The Limecraft File Overview provides detailed insights into the content stored in your Workspace. Use the powerful filtering options to drill down to the desired details.
Before you begin
File Overview is part of the workspace settings, which can be accessed by admin users only.
How to Use the File Overview?
The File Overview provides detailed information about all file instances within a specific Limecraft Workspace. You can use filters and column settings to drill down to the details you need. Explore clip details or material data using the action buttons.
Accessing the File Overview
To access the File Overview, navigate to the Workspace Settings.
Using the Filters and Search
The powerful filters and search options allow you to drill down to the insights that you need.
Take a look at the below table for in-depth definitions of the filters.
| Section | Filter | Notes |
| Instance | Instance id | The id of the MediaObjectInstance |
| Instance profile | The profile of the instance, e.g. “web” | |
| Instance quality | Indication of quality of the instance, e.g. “HIGH”, “LOW”, … | |
| Instance type | Indication of the type of instance, e.g. “PROXY”, “RAW”, “STITCH” | |
| Flow | On Flow | true if the file is available on Flow, false if it is not |
| On Flow timestamp | The timestamp when the ‘On Flow’ flag was set | |
| Should be on Flow | true if the file should be on Flow, false if it is not It can happen a file is on Flow while it ‘should not be’ on Flow, when cleanup is still pending. | |
| Should be on Flow timestamp | The timestamp when the ‘Should be on Flow’ flag was set | |
Backup Alternate Backup Archive 1, 2, 3 | On … On … timestamp Should be on … Should be on … timestamp | Similar to the ‘on Flow’ fields, but for other locations. Note that using these locations is on the deprecation path. New configurations should use the new ‘Volume’ concept as much as possible. |
| XYZ Target Volume | … location Id … timestamp … transfer status … verification status | For a configured volume XYZ, these fields list the
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| Clip name | The name of the clip in Flow | |
| Clip type | The media type of the clip in Flow (Video, Audio, …) | |
| Created | When was the file created (from Flow perspective, so actually when was the MaterialObjectInstance pointing to the file created) | |
| Creator id | Who created the file (id of the user) | |
| Deleted | Is the file deleted? | |
| Filename | Name of the file | |
| Id | Id of the MaterialObjectInstance | |
| Last updated | When was the MaterialObjectInstance last updated | |
| Location | File path | |
| Media object id | Id of the clip in Flow | |
| Size | Size of the file (in bytes) | |
| Zone | This field is not used at the moment | |
| md5 | MD5 checksum of the file | |
| md5 verification status | Status of the md5 check (verified or not verified) | |
| md5Partials | MD5 checksum of the file’s first 10MB | |
| Advanced filter | Add an advanced filter. Useful for filters for which there is no UI element, or for advanced queries. |
View the Results
You have two options to view your selection further: navigate to the clip or view instance details.
Clicking on the 'View clip' option shows you the clip details.
View instance details option shows you the material details of the selection.
Manage the Overview Preferences
As an admin user, you have the control over which columns are shown in the overview. With the selector in the upper right corner, you can select which columns should be shown.
