Volume-ID Building]] tab. See the [[cookbook:volume_id_building|Volume-ID Building page]] for more details on how to use this function. | From the ''Edit Media'' window, you can modify the [[object:media|Description]], change the [[#Options Tab|Media Options]] and add [[object:volume|Volumes]] using the [[cookbook:volume_id_building|Volume-ID Building]] tab. See the [[cookbook:volume_id_building|Volume-ID Building page]] for more details on how to use this function. |
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{{:master:tapemaster_media_modify_build.png}} | {{master_edit_media_properties.gif}} |
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<- master:customer|Creating a new Customer^ master:starting|Getting Started ^ master:repository|Creating a new Repository-> | <- master:customer|Creating a new Customer^ master:starting|Getting Started ^ master:repository|Creating a new Repository-> |