The folders and presentations in a linked catalog map directly to the contents in a Management Portal folder. Therefore, any changes you make within the folder, such as adding new presentations or sub-folders, are visible in the linked catalog.
To add a linked catalog:
1. Click Publishing > Catalogs > Add Catalog and enter a name and description for the catalog that will help you and other users identify it easily.
2. Specify a Friendly Name for the catalog to customize its URL. This value will replace the catalog ID number in the URL. For example, if you give a catalog “mycatalog” as its friendly name, the URL uses this name instead of the catalog ID:
URL using catalog ID:
http://myserver.mynetwork.net/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/ ed968dc9872f456e93500b35872b334e21
URL using mycatalog as the friendly name
http://myserver.mynetwork.net /Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/mycatalog
3. (Optional) Select the Restrict catalog application editing to the owner check box so only the catalog owner can launch the catalog in edit mode.
4. (Optional) If you are integrating your catalog into a Learning Management System using modules, click Add Module to link the module you want to your catalog.
5. From the Add content to this catalog... drop-down list, select automatically by linking to a Mediasite folder.
6. Click in the Link to Folder field to see a list of available folders or use the search feature. Click on a folder to select it.
7. (Optional) If you want to make this a search-filtered linked catalog, select the Filter this catalog using a search term check box.
8. Select the Show folder navigation when displaying presentations check box to maintain the folder structure for the filtered presentations. Specify the search term and select the check box next to the presentation metadata you want included in the search.
9. Click Save.
Add a new linked catalog (add content automatically by linking to a Mediasite folder)
10. In the catalog list, click View catalog below the catalog you just created to launch it in the Catalog application.
11. Click Edit to open the catalog, in edit mode, in a separate browser tab. Customize the catalog as needed. Once you have made your changes, click Save.
You can also add a linked catalog by
right-clicking a folder in Management Portal and selecting Publish to Catalog. However, in this case, only the
name, friendly name, and description settings are available. Additionally, in
the dialog, you will see a listing of all catalogs published using this
folder.