Can't find my CMS (content management service)

colinmac2colinmac2 Posts: 407
edited December 1969 in New Users

I like the new DAZ 4.8 beta, but I have a problem. My taskbar says the content management service is running, but I can't find it anywhere! It's needed to make the content library work, and I'm going crazy trying to find it.

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  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    CMS runs as a process in Windows Task Manager, there is nothing else to see.

    It controls Smart Content, Products and Categories, as well as the search function. CMS needs to be running for the Smart Content pane to work correctly, but NOT the Content Library pane. Are you saying that you cannot see your Smart Content? Can you see Products and Categories?

    I installed 4.8 recently, but my Smart Content works as expected. Does your Smart Content still work in DS4.7?

  • colinmac2colinmac2 Posts: 407
    edited December 1969

    Exactly. My Smart Content -- where all my files and products should be shown-- is completely empty and I can't figure out why.

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    Does your Smart Content still work in DS4.7?

  • colinmac2colinmac2 Posts: 407
    edited December 1969

    Well, it USED to. But I think I did something to my database, and now I can't get it back.

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    colinmac2 said:
    Well, it USED to. But I think I did something to my database, and now I can't get it back.


    Go to the drop-down menu at the top right of the Smart Content pane, and select 'Content DB Maintenance'. Then select 'Re-Import Metadata' that mya fix it.
  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    And if that happens "too fast" and nothing shows, Start > All Programs > DAZ 3D > DAZ Content Management Service ... there's something there to click to turn on the service.

  • colinmac2colinmac2 Posts: 407
    edited December 1969

    Thank you so much! Very helpful.

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