Distributing the MDC File
When you are done editing the MDC file, the file must be distributed to all FotoWare products,
i.e. FotoStation, FotoWeb, Index Manager, and Color Factory. If the correct and updated file is not
imported in all programs, part of information added to a file may not be available. You may for example
discover that even if you added metadata in both English and German to the Caption field (by creating
a new localized field), Index Manager won’t give you any hits on the German metadata.
Distribute the MDC file by exporting it and then importing the file in all the FotoWare products
available in you organization. If you need to share files with someone outside your organization that uses
FotoWare products, the MDC should also be distributed to these persons by performing an export of
your MDC. Exporting the MDC will ensure that the recipient cannot change the definition of fields that
you have defined.
If your organization needs to import the MDC file to several FotoStations, we recommend using a
server-based configuration, which makes it possible for an administrator to configure the MDC and store
it on the server for deployment to all FotoStation clients in the network.
78
FotoWare