Identifying iNEWS Directories, Queues, Projects, and Facets
The iNEWS database is a file structure that is organized by directories that contain subfolders or queues, which in turn contain stories. Directories contained within other directories are known as subfolders or subdirectories.
Projects are a way of categorizing stories by topic so that news teams working on a particular topic can find everything related to it in a single place, without moving or copying original source information within the database. Facets are sub-topics of projects that provide additional granularity. Any stories associated to a facet are automatically associated to that facet’s parent project.
You can view the contents of an iNEWS database by choosing the iNEWS system in the Launch pane. Likewise, Projects can also be opened from the Launch pane. Projects and iNEWS systems are identified by the following icons.
Icon | Description |
| Connected iNEWS system |
| Disconnected iNEWS system |
| Project in the iNEWS database |
| iNEWS Project (not started) |
| iNEWS Project (expired) |
After you double-click a system in the Launch pane, the database file structure with its directories and queues is displayed in the Assets pane. If you double-click a project, any facets of the chosen project are displayed in the Assets pane.
Different icons are used to identify queues, directories and facets in the Assets pane, as listed in the following table.
Icon | Description |
| Directory or subfolder in the iNEWS database |
| Indexed directory or subfolder |
| Queue |
| Indexed Queue |
| Locked Queue |
| Indexed and Locked Queue |
| Facet |
| Facet (not started) |
| Facet (expired) |
In addition to facets, each project also contains the following queues in the Assets pane:
Icon | Description |
| ALL queue - shows all stories associated with the project and its facets. These stories do not actually reside in the ALL queue. Instead, they retain their original source queue location and permissions. |
| QUERY Search Queue - shows results of a search conducted with criteria pre-defined for the project in iNEWS. Each project can have only one search queue. |
| BUCKET queue - an indexed queue that acts as a repository for stories that do not exist elsewhere in the iNEWS database. All stories that reside in a project’s BUCKET queue will also appear in its ALL queue. |