Uploading and modifying Files in Cascade

Uploading and modifying Files in Cascade (creating assets)

For the purposes of Cascade Server, files are typically created by external programs and imported for use in the system. Images and PDF documents, are some common examples of files used in Cascade Server. PDFs are not editable inside Cascade but will preview.

Uploading a file (PDF in a profile is example) from the “New” menu in Cascade: To upload to this space, use the drop down from “menu”. The drop-downs help locate the files correctly. (a drop down is restricted to where the file can be placed).

Three fields are required for the file you upload, as shown.

System name cannot have spaces, requires the correct extension (.pdf, or if a photo, .png or .jpg)

Title (and/or display name) is used whenever the document shows up as a link, or in some cases in a listing, so give it a meaningful name. A title and a display name can have spaces.

The file upload is the actual document, you would browse to the file located on your computer, your network file space, or to a flash drive…

Remember the SUBMIT button to finish uploading the file!

Uploading a file (PDF is example) when editing a page - from the browse function:

when editing a page, you have the opportunity to both add a file and upload at the same time.

Go to the place where you would add the file (example, pdf or document):

In the browse function , find the folder where your document should be placed, then find upload

Browse for the document:

Once you’ve located and uploaded your document, you’ll still need to confirm to complete adding the document to the page:

Remember the SUBMIT button to save the changes to your web page (including the new file)!

Modifying: Updating a pdf or image file that’s already in Cascade, very easy :

1. 
   Find the document in its folder in Cascade and select it-example: ENG630-1Goode.pdf
   
2. 
   Choose the Edit tab. Browse to the newer version of the document on your computer.
   Confirm the upload (confirm button not shown)
   

Click submit to complete the replacement with the update version. This replaces the CONTENT in the document but preserves all the links in Cascade, such as from your page to the document.
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Copy a file -- an Alternative way to add new content
Take an existing file (pdfs and images are good examples) and copy it, giving it a new system name.



Edit the new file for a new title and under File upload, browse to new content (as shown earlier).
The advantage with this method is that your copied files stay in the same folder as the original

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Folders are useful for managing and organizing, you create new folders from the drop down “new” menu. Folders can be renamed, moved, and deleted in the same manner as files.
If you want to place files in a folder, create the folder FIRST. Then move or add files to the folder.

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Moving or changing a document within Cascade:
The example is a pdf of a class syllabus. Common changes are moving a document/file from one folder to another or changing the system name (spaces within system names MUST be eliminated or replaced by hyphens or underscores.
Your document may not work on the web if there are spaces in the system name!

(titles and display names can have spaces)

In the Move/Rename tab, you can change the system name, and the “Parent Folder” browse will let you move it to another location. Confirm button-confirms the change of location. Submit to complete.