Attach Image

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

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 / Put-away includes "Warehouse" and "Inventory" -documents
  • Only fully posting the source document will transfer attachments to the posted document
  • Comments are not included in the attachment. Comments are only saved in Mobile Media Queue

Source Document

Attaches to 

Transferred to Posted Document 
(Only when the source is fully posted)

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 ShipmentSales HeaderPosted Sales Invoice Header
Warehouse Shipment LineSales LinePosted 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




Where are images stored? 

Images are recorded in two places

  1. As "Attachments" on the source:
    1. Item
    2. Sales
    3. Purchase -documents 
  2. 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:

  1. Mobile sends an initial request, containing a uniqe ID of the image. (Mobile Doc. Type: PostAdhocRegistration, Registration type: RegisterImage)
  2. 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. See also Troubleshoot Capture Images


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