A product now has pictures of its own

You upload images and other files right in the product details. There is a new section on the General tab, and a separate Attachments tab above it for longer lists.

TL;DR (In short)

A product now has attachments: images and other files pinned straight to it.
Upload files with the button or drag them into the field.
Images appear as thumbnails, each with a cross to remove it.
Above there is also an Attachments tab with the list and the file count.

The code says what the product is, the picture says which one it is

The product overview shows the code, the EAN and the name. That is enough for the system and not enough for a person. Once a merchant has three versions of the same shirt or five similar spare parts, the names are nearly identical and the difference is only visible in a picture.

Until now the pictures lived somewhere else: on a shared drive, in the web shop or in a supplier’s folder. Now they can sit on the product.

The product overview in Order Management with the Product ID, Product code, EAN, Bundle and Name columns

The product overview.

Where to find it

In Order Management open Products and click a product. The details window opens, and next to the General, Attributes and Bundle tabs there is now Attachments. On the General tab there is a new section too, between the product description and the dimensions.

The new Attachments section on a product's General tab, with the Upload Files button and the drop area

The arrow points at the new section. You can pick files or drag them into the field.

You see uploaded images straight away

Once the files are uploaded, they line up under the field. Images get a thumbnail, the file name sits below each one and next to it a cross that removes the attachment. Nothing has to be opened to look through them.

Three product images added, each with a thumbnail, the file name and a cross to remove it

Three images of the same product, each with its own thumbnail.

The Attachments tab for longer lists

The section on the General tab is for a quick look. When there are more files, you are better off opening the Attachmentstab, where they are listed by name along with the count and a button to add more. Every row has a checkbox, so you can handle several at once.

A product's Attachments tab with a list of three files and the Add file button

The same product, this time on the Attachments tab.

An attachment does not have to be an image. You can pin a declaration of conformity, a safety data sheet, the supplier’s instructions or a photo of a damaged piece to the product. All of it stays on the product instead of in one colleague’s inbox.

When this shows most

With similar products. Versions that differ by colour or size are hard to tell apart by name and obvious in a picture.
With customer questions. When somebody asks what the product looks like, the answer is in the same window as the stock and the price.
With new colleagues. Anyone who does not know the codes by heart gets further with a picture than with a code.
With returns. A photo of the piece that came back, pinned to the product, beats a description in an email.

The feature is part of Order Management. You can also manage products in Fulfillment App, where you run the warehouse.

Instructions and further information:

MetaKocka support · Order Management · Ecommerce integrations

Hunting for product images on a shared drive?

In Order Management they can sit on the product, next to the stock, the price and the orders.

Try it out

To your success,

The MetaKocka Team

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