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  1. Login to the Smart Client application as an administrator. Select 'Product Maintenance' application -> 'Sync Image Categories' services.

    Create a new record under 'Sync Image Categories' services with following details (Refer snapshot below):
    Name ': ProductCatalog'.
    Width: 50      //This case be changed by the user based on the size of the image required. 
    Height : 50    //This case be changed by the user based on the size of the image required.
    No Image : NoPhotoAvailable      //This can be changed by the user with any other image required.

    Image Format : Jpeg     //This can be set to 'png' as well
    Naming Convention: RecordId.Extension
    Sync Path : c:\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\Images\thumbnail    // The default path set 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\Images\thumbnail'  can be used if the setup is installed on the default path. Else update the same to reflect the appropriate site path where the setup is installed.Update the 'Sync Path' field to reflect the following:  '<e-Business Web setup path>\UI\ImageImages\thumbnail' folder. 

         Save and Close the record

Image Modified

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2. Create a new record under 'Sync

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Image Categories' services with following details (Refer snapshot below):

    1. Name: ProductDetails
      Width: 100//This case be changed by the user based on the size of the image required.
      Height : 100  //This case be changed by the user based on the size of the image required.
      No Image : NoPhotoAvailable //This can be changed by the user with any other image required.
      Image Format : Jpeg //This can be set to 'png' as well
      Naming Convention: RecordId.Extension
      Sync Path : c:\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\Images\large    // The default path set 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\Images\
  1. thumbnail
    1. large
  2. is set in the records which is applicable
    1. can be used if the setup is installed on the default path. Else
  3. it needs to be changed to
    1. update the same to reflect the appropriate site path where the setup is installed.Update the 'Sync Path' field to reflect the following:  '<e-Business Web setup path>\UI\Images\large' folder. 

    2. Save and close the record.
    Image Added

  4. 3. Create a new record under 'Sync Image Records' services with following details (Refer snapshot below):
    Entity: Products
    Field Name : Photo
    Category: ProductDetails
  5. Save and close the record.

  6. Image Added

4.Create a new record under 'Sync Image Records' services with following details (Refer snapshot below):
Entity: Products
Field Name : Photo
Category: ProductCatalog

Save and close the record.

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Image Added


  1. Close the Smart Client application.


Running the Image Sync Utility:

Perform following steps for syncing the images:

  1. Login to the Web server where the e-Business setup is placed.
  2. Traverse to the 'ImageSyncUtility' folder under 'Utilities' in the e-Business setup. Right-click on 'ImageSyncUtilityGUI.exe' and click on 'Run as administrator'.

 

The user will then need to run the image sync utility available in the

manually download the product images with naming convention as "<productID>.jpg" in Large and thumbnail folder under the following path. The naming convention of the images need to be strictly followed so that each of the product displays the respective images based on its product ID.

<Web application installed path>\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\images\large

<Web application installed path>\inetpub\wwwroot\UI\images\thumbnail

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3.On the Utility Login screen, enter the database instance name,  user name and password with administrative privileges.

4. After successful login, the following screen appears. Select all the Images or selected images that the user wants to sync. Click on 'Sync' button.

5.Close the Utility after the Sync is successful.

 

Image Added

6.Refresh the Web browser and connect to the Aptify e-Business website to confirm that product images loads properly. 

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