ANTE User Manual

Manpower Media Library

Store and organize files — images, documents, videos, and audio — for the Manpower module. The Media Library is shared across several modules; the version under Manpower shows only the files you have uploaded under Manpower.

Access requires the Media Library permission for Manpower.

Manpower → Media Library

Overview

The Media Library list shows every file stored under Manpower in a table. From here you can open the full-screen library browser, upload new files, and open any file to view its details, edit its information, or delete it.

Files can be organized into folders. Each file carries: a display name, the original file name, alternative text, a caption, tags, and the folder it belongs to.

The File List

The list shows your Manpower files in a table with these columns:

  • Preview – a thumbnail for images, or an icon showing the file type
  • File Name – the display name (the original upload name appears beneath it when the two differ)
  • Type – Image, Document, Video, or Audio
  • Size – the file size
  • Folder – the folder the file is filed under (shows a dash if it is not in a folder)
  • Uploaded By – the person who uploaded the file
  • Date – the upload date

Searching, filtering, and sorting

  • Search by File Name or Tags
  • Filter by File Type: Image, Document, Video, or Audio
  • Sort by File Name, Size, Type, or date (newest first by default)
  • The list shows 12 files per page

Click any row to open that file's detail page.

The header has one button: Open Media Library, which opens the full-screen browser.

The Full-Screen Media Library Browser

Click Open Media Library to open the full-screen browser, which offers a richer view than the table:

  • Grid / List view toggle
  • Folder navigation with a breadcrumb trail (Media Library → folder → subfolder)
  • Search files by name
  • Sort: Newest first, Name (A–Z), Size (largest), or Type
  • File-type filter chips: All, Images, Documents, Videos, Audio
  • An item count and the total storage used for the current view
  • More files load automatically as you scroll down

Folders

  • New Folder – create a folder in the current location: type a name and press Enter or click Create
  • Click a folder card to open it; use the breadcrumb to go back up
  • Each folder card shows how many files it contains and a delete control. A folder must be empty before it can be deleted.

Uploading from the browser

  • Drag files directly onto the browse area to upload them into the current folder, or
  • Click Upload to open the upload dialog, where you can queue several files at once, choose a destination folder, and upload them as a batch. The dialog shows progress for each file and which ones succeeded or failed.

Supported file types: images, videos, audio, PDFs, and Office or text documents (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, .txt, .csv). Maximum 50 MB per file.

Details panel

Clicking a file opens a details panel on the right with a quick editor. You can change the File name, Alternative text, and Caption, then click Save. The panel also shows the file's Type, Size, MIME type, dimensions (for images), and upload date, and offers Open (opens the file in a new browser tab) and Delete.

Common Tasks

Uploading a single file

  1. Navigate to Manpower → Media Library.
  2. Open the upload page (from the full-screen browser's Upload action).
  3. Under File Selection, drag a file onto the dropzone or click it to browse. A file must be selected to continue.
  4. Under File Details, optionally add:
    • Alternative Text – a description used for accessibility
    • Tags – comma-separated keywords
    • Caption – an optional caption
  5. Under Organization, optionally choose a Folder (defaults to no folder).
  6. Click Upload File. When it succeeds, you are taken to the new file's detail page.

Uploading several files at once

  1. In the full-screen browser, click Upload.
  2. Drag and drop, or browse, to add files to the queue.
  3. Choose the destination folder.
  4. Click Upload to process the queue. When all files succeed the dialog closes; if any fail, it stays open so you can review and retry.

Viewing a file

  1. Click a row in the list (or a file card in the browser).
  2. The detail page shows a preview — an image, video player, audio player, or inline PDF; other file types show a placeholder with a download option — plus:
    • File Information – file name, original name, type, size, MIME type, module, and image dimensions or media duration when available
    • Metadata – alternative text, caption, tags, and folder
    • Upload Info – processing status, uploaded by, created date, and last updated date
  3. Use Open to open the file in a new tab, Edit to change its details, or Delete to remove it.

Editing file details

  1. From the detail page, click Edit.
  2. Update the fields:
    • Basic Info – File Name (required)
    • Metadata – Alternative Text, Tags (comma-separated), Caption
    • Organization – Folder
  3. Click Save Changes.

Deleting a file

  1. From the detail page (or from the browser's details panel or file card), click Delete.
  2. Confirm in the dialog. Deleting a file also removes it from storage and cannot be undone.

💡 Note: This library is scoped to the Manpower module — files uploaded here do not appear in other modules' media libraries. Access is controlled by the Manpower Media Library permission.

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