Organizing Productions
At certain points in your workflow, you may need to move, copy, and delete productions.
Keep in mind that unlike assets, productions do not have aliases.
To move a production to the Productions pane (top-level) of the main window
1
Locate the production you want to move.
2
Open the production’s info window by doing one of the following:
• Double-click the production.
• Control-click the production, then choose Get Info from the shortcut menu.
3
Click the Action button and, in the pop-up menu that appears, choose Move to Top Level.
The production appears as a top-level production.
To move a production to another location within a production hierarchy
1
Locate the production you want to move.
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2
In a new window, browse to the nested production you want to move the other
production to.
3
Drag the production to its new location.
You will see the production folder move to its new location; however, the production
folder will also remain in the old location.
The production is in its new location.
To copy a production to another location within a production hierarchy
1
Locate the production you want to move.
2
In a new window, browse to the nested production you want to move the other
production to.
3
Option-drag the production to its new location.
You’ll see a green plus sign near the cursor in the production info window that you are
copying to.
The production folder appears in both locations.
When you delete a production, any productions or asset aliases that it contains will be
deleted.
To delete a production and all of its contents
1
In the Productions pane, Control-click the production that you want to delete, then choose
Delete from the shortcut menu.
2
In the delete dialog that appears, click Delete to continue.
The production and its contents are deleted.