There are two methods of importing assets into STEP:
- Asset Importer - This is the primary method of importing assets via Web UI and/or hotfolders configured with an Inbound Integration Endpoint. It can, among other things, be configured to run business rules, interact with STEP workflows, convert image files to other formats, and make quality checks on images to make sure that they meet any minimum requirements.
For more information, see the Asset Importer section of the Digital Assets documentation here.
- Manual Asset Importer - This is the only method of importing assets via STEP Workbench. This functionality offers a simpler solution for quickly importing assets with on-the-fly manual configurations. Unlike Asset Importer, this functionality cannot be configured for scheduled imports.
For more information, see the Manual Asset Importer section of the Digital Assets documentation here.