{"id":6205,"date":"2025-11-27T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediastore.support\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:15:11","slug":"create-a-shell-asset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediastore.support\/?p=6205","title":{"rendered":"Create a Shell Asset:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prepare an asset\u2019s metadata and settings before the file is ready for upload, you can create a shell asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">navigation sidebar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, click <\/span><b>+ Create New<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <strong>Shell Asset<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter an asset <strong>Name<\/strong> in the field<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select a <strong>File Type<\/strong> from the list\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Optional:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select one or more <\/span><b>Products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to assign the asset to<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select <\/span><b>Marketing Use<small><sup>1<\/sup><\/small><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (available once assigned to a Product)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">choose from <\/span><b>Shareable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Download<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Protection Levels<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select <\/span><b>Restricted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to flag as embargoed content in the Client UI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select file sub <\/span><b>Type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more detailed categorization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">choose <\/span><b>Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> level needed to view the asset (defaults to <\/span><b>Company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">define a source asset <\/span><b>Language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/s<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select a market region in <\/span><b>Target Geography<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">choose a <\/span><b>Status<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (defaults to <\/span><b>Available<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">add <\/span><b>Notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for internal use<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flag as an <\/span><b>AI Generated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> asset\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select <\/span><b>Save As Preset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to replicate these settings for future uploads<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" value=\"5\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Create<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to finish\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><sup>1<\/sup> Marketing assets are displayed for presentation in the Client UI. 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