Importing audio in bulk
Using the Import button in the header of Media Manager, audio can be uploaded in bulk from rows in a spreadsheet.
Creating the spreadsheet
Section titled “Creating the spreadsheet”The first row of the spreadsheet should contain column headings. Whilst column names do not need to match one from the table below, columns that are recognised will be pre-filled in the import form.
Available video fields
Section titled “Available video fields”Field | Notes |
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title | Required field. Audio title. |
url | Required field. Audio file URL, Include http(s):// |
description | Audio description. |
tags | Comma separated text, each tag may contain spaces. |
previewable | 0 = Not previewable, 1 = Previewable. Default 0. |
published | 0 = Not published, 1 = Published. Default 0. |
Custom fields
Section titled “Custom fields”To add custom fields to a audio from a spreadsheet import, add a column into the spreadsheet per custom field. The column name will become the field key/name with any spaces replaced by underscores. On the field mapping screen, add each custom field using the dropdown, click add once selected for each item (see screenshot).
Sample spreadsheet
Section titled “Sample spreadsheet”The table below illustrates the format for importing videos using public facing video file URLs.
title | description | url | tags |
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Annual General Meeting Highlights | Jane Doe reports from the Annual General Meeting in London. | https://example.com/path/to/video.mp3 | AGM,London |
Information video for industry experts | https://example.com/path/to/video2.wav |
Deleting imports
Section titled “Deleting imports”Imports can be deleted from the imports list accessible from the left hand menu. Deleting an import will not remove the videos that were created as part of the import, you have to do this on the video grid. If all imports for a team are deleted the link in the left hand menu will be hidden from view.