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
Attach Image
Different Planned Functions support attaching images.
For this example, the Receiving function is used to attach a photo of an item that is 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
The attached images are recorded in two places:
- As an attachment to the Source Item, Sales or Purchase -documents (if possible)
- As a record on "Mobile WMS Media Queue"
Database-wise, both refer to the same data in the "Tenant Media"-table.
This table outlines where the images are attached:
- Pick and Put-away includes both "Warehouse" and "Inventory" -documents
Mobile Document | Attaches to | Attaches to (posted) |
Warehouse Receipt Order | The document's first line source header (typically purchase header) | |
Warehouse Receipt Line | Current line source line (typically purchase line) | |
Purchase Order | Current purchase header | Posted Purchase Invoice Header |
Purchase Line | Current purchase line | Posted Purchase Invoice Line |
Put-away Order | The document's first line source header (typically purchase header) | |
Put-away Line | Current line source line (typically purchase line) | |
Both "Warehouse" and "Inventory" -documents | ||
Pick Order | The document's first line source header (typically the sales header) | |
Pick Line | Current line source line (typically sales Line) | |
Both "Warehouse" and "Inventory" -documents | ||
Sales Order | Current sales header | |
Sales Line | Current sales line | |
Transfer Order | No support for attachments in Business Central | |
Transfer Line | No support for attachments in Business Central | |
Item image | Item images are stored directly on the Item card | |
Images are also stored in the "Mobile WMS Media Queue"
- Go to the "Mobile WMS Media Queue"-page
- Select an entry, you can now see the images in the Factbox
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.