How to Add Images to Article Masters in FMS

Table  of  Contents   Introduction  ...........................................................................................................................   2   Prerequisites  ....................................................................................................................................  2   Configuration   ...................................................................................................................................  3   Thumbnail  &  Push  button  option:  ........................................................................................................  5   Push  Button  Only  option:  .....................................................................................................................  6   SAP  Logo  with  Push  Button  option:  ......................................................................................................  6   Test  example  ....................................................................................................................................  7    

                     

 

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Introduction     It’s  often  requested  by  most  of  the  retailer  to  add  their  product  images  into  article  masters  in  SAP.  This   helps  business  users  to  see  the  product  and  not  have  to  remember  it  by  the  article  number  it  self.  SAP  IS   Retail   solution   as   well   as   SAP   FMS   (SAP   Fashion   Management   Solution)   supports   for   this   business   requirement   as   an   out   of   the   box   functionality.  Today,   let’s   see   how   we   can   add   such   product   images   to   article  masters  in  SAP  FMS.  

  Prerequisites   •   All  images  should  be  saved  in  the  format  of  either  JPG,  BMP  or  GIF  only.  Please  note  that,  JPG   and  JPEG  are  two  different  image  formats.   •   Image  file  name  should  be  renamed  with  the  article  number.  For  example,  if  your  article  number   is  69,  the  image  of  that  article  should  be  renamed  as  22000648.  (eg:  22000648.gif)   •   All  images  should  be  loaded  into  one  folder  in  a  network  shared  drive  or  local  machine  folder.     If   you’re   choosing   local   folder,   all   images   should   be   loaded   to   same   folder   path   in   every   user.   Therefore,  it’s  always  advisable  to  load  it  to  a  network  drive.     For  demonstration  purpose,  I  will  have  one  article  (#69)  in  my  SAP  FMS  system  and  the  image  of   that  article  “69.gif”  was  saved  in  the  below  local  folder.  

  Based  on  above,  my  local  folder  path  for  images  is;  C:\Users\AnupaWijesinghe\Pictures\Pictures  

 

 

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Configuration   IMG  Path:  

  Maintain  below  entries  under  this  configuration  node.  

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  Note:   •   Under  “Server  Path”  field,  specify  the  folder  path,  where  you  have  saved  all  your  images.   Server  path  should  be  maintained  in  the  format  of:  file://\\dir1\dir2\dir3\dir\  

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In  my  example  it  will  be;  file://C:\Users\AnupaWijesinghe\Pictures\Pictures\   •   The   width   (col)   and   Height   in   Rows   that   you   specify   in   under   “Full   Image”   section   determines   how  large  the  image  should  be   appearing  when  user  click  on  the  image  or  push  button  in  the   article  master.   You  can  test  and  determine  what  sizes  are  matching  to  your  organization.   •   Under  “File  Type”  field,  specify  the  file  types  that  your  images  are  saved.  As  shown  below,  only  3   file  types  are  supported.  

  •   Under  “Control  Data”  section,  you  can  setup  how  you  want  to  see  the  image  inside  the  article   master.  For  example,    

Thumbnail  &  Push  button  option:   •   if  you  want  to  Thumbnail  view  to  appear  and  a  push  button  to  view  the  large  image,  then  you   have  to  select  option  “A”  

  In  that  case,  the  article  master  will  be  as  below;  

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Push  Button  Only  option:  

 

SAP  Logo  with  Push  Button  option:  

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Test  example   Go  to  article  master  in  change  or  display  mode   Transaction:  MM42  /  MM43   •   Go  to  “Basic  Data”  tab  

  •   When  you  click  on  the  enter  key,  please  make  sure  to  set  the  below  flag  

  •   You  will  see  a  new  section  opens  up  in  that  tab  for  image  data   7    

  •   When  you  click  on  the  

 button,  you  will  see  the  full  image  as  shown  below  

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•   If   you   have   separate   images   uploaded   for   variant   article   numbers,   those   can   be   seen   under   button  option    

 

      Author:  Anupa  Wijesinghe   E-­‐Mail:  [email protected]  /  [email protected]   Website:  www.learnsaptips.com   View  my  profile  in  LinkedIn   Follow  me  on  Twitter       Disclaimer     This   article   is   done   based   on   my   research   and   readings,   unless   otherwise   stated.   The   views   expressed   are  my  own  and  not  of  anyone  else.     Author  accepts  no  liability  for  the  content  of  the  articles  in  this  website  or  for  the  consequences  of  any   actions   taken   on   the   basis   of   the   information   provided.   Using   this   information   is   at   the   users   own   discretion  and  responsibility.    

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