How to link pictures to inventory items (and mass rename pictures)

How to link pictures to inventory items

• Create a folder to store your pictures in. As an example create a folder called Pictures in the data folder. C:\OneSource\Data\Pictures
• Open Company Setup and Preferences
• Select the Global Tab
• Select the Document Management Tab
• In the Default Inventory Item Document Management Path (The Bottom One) put the path to your picture folder C:\OneSource\Data\Pictures
• Each of the pictures needs to be named with the Item Number in order for OneSource to link the picture to the part. 
• If the Item number is AC41-000-BOC then this is how the picture needs to be named AC41-000-B0C.jpg
• All pictures must be in the .jpg format

How to rename pictures (if your pictures are all named after the supplier number and not your own item number)

• NOTE: Using the tool (outlined below) this make the following assumptions:
• The pictures in .jpg format
• You have a Supplier that gave you some pictures where the picture name is the same as the Suppliers item #.
• You have that Supplier listed as a Supplier for the item and the Supplier Item # is the same as the picture name.  For instance: Supplier Item #: 123 would have a picture named 123.jpg
• Open the Company Setup and Preferences from the Tools menu
• Select the Administrative Utilities which will bring up the Administrative Utilities dialogue box
• Select the Picture Utilities
• Put in your picture folder path C:\OneSource\Data\Pictures
• Select Rename
• Select Update Inventory Item Picture Path Now
• When finished select Close.