Adding tags to asset on DAM upload

[jezwn]

Is it possible to add specific/default tags automatically to assets on uploading to AEM DAM. If an asset is uploaded to /content/dam/folderA, a tag named folder-a should be automatically be added to that asset and any uploads to /content/dam/folderB, the tag should be folder-b. Is there any OOTB mechanism/tools to achieve this or should I need to extend the OOTB DAM Asset Update workflow to set this automation in place? What would be the ideal solution here?

[somen-sarkar]

Hi ,

You can use metadata profiles to achieve the same. Pls check the below link :-

Metadata profiles | Adobe Experience Manager

Thanks,

Somen

[jezwn]

Thank you @somen-sarkar Just would like to understand whether this would work if an asset is moved from one location to another? Let's say I've setted up a metadata profile for one of the DAM folders, added some assets, and I've later got a requirement to move the asset to a different folder which has it's own metadata profile. So in that case I would require my asset tag to be changed to the new one.

[somen-sarkar · Accepted solution]

In case the asset is moved then old metadata value also will be shifted to other location. You have to reprocess the asset to apply the new metadata profile values. 

[jezwn]

Also, I would like to understand would this work all the time as I had some prior experience where the tags wont get properly added with the metadata profile setup.

[Kiran_Vedantam]

Hi @jezwn 

The correct way to do it in extending the DAM asset update workflow as it takes care of all the other activities. Create a custom step and include the logic of attaching the tags.

Hope it helps!

Thanks,
Kiran Vedantam.

[Adilos-Cantuerk]

Hi @jezwn ,
I am a bit late to this tread, but I am very interested if it got resolved.
The idea that I currently chase is this.
How can we create a workflow or multiple workflows, that attach metadata to assets based of a logic that includes markers within the filename, filetype and the path that the asset gets uploaded to /moved to.

Your example + a bit more.
If asset gets uploaded / moved to
dam/content/department-a/germany AND is filetype:pdf AND filename contains "-CA-"
then
add cq:tags "department:A"; "document-type:catalogue" AND dc:language "de"

Has somebody done this before and would be so kind to share the knowledge how to do it?