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1. September 2026 update (English)
2. September 2026 update (Deutsch)

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1. September 2026
2. 11.16.0
3. 11.15.0
4. 11.14.0
5. 11.13.0
6. 11.12.0
7. 11.11.0
8. 11.10.0
9. 11.9.0
10. 11.8.0
11. 11.7.0
12. 11.6.0
13. 11.5.0
14. 11.4.0
15. 11.3.0
16. 11.2.0
17. 11.1.0
18. 11.0.0

Access step-by-step guides and reference material for using Fotoware Alto.

Discover practical solutions, examples, and best practices for working with Fotoware Alto.

1. API: Request List Item with Variables
2. Batch Editor: Add a tag to three of the selected Content Items
3. Batch Editor: Update a Subset of a Filtered Selection
4. Business Rule: Assign Number Sequence with Format on Creation of Content Item
5. Business Rule: Copy Metadata
6. Business Rule: File Name Parsing to Fieldsets
7. Business Rule: Setup Auto-Tagging
8. Business Rule: Filename Parser
9. Business Rule: Filename parsing for product codes
10. Business Rule: Notification for contents expiring in 10 days
11. Business Rule: Trigger assigns Permission Set
12. Channel Filter: Show Images with Copyright Information
13. Channel Filter: Show Items not Triggered in a Fieldset
14. Channel Filter: Show Items that have Product Layer Assigned
15. Channel Filter: Show Items with any Tag in a Tagbox
16. Channel Filter: Show Items with Two Specific Tags
17. Channel Filter: Show New Items Only (based on EXIF)
18. Channel Filter: Show Only Word Documents
19. Channel Filter: Show Virtual Type in Channel
20. Channel Filter: Show only transparent images
21. Channel Is Not Visible
22. Channel not Accessible
23. Channel Setting: Show Search Advice in Empty Search Text
24. Channel shows no Content Items
25. Channel Sorting by File Size
26. Channel: Now Search Results Text
27. Channel: Show Text when no Search Results
28. Coding Advice: Push Tags in Display Pattern
29. Dashboard Picturepark Demo
30. Demo: Fine Organic Foods Association
31. Display Pattern: Checkbox
32. Display Pattern: Date Time
33. Display Pattern: Fieldset
34. Display Pattern: File Metadata in Layer Fields
35. Display Pattern: Geo Point
36. Display Pattern: Link to Fotoware Alto Areas
37. Display Pattern: No Permission on Images
38. Display Pattern: Number
39. Display Pattern: Product Information in Download File Name
40. Display Pattern: Relationship
41. Display Pattern: Replace Extension and Underlines from File Name
42. Display Pattern: SEO Friendly Title
43. Display Pattern: Show Message for Specific Roles
44. Display Pattern: Show Permission Text on Thumbnail Overlay
45. Display Pattern: Show Red Text for 1st Permission Set
46. Display Pattern: Show Text as Headings
47. Display Pattern: Tagbox
48. Display Pattern: Text
49. Display Pattern: Title and EXIF Values in Download File Name
50. Display Pattern: Trigger
51. Display Pattern: Using HTML and CSS
52. Display Pattern: Using Icons, HTML and CSS
53. Display Pattern: VideoStream
54. Document Preview is Broken
55. Dynamic View: Filter for Tagbox
56. Dynamic View: Content of Last Month by User X
57. Dynamic View: Content of Last Month by User X
58. Dynamic View: Show Items Where a Project Exists or Where it Matches the Assigned One
59. Dynamic View: Show Items with the Same Tag or Nothing
60. Excel Roundtrip: Error to Update
61. Excel Tip: Offer a List of Values for Selection (similar to tagbox)
62. FAQ: Can I see a query filter code somewhere?
63. FAQ: Do I have an inbuilt Identity Provider in Picturepark?
64. FAQ: Is Azure AD supported as Open ID Provider?
65. FAQ: Is Google as Open ID Provider supported?
66. FAQ: Is Multi-factor Authentication MFA supported?
67. FAQ: Is Okta OP supported as Open ID Provider?
68. FAQ: Is One Login supported as Open ID Provider?
69. FAQ: What authentication flows are supported?
70. FAQ: What is the Difference Between a Filter and a Query Filter?
71. FAQ: Which external Identity Providers are supported?
72. FAQ: Why do I need an external Identity Provider?
73. FAQ: Why Open ID Connect?
74. Filter Query: Child Filter
75. Filter Query: Date Range Filter
76. Filter Query: Exists Filter
77. Filter Query: Geo Bounding Box Filter
78. Filter Query: Geo Distance Filter
79. Filter Query: Nested Filter for Multi Tagboxes
80. Filter Query: Not Filter
81. Filter Query: Number Range Filter
82. Filter Query: Or Filter
83. Filter Query: Parent Filter
84. Filter Query: Prefix Filter
85. Filter Query: Term Filter
86. Filter Query: Terms Filter
87. How To: Configure ADFS on Windows Server 2016
88. How To: Integrate Azure Active Directory with Fotoware Alto
89. How-to articles
90. Search: Boost (Uplift) your Search Terms
91. Search: Check if Field Product Description Exists
92. Search: Find Items by Permission Sets
93. Search: Find Items by Product Codes
94. Search: Find Items providing list of Product Codes
95. Search: Find Items where Field in Layer is Empty
96. Search: Find Items where Field or Layer is Empty
97. Search: Find Items with a Specific Date.
98. Search: Find Items with Checkbox Values
99. Search: Find Items with Date
100. Search: Find Items with Date in Range
101. Search: Find Items with Exact Term in Translated Field
102. Search: Find Items with Fieldset values
103. Search: Find Items with Geo values not possible
104. Search: Find Items with Layer not Assigned
105. Search: Find Items with specific values in text fields
106. Search: Find Items with Tagbox Values
107. Search: Find Items with Value in a Field
108. Search: Find Items with values in translated fields
109. Search: Find Product Information in Translated Description
110. Search: Find Users by Creation Date Range
111. Search: Find Users by Identity Provider
112. Search: Find Users by Role
113. Search: Find Users Not in Role A
114. Search: Fuzzy Search (Proximity)
115. Search: Search in Metadata and Document Fulltext
116. Tree View: Layer Date
117. Tree View: Layer Country
118. Tree View: Layer Keywords Classification with Path
119. Tree View: List with recursion
120. Troubleshooting articles
121. How-to articles
122. Search: Boost (Uplift) your Search Terms
123. Search: Check if Field Product Description Exists
124. Search: Find Items by Ids
125. Search: Find Items by Permission Sets
126. Search: Find Items by Product Codes
127. Search: Find Items providing list of Product Codes
128. Search: Find Items where Field in Layer is Empty
129. Search: Find Items where Field or Layer is Empty
130. Search: Find Items with a Specific Date
131. Search: Find Items with Checkbox Values
132. Search: Find Items with Date
133. Search: Find Items with Date in Range
134. Search: Find Items with Exact Term in Translated Field
135. Search: Find Items with Fieldset values
136. Search: Find Items with Geo values not possible
137. Search: Find Items with Layer not Assigned
138. Search: Find Items with specific values in text fields
139. Search: Find Items with Tagbox Values
140. Search: Find Items with Value in a Field
141. Search: Find Items with values in translated fields
142. Search: Find Product Information in Translated Description
143. Search: Find Users by Identity Provider
144. Search: Find Users by Role
145. Search: Find Users Not in Role A
146. Search: Fuzzy Search (Proximity)
147. Search: Search in Metadata and Document Fulltext
148. Tree View: Layer Date
149. Tree View: Layer Country
150. Tree View: Layer Keywords Classification with Path
151. Tree View: List with recursion
152. Troubleshooting articles
153. Display Pattern: AudioStream
154. API: Request List Item with Variables

User guides (English and German)

Learn the meaning of key terms and concepts used in Fotoware Alto.

1. ACR Values
2. Aggregation Query Filter
3. And Query Filter
4. Authentication
5. Authentication Flow
6. Authorization
7. Boosting
8. Browser view
9. Business Rule
10. Business Rule Action: Produce Notification
11. Business Rule Transformation: Date Math Transformation
12. Business Rule Condition: AND
13. Business Rule Condition: Content Permission Set Assigned
14. Business Rule Condition: Content Permission Set Unassigned
15. Business Rule Condition: Content Permission Sets Changed
16. Business Rule Condition: Content Relation Item Assigned Condition
17. Business Rule Condition: Content Relation Item Unassigned Condition
18. Business Rule Condition: Content Relation Items Changed Condition
19. Business Rule Condition: Content Schema Available
20. Business Rule Condition: Field Value Change
21. Business Rule Condition: GeoPoint Within Polygon Condition
22. Business Rule Condition: Layer Assigned
23. Business Rule Condition: Layer Unassigned
24. Business Rule Condition: Layers Changed
25. Business Rule Condition: Match Regex
26. Business Rule Condition: NOT
27. Business Rule Condition: Number Compare
28. Business Rule Condition: OR
29. Business Rule Condition: Tagbox Item Assigned
30. Business Rule Condition: Tagbox Item Unassigned
31. Business Rule Condition: Tagbox Items Changed
32. Business Rule Trace Log
33. Business Rule Trigger: Create
34. Business Rule Trigger: Replace File
35. Business Rule Trigger: Schedule
36. Business Rule Trigger: Update
37. Channel
38. Checkbox Field
39. Child Query Filter
40. Content Browser
41. Date Range Filter
42. Date Range Query
43. Date Time Field
44. Detail Display Pattern
45. Display Pattern
46. Document Type Content
47. Document Types
48. Download File Name Pattern
49. Dynamic View Field
50. Embed
51. Execution Scope
52. Execution Scope MainDoc
53. Execution Scope SearchDoc
54. Excel Roundtripping App
55. Exclusive Permission Sets
56. Exists Query Filter
57. Field ID
58. Field Path
59. Field type
60. Fields
61. Fieldset Field
62. Fieldsets and Relations
63. File Type
64. Filters
65. Geo Bounding Box Query Filter
66. Geo Distance Filter
67. Geo Distance Query Filter
68. Geo Point Field
69. ID (identifier)
70. Identity Provider
71. Include In filters
72. Include in search
73. Input Variable in Transformation Groups in Business Rules
74. Item Detail View
75. JSON
76. Layer
77. Layer and Permission Filter
78. Liquid Syntax
79. List
80. List Display Pattern
81. Main Menu
82. Markdown
83. Metadata Field
84. Monaco Editor
85. Name
86. Name Display Pattern
87. Named Accounts
88. Nested Filter
89. Nested Query Filter
90. Not Query Filter
91. Number Field
92. Number Filter
93. Numeric Range Query
94. OIDC
95. Open ID Provider
96. Or Query Filter
97. Parent Query Filter
98. Permission Sets
99. Fotoware Alto IDS
100. Fotoware Alto Search
101. Prefix Query Filter
102. Previews
103. Query Filters
104. refId for List Items
105. Regular Expression (RegEx)
106. Relationship Field
107. Relying Party
108. Required
109. Roles
110. Search Analyzers
111. Share
112. Sortable
113. System Information
114. Tagbox field
115. Tagbox Filter (Terms Relation Filter)
116. Tags
117. Term Query Filter
118. Terms Enum Filter
119. Terms Filter for Text
120. Terms Query Filter
121. Text Field
122. Thumbnail Display Pattern
123. Tree View Field
124. Trigger Field
125. User
126. User Interface
127. View for All
128. Virtual Type
129. Virtual Types
130. XMP Mapping
131. UI required

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