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AVAIL Glossary

To better navigate our training materials and software, AVAIL has created this glossary of common terminology, phrases, and jargon for our partners.

AVAIL Desktop Terminology

  • AVAIL Channels: A feature within AVAIL that allows users to group and organize content. Channels can be created for specific projects or teams, and can be shared with other AVAIL users.

  • Channel Card: A feature within AVAIL that provides a quick overview of the content within a specific Channel. The Channel Card displays the Channel name, a thumbnail image, and information about the number of files and tags within the Channel.

  • Content: Any file or piece of digital media that is accessible through AVAIL.

  • Filters: Cross-sections of content based on keyword, key value, or parameter.

  • Indexing: Adding content to a Channel is referred to as Indexing. The content is not being moved from its location nor duplicated, rather a representation of the file is created in AVAIL, based on the file path location.

    Path: The location of content (the file path) is how AVAIL links to your content and is determined when indexing.

  • Metadata: Data about files; think of a Table of Contents, complete with descriptors and reference data. 

  • Preview: A feature within AVAIL that allows users to preview content before opening it, using a thumbnail image and other metadata.

  • Tags: Metadata that allows users to categorize and search their content within AVAIL; tagging allows you to manipulate your visual experience and refine your searches. Our indexing process defaults to automatically maintaining your existing folder names as tags to maintain the organizational structure of your content.

  • Thumbnail: A small image that represents a piece of content within AVAIL. Thumbnails are used to provide a visual preview of content, and are generated automatically by AVAIL or can be customized by the user.

  • Virtualize: An AVAIL feature that allows you to serve thumbnails for select content via our AVAIL Thumbnail Service; thumbnails will be extracted from the file and stored in a secure cloud location hosted by AVAIL.

  • Virtualized Thumbnails - Thumbnails are now automatically virtualized, including thumbnail generation for 30 of the most common file types found in AVAIL. 
  • Related Content - Connect different pieces of content to enhance navigation and build relationships across channels.

AVAIL Permissions Terminology

  • Channel Author: Users are identified as Channel Authors when they create a Channel. Authors can add and edit content within a specific Channel, but cannot manage Channel settings or permissions.

  • Channel Editor: A role within AVAIL that allows users to add, remove, and edit content within a specific Channel. Channel Editors can also manage Channel settings and permissions.

  • Publisher: A role within AVAIL that allows users to publish content to a Cloud Host and manage content within a specific Channel. Channel Publishers can also manage Channel settings and permissions.

  • Consumer: A role within AVAIL that allows users to view content within a specific Channel, but does not allow them to add, edit, or publish content.

  • User Admin: A feature within AVAIL that allows administrators to manage user accounts and permissions.

AVAIL for Revit Terminology

  • Element (Revit): A basic component or building block in a Revit project, such as walls, doors, windows, and floors.

  • Families (Revit): A collection of Revit elements that share common properties and behaviors, such as chairs, tables, and light fixtures.

  • Drafting View: A view in Revit that displays only 2D elements and annotations, such as lines, dimensions, and text.
  • Parameter (Revit): A specific attribute or value assigned to a Revit element, such as its size, material, or location.

  • Type (Revit): A category or classification of a Revit element based on its properties and characteristics, such as walls or doors.

  • AVAIL Harvest/Harvesting: When you harvest content, it is automatically virtualized and placed into your selected output channel in the AVAIL Desktop. This pulls the individual .rfa elements from the .rvt file and allows you to better manipulate details within a large project.

AVAIL Analytics Terminology

  • Event: Any action taken within AVAIL will be counted as an Event in Analytics; exceptions are for opening and closing AVAIL without any other actions taken.
  • Drag Content: Dragging a file from an AVAIL channel or palette into a project.
  • Load: Selecting one or multiple pieces of content in the AVAIL Desktop, then clicking the Load button in the AVAIL for Revit add-in.
  • Place: Placing content from AVAIL into an active design application (such as Revit), typically following the drag action.
  • Content View: Opening the content panel to view the high-resolution image of the content in AVAIL.
  • Typical Analytics Events:
    • Search - Text Search, Tag Search, Tag Selected, Tag Deselected.
    • Content - Preview, Open Content, Drag Content, Download.
    • Channel - View, Create, Move Content, Copy Content, Copy Content, Delete Content, Open Content, Drag Content, Open Location, Add Flag, Remove Flag, Add Comment, Share, Download, Delete, Add Content, Add Content, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Content, Create Content Link, Create Channel Link, Open Content Link, Open Channel Link.
    • Palettes - View, Create, Delete, Share, Add Content, Delete Content, Open Content, Drag Content, Open Location, Download, View Content.

For Enterprise Customers: Go to analytics.getavail.com to access your analytics dashboards and see the full list of analytics events.