The Asset Publisher solution is for cloud storage setups and encompasses an Asset Publisher event processor plugin that offers many of the same options as the traditional Asset Push functionality and can be configured to publish asset content directly to Azure Blob Storage / AWS S3. This plugin connects directly to Azure Blob Storage / S3 via Microsoft Azure Blob Storage and Amazon S3 Blob Storage gateway integration plugins. Additionally, to support this solution, a Clear Value bulk update plugin allows for clearing values across one or all contexts.
Traditional Asset Push functionality for synchronizing potentially converted asset content to a file system requires a running Java process (sidecar) on the target system side. This solution is not viable when trying to publish asset content to cloud storage, i.e., Azure Blob Storage / Amazon Web Service (AWS) S3. However, users should be familiar with Asset Push functionality prior to configuring and using the Asset Publisher solution. More information can be found in the Asset Push section of the documentation here.
Important: Asset Publisher is not a replacement for Asset Push.
A simple integration example is shown below:
Enabling Asset Publisher
You need a valid storage provider account before starting these steps.
Depending on your configuration, these assets will be automatically exported whenever an object is approved, ensuring that the assets in storage are always updated with the latest versions of the assets from the central STEP database. Considering the potentially large size of the assets being exported, this method is favorable over manually publishing assets in bulk.
- Create a Gateway Integration Endpoint (GIEP) or multiple endpoints. Step-by-step details are located in the Configuring a Gateway Integration Endpoint topic in the Data Exchange documentation here.
- As explained in the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage and Amazon S3 Blob Storage topics in the GIEP section of online help, you need a valid third-party account for the gateway.
- For specific information on each configuration option, refer to:
- Configuring a Gateway Integration Endpoint - Amazon S3 Blob Storage (here)
- Configuring a Gateway Integration Endpoint - Microsoft Azure Blob Storage (here)
- Create an Event Processor using the Asset Publisher processor. Details can be found in the Asset Publisher Processing Plugin Parameters and Triggers topic (here)
- Export assets and access via your blob storage.
Important: To view an example of a successful execution of the process, refer to the Asset Publisher Processing Plugin Parameters and Triggers topic within System Setup documentation here.