Question related to use of a managed library in iPhoto11

Question 1 - A family member decided to place folders with photos on the desktop. I want to import those photos and delete those folders from the desktop? Will the photos be properly transferred and stored in iPhoto 11?
Question 2- The photos were placed on the desktop for external transfer via email, drop box etc. Can this be done within iPhoto 11 instead of locating photos external to the software?

1. If you're running a managed library, yes.
A Managed Library, is the default setting, and iPhoto copies files into the iPhoto Library when Importing. The files are then stored in the Library package
A Referenced Library is when iPhoto is NOT copying the files into the iPhoto Library when importing because you made a change at iPhoto -> Preferences -> Advanced. (You unchecked the option to copy files into the Library on import) The files are then stored where ever you put them and not in the Library package. In this scenario you are responsible for the File Management.
2.For help accessing your photos in iPhoto see this user tip:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4491
3. For more on iPhoto and file management see this User Tip:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6361

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dear all;
I posted a similar problem a while back but I would like to see if I can get help on this particular problem
I have the following sample data
create table table_one
v_id varchar2(60),
close_date date
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('A', to_date('1/1/2010 4:47:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('A', to_date('1/2/2010 2:47:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('A', to_date('1/3/2010 1:47:19 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/4/2010 5:47:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/5/2010 4:47:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/6/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/7/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/8/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/9/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('D', to_date('1/10/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('L', to_date('1/11/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('L', to_date('1/12/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('L', to_date('1/13/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));
    insert into table_one
(v_id, close_date)
values
('L', to_date('1/14/2010 5:17:09 PM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS:AM'));I am using the following query below
select y.v_id, to_char(y.close_date, 'IW') as d_date   from table_one y
group by to_char(y.close_date, 'IW'), y.v_id;which gives me the following results
V_ID   D_DATE
D          01
L           02
A          53now I would like to modify the query so that I can get something similar to this
V_ID       D_DATE
D             (beginning date of that week - ending date of that week)
L             (beginning date of that week - ending date of that week)
A            (begining date of that week - ending date of that week)
hence, if week 01 based on the ISO week calendar starts on Jan5th, 2010 and ends on Jan12th, 2010 and if week 02 based on the ISO week calendar starts on Jan 13th, 2010 - Jan 20th, 2010 and so on
then I would like to see that
so that I can get this instead
V_ID        D_DATE
D            01/05/2010 - 01/12/2010
L             01/13/2010 - 01/20/2010
All help is appreciated.

Thank you for providing sample data. Is this what you are looking for?
SQL> SELECT v_id
2       , TO_CHAR(TRUNC(close_date,'IW'),'MM/DD/YYYY') || '-' || TO_CHAR(TRUNC(close_date,'IW') + 7,'MM/DD/YYYY') AS d_date
3 FROM   table_one
4 ORDER BY v_id
5 ;
V_ID                                                         D_DATE
A                                                            12/28/2009-01/04/2010
A                                                            12/28/2009-01/04/2010
A                                                            12/28/2009-01/04/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
D                                                            01/04/2010-01/11/2010
L                                                            01/11/2010-01/18/2010
L                                                            01/11/2010-01/18/2010
L                                                            01/11/2010-01/18/2010
L                                                            01/11/2010-01/18/2010If not please provide more information.

How to use Cache Management Library (CML) for custom applications?

Hello,
We are planning the migration of multiple applications (J2EE, Portal, Web-Dynpro for Java) from 7.01 to 7.3 and we would like to replace some custom cache implementations with a central cache management provided by the SAP Web-AS Java.
Several SAP standard services (e.g. UME, Configuration Manager, Scheduler) seems to use the "Cache Management Library" (CML):
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/4a/f833eb306628d2e10000000a42189b/frameset.htm]
Such caches can be monitored using SAP Management Console (AS Java Caches).
Portal Runtime (cache_type=CML) and Web Page Composer can also be configured to use CML:
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/49/d822a779cf0e80e10000000a42189b/frameset.htm]
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2ru/helpdata/en/13/76db395a3140fcb17b8d24f5966766/frameset.htm]
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How to use CML for custom applications?
Is there any example or documentation available?
Kind Regards,
Dirk

Thanks Vidyut! You've answered my question.
I placed the jar file in the $CATALINA_HOME/shared/lib directory. But where should I place the taglib TLD file? And how should I reference it in web.xml?
Currently, my web.xml is as follows and it doesn't work.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>http://abc.com</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>c:\Tomcat\shared\lib\mytags-taglib.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
</web-app>
Thanks again!
Joe

Creating a DWMQY DIMENSION using Analytic Workspace Manager

Hi everyone,
I need some help creating a "time aware" (DAY, WEEK, MONTH, QUARTER, and YEAR) dimension using Analytic Workspace Manager.
Let me give you some background. I'm coming from a traditional "Oracle Express" OLAP background where all our data is stored in cubes and these are defined, populated and operated on using OLAP DML, there is no SQL or traditional relational tables involved.
I now want to pull data from relational tables into some OLAP cubes and am using Analytic Workspace Manager to do this (maybe this is not the best way?)
Let me explain what I'm trying to achieve. In OLAP worksheet I can type the following DML commands:
DEFINE MY_DAY DIMENSION DAY
MAINTAIN MY_DAY ADD TODAY '01JAN2011'
What this will do is create a "day dimension" and will populate it with values for each and every day between 1st Jan 2011 and today. It will be fully "time aware" and thus you can use date functions such as DAYOF to limit the MY_DAY dimension to all the Fridays etc. Similarly if I define a "month dimension" there will be an automatic implicit relationship between these two dimensions, this relationship and time aware cleverness is built into Oracle.
However, a dimension defined using DML commands (and indeed all objects created using DML language) is not visible in Analytic Workspace Manager (as there is no metadata for them?) and for the life of me I cannot work out how to create such a dimension using AWM. If I create a "Time Dimension" then, as far as I can tell, this is not a proper time dimension but merely a text dimension and I, presume, I have to teach it time awareness.
Can anyone help me? I have no issues creating, and populating cubes from relational tables using Analytic Workspace Manager, the only issue I have is creating a "proper" time aware dimension.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Ian.

When a dimension is of type "TIME" in AWM, then for each member of that dimension, you need END_DATE and TIMESPAN attributes in addition to the key column and description column.
So in your case, if there are 5 levels: DAY->WEEK->MONTH->QTR->YEAR
then you will need atleast 15 columns in your source sql table/view
or 20 columns if you have separate column for description.
For example the columns in your source table/view could be:
DAY_ID,
DAY_DESC,
DAY_END_DATE, (which will be that day's date)
DAY_TIMESPAN, (which will be 1)
WEEK_ID,
WEEK_DESC,
WEEK_END_DATE,
WEEK_TIMESPAN,
MONTH_ID,
MONTH_DESC,
MONTH_END_DATE,
MONTH_TIMESPAN,
QTR_ID,
QTR_DESC,
QTR_END_DATE,
QTR_TIMESPAN,
YEAR_ID,
YEAR_DESC,
YEAR_END_DATE,
YEAR_TIMESPAN
Just "map" this table/view to the 5-level time dimension in AWM.
NOTE that behind-the-scenes lot of useful structures are automatically defined to support time-series measures,
and there are lot of calculation templates available also.
Since you came from Express background, I have to say that try to use new OLAP Expression Syntax when creating calculated measures instead of OLAP DML.
Its very rare these days that we need OLAP DML.
Edited by: Nasar on Nov 22, 2012 12:11 PM

Interview Questions related to Warehouse management

Hi all
Can u please help me regarding Interview Questions related to Warehouse management
Thanks and Regds
Daniel

Have you searched in very first thread
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I have a question related to patch download using ftp which was working in

Hi,
I have a question related to patch download using ftp which was working in Classic Metalink.
ftp updates.oracle.com allowed to download patches before but now it says the following.
$ ftp updates.oracle.com
Connected to updates.oraclegha.com.
421-*********************** Downtime Notice ************************
421-
421-This service was retired as of November 06, 2009.
421-
421-****************************************************************
421
Is there a way to download patches now using command prompt. I couldn't see category for metalink in forums hence posted here.
Regards,
Nagendra Chillale

Enter the following command where username and password are your My Oracle Support login and password and filename is the patch file name that you copied from the Properties window::
wget http-user=username http-password=password no-check-certificate output-document=filename "http://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Download/download_patch/<filename>"
For example, to download patch 7154429 for Linux where the patch file name is p7154429_10204_Linux-x86.zip, enter:
wget http-user=[email protected] http-password=password no-check-certificate output-document=p7154429_10204_Linux-x86.zip "http://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Download/download_patch/p7154429_10204_Linux-x86.zip"
My Oracle Support FAQ ID 747242.5
Regards,
Nagendra Chillale
Edited by: user12023326 on Dec 16, 2009 11:43 AM

Question related to project performance management

Hi,
We have implemented peoject management and project accounting module with Grants module for one of the semi public sector client. Now we are planning to enable project performance repporting.
I assume below things
1. If Grant is implemented, Project budgeting doesn't work
And
2. project performance reporting based on project accounting,project budgeting and project management modules.
If anyone of you have done similar requirement , Please let us know the approach your approach.
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I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto. I have been a PC user since the mid 1980's and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them. I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows. I am comfortable with my

I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto. I have been a PC user since the mid 1980’s and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them. I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows. I am comfortable with my own folder and file naming conventions. I currently have over 23,000 images of which around 60% are scans going back 75 years. Since I keep a copy of the originals, the storage requirements for over 46,000 images is huge. 180GB plus.
I now have a Macbook Pro and will add an iMac when the new models arrive. For my photos, I want to stay with Photoshop which also gives me the Bridge. The only obvious reason to use iPhoto is to take advantage of Faces and the link to iMovie to make slideshows. What am I missing and is using iPhoto worth the effort?
If I choose to use iPhoto, I am not certain whether I need to load the originals and the edited versions. I suspect that just the latter is sufficient. If I set PhotoShop as my external editor, I presume that iPhoto will keep track of all changes moving forward. However, over 23,000 images in iPhoto makes me twitchy and they are appear hidden within iPhoto. In the past, I have experienced syncing problems with, and database errors in, large databases. If I break up the images into a number of projects, I loose the value of Faces reaching back over time.
Some guidance and insight would be appreciated. I have a number of Faces questions which I will save for later.

Bridge and Photoshop is a common file-based management system. (Not sure why you'd have used ACDSEE as well as Bridge.) In any event, it's on the way out. You won't be using it in 5 years time.
Up to this the lack of processing power on your computer left no choice but to organise this way. But file based organisation is as sensible as organising a Shoe Warehouse based on the colour of the boxes. It's also ultimately data-destructive.
Modern systems are Database driven. Files are managed, Images imported, virtual versions, lossless processing and unlimited editing are the way forward.
For a Photographer Photoshop is overkill. It's an enormously powerful app, a staple of the Graphic Designers' trade. A Photographer uses maybe 15% to 20% of its capability.
Apps like iPhoto, Lightroom, Aperture are the way forward - for photographers. There's the 20% of Photoshop that shooters actually use, coupled with management and lossless processing. Pop over to the Aperture or Lightroom forums (on the Adobe site) and one comment shows up over and over again... "Since I started using Aperture/ Lightroom I hardly ever use Photoshop any more..." and if there is a job that these apps can do, then the (much) cheaper Elements will do it.
The change is not easy though, especially if you have a long-standing and well thought out filing system of your own. The first thing I would strongly advise is that you experiment before making any decisions. So I would create a Library, import 300 or 400 shots and play. You might as well do this in iPhoto to begin with - though if you’re a serious hobbyist or a Pro then you'll find yourself looking further afield pretty soon. iPhoto is good for the family snapper, taking shots at birthdays and sharing them with friends and family.
Next: If you're going to successfully use these apps you need to make a leap: Your files are not your Photos.
The illustration I use is as follows: In my iTunes Library I have a file called 'Let_it_Be_The_Beatles.mp3'. So what is that, exactly? It's not the song. The Beatles never wrote an mp3. They wrote a tune and lyrics. They recorded it and a copy of that recording is stored in the mp3 file. So the file is just a container for the recording. That container is designed in a specific way attuned to the characteristics and requirements of the data. Hence, mp3.
Similarly, that Jpeg is not your photo, it's a container designed to hold that kind of data. iPhoto is all about the data and not about the container. So, regardless of where you choose to store the file, iPhoto will manage the photo, edit the photo, add metadata to the Photo but never touch the file. If you choose to export - unless you specifically choose to export the original - iPhoto will export the Photo into a new container - a new file containing the photo.
When you process an image in iPhoto the file is never touched, instead your decisions are recorded in the database. When you view the image then the Master is presented with these decisions applied to it. That's why it's lossless. You can also have multiple versions and waste no disk space because they are all just listings in the database.
These apps replace the Finder (File Browser) for managing your Photos. They become the Go-To app for anything to do with your photos. They replace Bridge too as they become a front-end for Photoshop.
So, want to use a photo for something - Export it. Choose the format, size and quality you want and there it is. If you're emailing, uploading to websites then these apps have a "good enough for most things" version called the Preview - this will be missing some metadata.
So it's a big change from a file-based to Photo-based management, from editing files to processing Photos and it's worth thinking it through before you decide.

Link to PL/SQL procedure using a Template Manager template.

Hi,
I need to link a portal application report (report from SQL query) to a SQL procedure that uses a template manager template. The PL/SQL procedure requires parameters. I'm not be able to create a link based on a PL/SQL procedure. The only solution I found is to setup a link to a Form based on that procedure. But the form is only used to call the PL/SQL procedure by clicking the submit button and redirect to the template.
Another question:
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I'm using Portal release 3.0.7.6.2.
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Jens,
You may want to search the Oracle9iAS Portal Applications forum. It may have the answer you are looking for. This forum is for questions related to the Portal Development Kit.
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HT1751 Is it possible to use single external iTunes Library from multiple computers (my mac book, pc, mac mini)

Hi,
I recently decided to maintain my itunes libraries distrubuted onto different computers. (such as mac mini, mac book, pc)
I am planning to consolidate one of my iTunes library, move it to external source and configure external hard drive to be used by my iTunes library permanently.
For this purpose, I bought 5big NAS pro network storage hardware. I completed all basic setup and now I need help on designing access methodology.
Question is : Does external iTunes library supports to be used by more than one iTunes application? if not what will be the closest solution to save storage and ease of library management?
Thanks in advance
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Hi,
I recently decided to maintain my itunes libraries distrubuted onto different computers. (such as mac mini, mac book, pc)
I am planning to consolidate one of my iTunes library, move it to external source and configure external hard drive to be used by my iTunes library permanently.
For this purpose, I bought 5big NAS pro network storage hardware. I completed all basic setup and now I need help on designing access methodology.
Question is : Does external iTunes library supports to be used by more than one iTunes application? if not what will be the closest solution to save storage and ease of library management?
Thanks in advance
Serhan

Use same Aperture 3 Library on two computers

Hi folks, haven't found a solid answer on this searching so thought I'd give it a post.
I'm using Aperture 3 as my main workflow/management tool on my 15" MBP. My library is getting large enough that I'm going to be in danger of running out of space soon, and could use the performance boost that a desktop would provide.
My question is: Can I use the same Aperture Library on my MBP on a second Mac? Something along the lines of sharing my Pictures folder from one and pointing Aperture to the library on the second.
That way I keep everything in the same library but still usable on two computers (notebook / desktop).

What you describe is technically possible, and I haven't tried it myself, but I'm almost certain that you'll notice a performance hit working with your library over a network. I could be wrong, though. What I had been doing was to save my Aperture library on an external drive (I have a LaCie Rugged 500GB) that I could plug in to either my MacBook Pro or my iMac and work on it from either machine. Of course, if you're like me, and carry that drive and laptop everywhere, you'll want to make sure you have a current backup of your library that you can fall back on in case the worst happens.
The workflow I'm moving to now, because of Aperture 3's new syncing/merging features, is to have my main library on my iMac at home (on 1TB external drive), and smaller, more manageable libraries that I can use with the laptop, and sync back to the mothership when I get home.

Basic Questions related EHPs for SEM

Hi Guys,
I've some basic questions related to EHPs: -
1. If we don't mean to implement any of the new functionalities does it make any sense to implement EHP? In other words do EHPs also have some general improments other than the functionalities which can be specifically activated?
2. If we just activate a functionality and don't implement/ use it can there be any negative impact?
3. In case of a pure technical upgrade from SEM 4.0 to SEM 6.0 which EHP would be recommended?
4. Is there a quick way to find all relevant notes in EHPn which are related to corrections for EHPn-1?
Thanks in advance,
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HI,
If you see some of my older posts I have had many issues with certain features of the EHP2 functionality but that doesn't mean I would recommned against it.
BCS 6 EHPs 3 & 4 (BCS 6.03 / 6.04) - enhancement packs worth implementing?
BCS 6 EHP 2 (BCS 6.02) - activation of enhancement pack
My recommendation is to implement the EHPs but not necesarrily activate the functions (in SFW5) unless you need them - this means that you will only have to test once after EHP implementation and will have the ability to activate the other features as and when required (although testing is required after activation of course) whereas it might be difficult to persuade your client/basis team to implement EHP4 later if you don't do it now.
In the features of EHP2 (activate FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE) it states that there is a general performance improvement - although I have yet to experience it! From OSS note 1171344 "The functionality which is available in EHP2 consists of...
... Performance improvements of status management, reporting and initial start-up of consolidation workbench and monitor.
Since activating FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE I have had many OSS notes requiring application but i discovered that when the technical team implemented the EHPs (before i joined this client) they somehow forgot the latest SP (support packs) and didn't upgrade to the current level - so make sure that you get the right SPs too (see the links in Greg's link above) to avoid the many OSS notes.
As for your question - "is there a list of OSS notes to specific to EHP upgrades? - the answer is most definietly "NO" - I already asked OSS in desperation!
however, you can see the OSS notes that i have applied listed in the above link ( BCS 6 EHP 2 (BCS 6.02) - activation of enhancement pack )

Some questions related to SAP XI

Hello!
I would like to know the answers for the following questions regarding SAP XI-context (if it possible with Yes/No and a short comment/explanation)
CAPACITY PLANNING GUIDELINES
a) Guidelines to size the server(s)?
b) Guidelines for sizing the over all environment for High-Availability
ARCHIVING CAPABILITIES
a) Approach to archiving of obsolete data
PLATFORM SUPPORT
a) Software supported on HP-UX 11.i V2 (r6) on Itanium.
b) software supported on Windows 2003 sp1 (x64) on AMD Opteron
c) software support aligned with release roadmaps for future versions of HP-UX and/or Windows Server
d) Software supported on OS clustered servers (If mutliple products, please indicate if all are support or list areas where clustering may not be recommended and why)
RELATIONAL DATABASE 
a) Does your system run native to the Oracle 10g RDBMS (RAC) and database tools? If not, please explain the databases and tools supported.
b) database monitoring tools be used to manage impending maintenance needs and potential problems and performance impacts (i.e., tool will monitor and detect prior to real problem occurring)
c) standard pre-defined SQL queries and related calculations provided for use with industry standard reporting tools
d) database accept binary-large-objects (BLOBs) and be referenced via the relational engine.
Thank you in advance!
Regards!
A.Henke

two questions related to this:
1. Why Java is designed to only permit single
inheritence, any stories behind the scene? I think
some major reasons why "prefer interfaces toabstract
classes" is accepted is rooted in this limitation.Yes, one of the reasons interfaces are better is that
you can only extend one class, but implement many
interfaces. Say you have a concrete class that should
"implement" two different types. If those types were
defined as abstract classes, you could only use one
type. You could implement both types if they were
interfaces though. So why java is designed to have this limitation? There may be some arguments before this is settled down. I always like to hear this kind of stories:)
2. Base on the fact that once an interface is outof
box and widely implemented, it is almostimpossible
to change it. So how you guys design yourinterfaces?
Could you share some? In my idea, I would designmy
interfaces as compact as possible.You could extend the interface and start using that
if you didn't want to break existing code. You
couldn't use that implementation as an Interface1
though, since the new methods only exist in
Interface2, so that's not an optimal solution.So we may always need to add a new interface when we just want to add a new method.

Aperture - Converting Managed Library to Referenced Library?

I goofed. I've been using Aperture for a while, and I now realize that by importing my image files directly into my Aperture library on my 1TB iMac hard drive, this managed library is now 430GB... I need to streamline. I understand (now) the benefit of using reference libraries wherein the image files themselves are stored elsewhere (I have a 3TB external USB drive) and the Aperture library accesses/utilizes the files from that location. The big question - how do I convert my current managed library to that referenced library model? If I copy my entire 430GB Aperture library folder from the iMac hard drive 'Pictures' folder over to the 3TB external drive, it's still a managed library in that new external drive location but now with USB access times added to the Aperture work flow... correct?
I'm assuming I need to somehow 'export' my image files to the 3TB external drive, and then tell Aperture to build a reference library off of those image files - correct? If so, is there an specific way to do this? Also, if I create a referenced library as described above, I assume that in the future I will need to import image files from my camera to the 3TB external drive outside of Aperture, and then use Aperture to import them from that 3TB drive into the Aperture reference library via Aperture 'Import'... correct?
Thanks in advance for any insight here.

It's all a lot easier than you expect.
Libraries are neither managed nor referenced, they are just libraries. It's the images within the libraries that can be either managed (stored with the library) or referenced (stored external to it). So within a single library you can have a combination of both (if you have a reason to).
But the simple answer to your question is, select all your photos, and from the file menu choose "Relocate Originals". It will prompt you for where to store them. Create a folder on your external (eg "Masters" or "Originals") and chose a folder structure to store them in (I use the project name for subfolders - but more complex options can be created using 'edit'). Press relocate button and go have a well earned beer while it relocates them for you.
Andy

Managed library equivalent in lightroom

I was considering moving from Aperture to Lightroom (and even got a licence for it).
I might revert my decision because I did not find a way to manage my files that is as practical as the managed library of Aperture.
Most of my pictures are offline, and on different HDs.
I have various backup of my pictures, in different places, so I need to be able to easily reconnect them to my master library.
Aperture libraries (the equivalent of the catalog in lightroom) have a structure that does not change.
I can simply simply locate files and reconnect them to the library. The library looks the same regardless where the files are.
In lightroom, if I connect images from a different HD, the files are moved under a different HD tree.
The structure of the library is lost and split under various HD headings.
This is very inconvenient for me, because then the catalogue structure changes and things get very messy very quickly.
Is there any way to avoid this?
Can I have one structure in a master catalog and be able reconnect files to it without changing it?
Thanks for any advice on this. I would like to use lightroom, but if I cannot sort this issue out I will give up on it. :-(
Best
Silva

SilvaFer wrote:
This is all very useful, thanks. I will experiment with collections.
If I understand well, a good routine could be:
1) import files normally, creating a new folder
2) drag this folder in collections, to create a new collection that correspond to the folder imported
3) when the collection is created, I can ignore the folders and work through collections.
Yes, that is the shortest possible workflow for this.
I would like to select multiple pics in a collection and locate referenced files for all of them at once.
However it appears that I have 2 options, but none ideal
1) reconnect pictures from a collection. The locate menu appears when I click the "?" in an individual picture, but I cannot find it for a selection of multiple pictures. It is true that when i click "?" for one picture I am also asked if I want to "locate nearby missing photos", but I would like to retain control of what pictures I select and reconnect... and I am not sure what "nearby missing photos" really means
2) I can revert to the folder structure: go to the corresponding folder, use the command "find the missing folder" and link pics to a different HD from there. But I would love to avoid the extra step of going back to folders, and just stick to collections.
I would do a short variation of 2): right-click on the image indicated as missing in the collection, and choose "Go to Folder in Library". This will navigate you into the folder without you manually searching it.
Then have a look if possibly the folder entry has the "?" for missing. If so, right-click on this folder and choose "Find missing folder". Then all of its content will be updated in 1 go. Do this for the highest parent folder which still shows "?".
Nearby missing photos are from the same folder, but I'd guess it would only work if you reconnect an indiviual image from the folder, not the collection - as otherwise LR might have no clue about *nearby*.
Close the folders-panel again and revert to your collections.
Another question I have is: is dragging a folder the best way to create a collection? Or are smart ones (as suggested by cornelia-i) a better option?
I am resorting to dragging, rather than creating a "smart collection" (matching the original forlder name), because I noticed that if I try to reject pictures from such smart collections I receive an error message, whilst it work from a normal collection it is all fine.
Smart folders vs. dumb-dragged ones: it depends:
If you never touch the storage location of the folder after initial import, dragging might fully suffice. And if that matches your searching habits, what you'd expect from collections.
If you want to rearrange folders or use different criteria how many/which you would want to find in 1 collection's entry, then smart collections are preferable.
Just bear in mind that if you ever want to rearrange folders, you should do so from within LR, therefore of course having to return to the folders panel for this task. Otherwise you will have missing images, and the workload to relink.
Cornelia

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