11 The Presentation Tier
Introduction
The presentation tier is the user interface to the asset-management system. As such, it makes or breaks an asset-management system. The design of the presentation tier ultimately determines the usability of the system. The acceptance and whole-hearted adoption of the system will depend very much upon this usability.
As a user, you will want to undertake a wide-ranging set of tasks. These are just a few:
• Edit index metadata
• Manage authorizations
• Search for content
• Preview content
• Retrieve content for editing
• Archive content
• Manage digital rights
The presentation tier has two layers: the asset-management server and the local client—the users’ PC (Figure 11.1). The server can be a normal ...
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