AirDAM
AirDAM is your Digital Asset Management browser — a read-only window into your DAM site's content, letting you explore stories, assets, accounts, workflows, delivery stats, and logs all in one place.
Key Features
- Site Selector: Switch between DAM sites using the topbar selector — all content updates instantly
- Stats Bar: At-a-glance counts for Stories, Assets, Assets on S3, Accounts, and Downloads
- Stories: Browse photo/video stories with thumbnails, dates, catalogs, credits, tags, and exclusive flags
- Assets: View individual media files with full metadata — subject, headline, keywords, location, file size, and S3 vs. local storage status
- Accounts: See all registered users with their access levels; approve pending accounts with one click
- Groups: Browse user groups assigned to the DAM site
- Catalogs: View photo and video catalogs
- Workflow: Monitor FTP in/out queues, distribution lists, process rules, web uploads, and departure tasks
- Downloads: Review download history across the site
- Safeboxes: Check secure download packages and their Active/Expired status
- Lightboxes: Browse user-created lightbox collections
- Newsletter: View newsletter content items
- Stats: Monitor delivery destinations (FTP Out and Web In) — see pending file counts, status, and errors; drill into individual queued files, activate stalled tasks, or clear error queues
- Logs: Review distribution history by destination with date range filtering; drill into individual delivery records per client
How to Use
- Select a DAM site from the site selector in the top navigation bar
- The stats bar updates to show totals for that site
- Click any tab — Stories, Assets, Accounts, etc. — to browse that section
- Click a row to open a detail panel with full information
- In the Accounts tab, click Approve on a pending account to grant Web Download access
- In the Workflow tab, use sub-tabs to monitor FTP jobs, process rules, and departure task statuses
- In the Stats tab, click a destination row to see its queued files, or use the Activate / Delete actions to manage stuck tasks
- In the Logs tab, set a date range and browse delivery history; click a destination to see its individual log entries
Tips
- The Exclusive badge (star) on stories flags content marked as exclusive — use this to quickly identify premium material
- The S3 badge on assets means the file is stored in cloud storage; Local means it is on the server
- Access levels on accounts range from Guest and Pending up to Full Download and Admin — check these before approving new users
- Departure task statuses (Pending, Processing, Done, Error) help you track delivery jobs in real time
- In the Stats tab, a red badge on the error count means a delivery destination has failed tasks — use Activate to retry them
- If no site is selected, a prompt appears — pick a site from the topbar to activate the module