Default sections

When you create a new portal in boveDAM, the library is pre-populated with five default sections. These sections represent the most common asset categories across brand and marketing work. They are a starting point — not a fixed structure. You can edit, rename, reorder, hide, or delete any of them, and add as many custom sections as your workflow requires.

The five default sections

The default sections created with every new portal are:

Logos — The home for brand mark files. Typically contains variations by color mode (full color, monochrome, reversed), by format (SVG, PNG, EPS), and sometimes by lockup (horizontal, stacked, icon-only). For a packaging client, you might organize this as Logos → Primary / Secondary / Icon.

Photography — For image assets: product photography, lifestyle shots, campaign images, portrait photography. Photography sections tend to grow quickly, making it one of the most common sections to further organize with folders. See Folders, sub-folders, and depth.

Icons — UI icons, pictograms, or illustrative icon sets. Like Logos, these are commonly delivered in multiple formats. An icon set might contain SVG source files, a PNG sprite, and a web font.

Videos — Brand films, social video cuts, motion graphics, and animation exports. Video files tend to be large; boveDAM handles secure delivery via signed URLs regardless of file size.

Documents — Brand guidelines PDFs, usage manuals, template files, press kits, and any other document-format assets. Some teams also place InDesign or Figma export files here.

Default sections are fully editable

Every default section behaves exactly like a section you create yourself. You can:

• Rename a section by clicking its name in the editor and typing a new one. "Photography" might become "Campaña Verano 2026" for a Spanish-language portal, or "Campaign Images" for a client who finds the original name too generic.
• Reorder sections by dragging them into the sequence that makes sense for your audience. If your client cares most about logos, put Logos first.
• Hide a section so it is invisible to clients but still accessible to editors. Useful when a section is work-in-progress but you want to keep the portal live. See Renaming, hiding, reordering.
• Delete a section entirely. Deleting removes the section and all assets inside it permanently. This action cannot be undone, so use it deliberately.

Starting from scratch

If the default sections do not fit your project, you can delete all five and build the structure from the ground up. For example, a portal for an architecture firm might be organized as: Built Work, Renders, Process, and Press — with no overlap with the defaults.

To delete a default section, hover over it in the editor sidebar, click the ··· menu, and select Delete section. You will be asked to confirm, and reminded that all assets inside will also be deleted.

Adding custom sections

To add a section beyond the defaults:

1. In the library editor, click + Add section at the bottom of the section list
2. Type the section name and press Enter
3. The new section appears empty, ready to receive folders or assets

There is no limit to the number of sections a portal can have. Sections can also be added to a portal at any time after creation — you are not locked into the initial structure.

For guidance on how to organize content inside sections, see Folders, sub-folders, and depth.