Resources for distributing content

About resources

This section describes the resources in the ContentDirector database that are used in the content distribution process.

API rights to resources

The following table lists types of resources in ContentDirector, their purpose, and the rights of the API to each type. The API can have one of three rights to a resource:

Full--create, modify, delete, and retrieve information on existing objects
Read--only retrieve information about existing objects
None--cannot access this resource

In addition to content distribution resources, ContentDirector has general preferences and a system of user rights to which the API has no access.

Resource	Definition	API Rights
Assignment	Task type performed by job	Read
Contact	Personnel who automatically receive email from ContentDirector regarding job status	None
Content source	Directory at the center of the network, containing content to be distributed through ContentDirector to NetCache appliances at the edge	None
Default policy	Preconfigured policy shipped with ContentDirector	Read
Destination	Node at the edge of the network that receives content through ContentDirector	Read
Destination group	Group of network edge nodes that are targeted to receive content from the same source in ContentDirector	Read
Jobs	Reusable set of parameters that specify the content and schedule for content distribution events	Full
Policy	Reusable set of rules in ContentDirector governing how content is handled during distribution events	Read