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Dash supports a two-way upload workflow whereby admins can require designated users' uploads to be approved before being made available to other Dash users.
This is useful as it can allow external contributors (e.g. photographers) to upload straight into Dash, while still giving admins control over the final assets that are made available to the rest of your users.
You can enable upload with approval on a per-user basis (so all uploads by that user will either require approval, or none will)
Approvers and uploaders can add comments to the assets, to discuss required improvements and changes
Approvers and uploaders can submit new versions of an asset.
💡 Looking for a way for people to upload to your Dash without needing a login? Check out our guest upload feature!
Adding a non-admin approver
By default, all admins are approvers and will be notified of any uploads submitted by any users who's uploads require approving.
You can add additional non-admin approvers. To do this:
Navigate to the user's settings page in Admin > Users & groups > Users
Open the desired user and enable the "Can approve other people's uploads" toggle
How to require approval for a user's uploads
As an Admin, go to Admin > Users & Groups > Users
Select the user you want to require approval for
Check the box "Uploads must be approved"
The user must be in at least one Contributor permission group.
Approving uploaded assets
When new assets have been uploaded that require approval, all Admins will see an alert on the Home page and receive an email notification.
Pressing "View uploads" will show you all submitted assets and allow you to:
View each asset and update its metadata
Use your normal filters to filter down the asset view
Selectively approve or reject (delete) submitted assets
Add comments to assets that the uploader can see
Adding comments
Admins can use the comments feature to provide feedback to uploaders, for example to request specific changes are made before approving, or to give guidance to help the uploader with future image selections.
Any admin, or the uploader themselves, can add, edit and delete comments to uploaded assets at any time, using the comments panel in the metadata sidebar:
How approvals works from the uploader's perspective
Submitting an asset for approval
Whenever a user uploads an asset, and that user has the "uploads must be approved" option enabled, they will see the same upload screen and be able to update asset fields as normal, but they will now see a "Send for approval" button instead of the usual "Done" button.
Viewing previously submitted assets
Users can view submitted assets that haven't yet been approved by an admin by clicking Home and then clicking the "View" button in the recently added section.
Uploading a new version
Having received feedback on an asset from an approver, the uploader can choose to submit a new version of the asset. To do this, open the asset in question from within the upload screen, either:
Drag and drop the new version onto the browser window
or
Click "Upload new version" at the bottom of the comments panel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I unapprove assets I have just approved?
It is not possible to unapprove assets. You can use the search and filters to find the assets you've approved (e.g. you could filter by upload date/uploaded by) and delete them, then ask the user to resubmit.