You can upload your product images under Master data > Product. Theses images can then be displayed in different places in Xentral and you can transfer them to your online shop.
You can add product images through import or upload. These images are then displayed in different places in Xentral and you can transfer them to your online shop.
You can import product images together with your product data or separately. You can find more info on how to import your product images here.
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The import option is only available for self-hosted systems. If you are hosted in the cloud, please use the upload as described below.
You can upload your product images in two different ways:
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using Master data > Product (files are uploaded one by one)
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using the file browser (several files are uploaded at the same time)
Master data > Product > Open the product in question > Files tab
To upload a new image:
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Click Create a new file under the tab overview.
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Drag your image file into the Insert files here section or click Datei auswählen (select file) and select the relevant file from your computer.
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Enter a unique name for your file in the Title field.
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Enter a description of your file in the Description field.
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Select a keyword for your file in the keyword field. The following options are available:
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Standard product image (shop image): Is used for display in your online shop. For most cases, the first image ist used as default image. If you upload several images, these are used as additional images in for example. WooCommerce.
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Standard group picture: Is f.x. used as product image in the category overview in Shopware.
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Label image: Image is printed on labels.
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Other picture
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Data sheet
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Print image (300dpi)
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Certificate attachment (PDF)
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Other file
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Cover page
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Attachment: Can be attached automatically when transferring an order.
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Click Save.
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The keyword defines if your file can be processed in other parts of the system.
App Center > System > File browser
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You can automatically link your product images with a product. To do so change the name of the image file so that it begins with the product number. If you have several products with identical product number but varying properties (e.g. t-shirts in different colors), enter the property (in this case the color) separated by hyphen from the product number (e.g. 140527-yellow).
To upload several images:
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Click Upload files in the tab overview.
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Select a keyword for your image file in the Keyword template field.
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Select the required image files on your computer and drag them in the Dateien hier ablegen (Place files here) area. Make sure that image files do not exceed 100MB. Each file that has be dragged into this area is displayed below this area.
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Enter a name for your file in the Title field.
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If you want to change the keyword you selected for a file, you can do so in the Stichwort (keyword) field.
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If you want to remove individual files from your upload list, click Entfernen (remove) under Aktionen (Actions). If you want to remove all files from your upload list, click Liste leeren (empty list).
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After you've added all the files you want to upload, click Upload starten (start upload).
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The uploaded files are displayed in the Overview tab.
You can find more info on the file browser here.
You can display your product images in the product overview under Master data > Product to increase the clarity of the overview.
In order for the images to be displayed, first go to Administration > System > Basic settings > Settings tab > System sub tab and select the Overview of product pictures check box in the Product section. Click Save to save your changes.
The uploaded product images are now displayed in the overview.
Xentral uses the keyword selected during upload to select the displayed image.
Xentral searches in descending order for files with the following keyword:
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Standard product image
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Print image (300dpi)
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Other picture
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Standard group picture
It there are several images of the same type, the first in the sorting order, meaning the one with the smallest number, is used.
For the product detail view Xentral searches in descending order for files with the following keyword:
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Other picture
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Standard product image
If there are several images of the same type, the first in the sorting order, meaning the one with the smallest number, is used.
If you have uploaded several images in the Files tab and want to change the sorting order of your product images, you can do so using the filter Change sorting.
To sort your product images:
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Activate the filter Change sorting. In the Menu column you will find new options to use.
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Use the green upwards and downwards facing arrows to move your images up or down.
If you have many images and only want to sort a certain image type, e.g. Standard product image, use the table filter of the Keyword column to search for it. After doing so sort your images as described above.