Life cycle of a DAM folder
I am wondering what is the life cycle for a folder in the context of Digital Asset Management. In line with the bucket and additive backup concept, I see a bucket in a HDD undergoes following life cycle.
- Open - The bucket is available for adding new files. Folder in other status is always full as a backup bucket and no new files should be added to the folder.
- Meta in Review – Meta data is under review.
- Image in Review – Hash total was generated and the photo or video images are under review.
- Closed - The bucket was closed for any further update and is ready to backup to read-only media e.g. DVD.
- Re-open - The closed bucket is re-opened for updating.
Hash total is a text file kept immediately under a bucket folder listing all the file name, attribute and checksum. Hash total is a digital signature to the bucket folder allowing to automatically detect any changes in content in the folder.
