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The system supports adding downloadable files and linking to them using the regular navigation menu process. File access can be restricted based on Groups from the Tableau Server. Search keywords are also provided to help narrow down your options when searching.
The Files section is designed for downloadable documents such as PDFs, spreadsheets, and images. When a File-type menu item is clicked, Curator serves the file directly to the browser using the file’s own content type — it does not render the file inside Curator’s page layout or navigation. For an HTML file this means the browser opens it as a standalone page (or downloads it), rather than displaying it as a page within Curator.If you need to display custom HTML content (for example, an HTML page built with an external tool) inside a Curator page, use the Manual Embed (iFrame) feature instead:
  1. Navigate to Content > Pages and open or create a page.
  2. On the page builder, open the Add Element popup, click the Additional Elements tab, and select the Embed content type.
  3. Choose iFrame (to point at a URL) or Embed Code (HTML) (to paste raw HTML / embed code).
  4. Link that page from navigation using the Page link type.
To manage files:
  1. Navigate to the backend of the system (e.g. http://curatorexample.com/backend) and log in if prompted.
  2. Navigate to Content > Files section from the left-hand menu.
  3. Add, modify, or delete files as desired.

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Hidden Settings

In Curator, there are two general use-cases for uploading files: Images and Documents. By default, the file-features are configured for Images since this is a much more common scenario. See configuration items below that describe treating files as images or documents: Hidden: For images, for example a logo, it may cause confusion to surface the logo in search or inside of a “recently viewed” Tiles page-element. In this scenario, hiding the file ensures the logo only shows up on the page you explicitly added it to. However, you may want to show a PDF inside of the search results, or add it as a link to a tile selection. In this case, make sure to un-check the Hidden toggle on the edit-file page.

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File Size Limits

This section applies to Curator On-Prem only. File size limits for Curator SaaS are managed by Curator support.
The maximum file upload size in Curator is controlled by your server’s PHP configuration. Two PHP settings govern upload limits:
  • upload_max_filesize — The maximum size of a single uploaded file (e.g., 64M for 64 megabytes).
  • post_max_size — The maximum size of the entire POST request body, which includes the file and any other form data. This value should be equal to or greater than upload_max_filesize.
To increase the upload limit, update both values in your server’s php.ini file:
After changing these values, restart Curator for the changes to take effect. If you are unsure which php.ini file is active, check the output of the portal/info API endpoint. For information on uploading and embedding video files, see Video Uploads.