Unable to search/select existing Media items when used inside a Media Container in SmartEdit

[Former Member]

Affected Version(s): 1811_xx

Currently SmartEdit does not provide a way to search for existing Media items in SmartEdit while creating/editing a CMS Component with attributes of type MediaContainer. It only gives this search option if the attribute is a simple Media type.

For example, SimpleBannerComponent can be assigned with an existing Media from the system(See screenshot: componentwithmedia-search-media.png), wherein SimpleResponsiveBannerComponent cannot use an existing Media.(See screenshot: componentwithmediacontainer-no-search-media.png).

Only way to attach an image is to upload an Image, thus creating a new Media item every tim, even if one wants to reuse the same image/Media.

This creates redundant work for Content managers AND more importantly creates duplicate Media items AND it's unworkable in systems which uses external CDN systems, such as ours.

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Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a new ResponsiveBannerComponent in Smartedit

2. There is no option to search/choose a Media

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Is there a way around this problem?

Many thanks

Shan