Tours & Tutorials

These Tours and Tutorials contain some information that is specific to Cumulus 7. Cumulus 8 tours and tutorials are coming soon, so check back. In the meantime, these documents contain a wealth of information still relevant to Cumulus 8.

Tours

The Canto web tours provide an interactive look at specific facets of the Cumulus software. Explore the full range of the Cumulus functionality with the Full Product Tour, learn about flexible web-based asset management in the Web Client Tour, and discover the security measures in place to keep your assets safe while utilizing the Cumulus internet solutions.

Tutorials

Canto's "Exploring Series" tutorials focus on specific topics and tasks to help you make the most out of your Canto investment. New tutorials are added often, so check this page regularly. Sign up for Canto eNews and receive monthly announcements that include additions to this library. (All documents are in PDF format.)

Title & Audience	Overview	Products
Cumulus-Direct URLs Audience: User & Admin	Cumulus is now capable of serving files directly to websites, live and on demand. This Exploring document shows you how easy it is to use "Cumulus-Direct URLs" to keep your website content fresh using links you control from within Cumulus. No more ftp, and no more outdated files!	Enterprise, Workgroup
Cumulus Categories Audience: User & Admin	Cumulus categories make it easier to organize, find and work with files. Learn how to build efficient, hierarchical category taxonomies, and offer “virtual” category trees that use alternate category names suitable for different audiences. Also covers the process of automating the creation of new categories based on metadata inside your files, and adding metadata values to categories for easier project and archive management.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Cumulus 8 Client Interface Audience: User & Admin	Examines the powerful new user interface featured in the Cumulus 8.x product line. Learn the benefits of the "split view" and see how the category pane can be used to show previews, details and even a calendar that makes it easy to find assets based on data metadata.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Automated Workflows using the Cumulus Scheduler Audience: User & Admin	The Cumulus Scheduler can be configured to perform a number of recurring tasks automatically. You can use the Cumulus Scheduler to create standardized asset variants, move or delete existing assets, import metadata from external systems, and more. This guide gives examples of common Scheduler uses, guides the user through Scheduler setup, and provides an overiew for all Scheduler actions.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Automatically Cataloging Assets into Canto Cumulus Audience: User & Admin	Autocataloging with Canto Cumulus enables you to automatically catalog assets from folders or email accounts, move newly autocataloged assets to any location you choose, and automatically apply metadata to the new asset records. This guide explains the benefits of autocataloging, how autocataloging works, and takes you through the step-by-step processes for setup on your own network.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Cumulus 7 Evaluation Guide Audience: User	Written for those evaluating Cumulus 7, but also useful to all users new to the program, this guide takes the reader through the program's basic functions step by step.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Understanding Central Asset Locations Audience: User & Admin	Central asset locations (CAL) are centralized locations from which assets are cataloged and made available to users. There are many important benefits to using a CAL. This new Exploring document details the various CAL options available to all Cumulus installations and explains the benefits particular to each, making it easy to choose the option that's best for your organization.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Cumulus 7 Client Interface Audience: User & Admin	Examines the powerful new user interface featured in the Cumulus 7.x product line. Learn the benefits of the "split view" and see how the category pane can be used to show previews, details and even a calendar that makes it easy to find assets based on data metadata.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Metadata Standards Support in Cumulus 7 Audience: Admin	Learn about the many metadata standards supported in Cumulus 7, and find out how easy it is to have your metadata written back to supported asset formats.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Asset Relationships Audience: User & Admin	Learn about the asset relationships supported in Cumulus 7.x and how you can take advantage of them to find what you need faster than ever.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Advanced Permissions Prowess in Cumulus 7 Audience: Admin	Understanding the essence of user permissions enables you to apply them effectively and creatively.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Dynamic Rules-based Permissions in Cumulus 7 Enterprise Audience: User & Admin	Live Filtering is one of the most powerful, unique and flexible features of Cumulus 7 Enterprise. This document explores how Live Filtering can help Cumulus administrators define flexible, "smart" permissions for asset and category access control.	Enterprise
Autocataloging in Cumulus 7 Audience: Admin	See how easy it is to configure Cumulus 7 to automatically catalog assets you and others place into drop folders at time intervals you define.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Workflow Technologies in Cumulus 7 Audience: Admin	Cumulus includes many automation technologies and metadata fields types that can help you manage and improve workflow. This document details many of those technologies and gives you the understanding you need to adapt them to you group's specific needs.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Configuring the Cumulus 7 Vault Audience: Admin	Learn how you can use the Vault to provide your users with easy, anywhere-access to your assets, and also offer asset version control and check-in/out for safer editing.	Enterprise, Workgroup
Disaster Avoidance and Recovery Using Cumulus 7 Audience: Admin	Use features available in Cumulus to help ensure your organization remains safe from the unthinkable. Understanding the system safety features available in Cumulus 7 can help you: - Properly and securely back up your catalogs and Cumulus 7 Server configurations. - Reduce downtime caused by system crashes. - Keep your organization and its assets and metadata safe from disaster.	Enterprise, Workgroup