Batch Actions

Added in: release-2025-11

The Media Center supports selecting multiple assets and performing actions on all of them at once. This is useful when you need to manage, enrich, or organize large numbers of assets efficiently.

Selecting Multiple Assets

  • Hold Shift and use the arrow keys, or
  • Hold Command (Mac) / Ctrl (Windows) and click the desired assets.
  • Press Escape to clear the selection.

Available Actions

Once multiple assets are selected, the following actions are available:

  • Download - Download all selected assets.
  • Send to inbox - Assign selected assets to a document inbox.
  • Store in archive / Remove from archive - Mark assets as archived to prevent deletion.
  • Delete - Permanently delete selected assets.
  • Add to collection Added in: release-2026-05 - Add selected image assets to an image collection. Opens a dialog to choose the target collection. Only available when image collections are enabled and all selected assets are of type mediaImage.
  • Edit metadata Added in: release-2026-05 - Open a combined dialog to update metadata fields across all selected assets. Fields that differ between assets are clearly marked: leaving a field unchanged keeps each asset’s original value, while editing it applies the new value to all selected assets. The dialog shows thumbnails with status indicators for unsaved changes, validation errors, and saving state.

Permissions and Constraints

  • Delete is only available if the user has the required permissions and none of the selected assets are archived.
  • Store in archive is only available if none of the selected assets are already archived or revoked, and the user has sufficient permissions.
The Store in Archive, Remove from Archive, and Delete actions require use2025Behavior to be enabled. Without it, the legacy Archive action is available instead. For more details, see the 2025 Behavior guide.