ImageMAKER Global Master

GlobalMaster is an application that is used to identify and count global duplicate items across multiple DiscoveryAssistant projects.

How to Use

1. Make sure any DiscoveryAssistant projects to be added to the GlobalMaster project have had all their items added. A DiscoveryAssistant project becomes “frozen” once it has been added to the GlobalMaster project, meaning that items cannot be added or removed from the converted tab.

   DiscoveryAssistant projects can be added to or removed from the GlobalMaster project at any time but existing projects will have to be re-synchronized (more on this below).

   NOTE: When creating DiscoveryAssistant projects to be added to a GlobalMaster project you must ensure that generated Hash Codes are based on the entire file contents. To do this in DiscoveryAssistant press the “Options” button, navigate to the “De-Duping” tab and select a Hash Code sample size of ‘0’. If you plan on adding an existing DiscoveryAssistant project to a GlobalMaster project you can change the Hash Code sample size using the above method and you will be prompted to regenerate the Hash Codes. Do this before adding the DiscoveryAssistant project to the GlobalMaster project. Changing the Hash Code sample size on a DiscoveryAssistant project that is already a member of a GlobalMaster project will have no result. You must remove the DiscoveryAssistant project from the GlobalMaster project before changing the Hash Code sample size.

2. Run the GlobalMaster application and create a new GlobalMaster project or open an existing one if you want to add to it.

3. Add one or more DiscoveryAssistant projects by dragging and dropping them onto the GlobalMaster application or by clicking the “Add” button. NOTE: You must ensure that none of the DiscoveryAssistant projects that are being added are currently opened in DiscoveryAssistant.

4. When all DiscoveryAssistant projects have been added click on the “Sync All” button. This will synchronize all the DiscoveryAssistant projects that are currently referenced by the GlobalMaster project. Synchronizing a DiscoveryAssistant project causes the “Global Primary” and “Global Count” fields of each converted item in each DiscoveryAssistant project to be updated. “Global Primary” means that the item in question is first of more than one item in the GlobalMaster project that has a particular Hash Code value. “Global Count” is the count of items in the GlobalMaster project that have a particular Hash Code value.

5. Save the GlobalMaster project.

6. You can now open any of the DiscoveryAssistant projects included in the GlobalMaster project using DiscoveryAssistant and view the values for “Global Primary” and “Global Count” in the Converted and Stamped Tabs. The values for “Global Primary”, “Global Count”, and “Hash Code” can be stamped on the output files (see the “Stamp” tab in the “Options” dialog). These values can also be exported to external systems.

Notes

• The current project opened in DiscoveryAssistant can be resynchronize with the GlobalMaster project to which it belongs by selecting “Synchronize with Global Project” from the “Project” menu in DiscoveryAssistant. If the “Synchronize with Global Project” menu item is greyed-out then the current project is not a member of a GlobalMaster project. To add the current project to a GlobalMaster project close DiscoveryAssistant and open the GlobalMaster application and follow the instructions above.

• Adding or removing a DiscoveryAssistant project to/from the GlobalMaster project will require that all other DiscoveryAssistant projects be re-synchronized. This can be done from the GlobalMaster application in one step or can be done from within DiscoveryAssistant on a project-by-project basis.

• On export, DiscoveryAssistant will check that the current project is synchronized if it belongs to a GlobalMaster project. If it is not synchronized you will be prompted to synchronize at that time.