Asset Bank's agreement functionality enables users to choose a textual usage agreement for each asset, to specify its usage rights. These agreements have to be consented to before a user can download or use the asset.

When this functionality is enabled assets can be assigned to one of three states, 'restricted', 'agreement applies' and 'unrestricted':

1. Restricted - assets are highlighted in red in search/browse results. The level of restriction of these assets is controlled by the application settings and includes the ability for non-admin users to be blocked from downloading them or seeing their preview images.

2. Agreement applies - assets are highlighted in yellow in search/browse results. These assets have an agreement associated with them that users have to confirm that they consent to (by clicking a checkbox) prior to downloading. The agreement attached to an asset is selected by an editor/admin user on the edit or upload page. The uploading user can select from a pool of existing agreements (created in the admin section) or, if they have permission to do so, can decide to create a new agreement specifically for the asset. The agreement is a text description of how the asset can be used if it is downloaded.

3. Unrestricted - assets are highlighted in green in search/browse results and are available to view/download for any users who have the right to do so (based on their permissions).

Please note that the search results do not have to be ‘colour-coded' as described above - this can be controlled by the CSS.

To enable Asset Bank's Agreement functionality talk to our Customer Support Team.

You will then be able to create the Agreements in the admin area Admin > Agreements.