Use cases

Files, images, and media can be used in different ways and are exemplified in the following use cases.

Creating research papers

Suppose that researchers are Drupal users who can highlight their publications in the content management system for their academic institution. A researcher can also be a user role in Drupal, which allows for fine-grained access control of that persona. This use case can be completed by linking file fields to the research papers content type. Most research papers are published as PDF files, not images or videos. Follow these steps to perform the site building that’s needed for this use case:

1. Create a research paper content type under admin/structure/types/add.
2. Add a file field to the new content type that’s restricted to PDF file extensions.
3. Manage the display of the research papers content type to create a teaser display that provides a simple link to the research paper file field.
4. Grant the researcher role...