Description
Allows the user to attach photos to Orders or Order Lines, using the camera on the mobile device.
The function is activated from a Planned Functions, Order List page, or Order Lines page
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Requirements and Limitations
- See "Installation Guide" for setting up Image Capture (8/10) on On-Prem installations
Overview
Use Cases
- Attach a photo of an item damaged upon Receiving
- Attach photos of items during Picking, before shipping them
Attach Image
Different Planned Functions support attaching images.
For this example, the Receiving function is used to attach a photo of an item damaged upon receipt.
- Add an image by selecting the "+-sign" in the blue circle
Take the photo
- Enter a comment (optional) and select "Accept"
- You can add more images or select the "Check mark" to save the image(s)
View attached images
- The photo has now been saved
This is indicated by the "paper clip" symbol on Order (Line)
- Select "Attachments" in the menu, to view attached images
- Select "Attachments" in the menu, to view attached images
- A list of all attached images will be displayed.
View the attached images from Business Central
Images can be viewed in "Mobile WMS Media Queue"
- Go to the "Mobile WMS Media Queue"-page
- The image is shown in the Factbox
Where are images attached
- "Pick" and "Put-away" include both "Warehouse" and "Inventory" -documents
Source Document | Attaches to | Transferred to Posted Document |
| Receive | ||
Warehouse Receipt | The document's first line source header (typically Purchase header) | |
Warehouse Receipt Line | Line source line (typically Purchase Line) | |
Purchase Order | Purchase Header | Posted Purchase Invoice Header |
Purchase Line | Purchase Line | Posted Purchase Invoice Line |
Put-Away | ||
Warehouse/Inventory Put-away | The document's first line source header (typically Purchase Header) | |
Warehouse/Inventory Put-away Line | Line source line (typically Purchase Line) | |
Pick | ||
Warehouse/Inventory Pick | The document's first line source header (typically Sales Header) | |
Warehouse/Inventory Pick Line | Line source line (typically Sales Line) | |
Sales Order | Sales Header | Posted Sales Invoice Header |
Sales Line | Sales Line | Posted Sales Invoice Line |
| Shipment | ||
| Warehouse Shipment | Sales Header | Posted Sales Invoice Header |
| Warehouse Shipment Line | Sales Line | Posted Sales Invoice Line |
| Move | ||
Transfer Order | ❌ No support for attachments in Business Central | |
Transfer Line | ❌ No support for attachments in Business Central | |
| Register Item Image | ||
Item image | Item images are stored directly on the Item card | |
Note: Business Central only transfers attachments to the posted document when the source document is fully posted. Not when a given line with attachments is posted.
Where are images stored?
Images are recorded in two places
- As "Attachments" on the source:
- Item
- Sales
- Purchase -documents
- As records in "Mobile WMS Media Queue"
Images are stored in the database table "Tenant Media"
All images are stored in the "Tenant Media"-table.
"Mobile WMS Media Queue" refers to "Tenant Media".
How it works behind the scenes
Images are transferred "ad-hoc" in two requests:
- Mobile sends an initial request, containing a uniqe ID of the image. (Mobile Doc. Type: PostAdhocRegistration, Registration type: RegisterImage)
- Mobile sends a second request, containing the unique ID and the image date. (Mobile Doc. Type: PostMedia, Registration type: Type: Image)
This is done to provide the mobile user with a real-time experience, when handling large image data loads.