How to Add Catalogue Images and URLs
Add images and URLs to your catalogue materials to easily differentiate between materials and redirect to supplier websites for more information.
Once you have added images to your catalogue, they will also be visible in your inventory, in material browsing for quotes and purchase orders, and in the Kiosk when receiving purchase orders.
In this article:
Manually Adding Images and Thumbnails
Manually Adding Catalogue Supplier External URLs
Manually Adding Catalogue Item Descriptions
Manually Adding Images and Thumbnails
Important: You will need to add image URLs, not the actual images themselves. This gives you the flexibility to link to images from anywhere on the internet without having to download them or take up space in your cloud file storage.
Thumbnail Images versus Featured Images:
Thumbnails are smaller, compressed images, whereas Featured Images are larger and have higher resolution.
You can choose to add either a Thumbnail Image, a Featured Image, or both. Thumbnails will load more quickly, so we recommend adding them to improve your experience when browsing the catalogue. If you do choose to add Featured Images to your catalogue, you can hover over an image anywhere in your software and a larger version of the image will appear:
To manually add images to your catalogue, follow these steps:
- Navigate to your supplier website and search for the material you want.
Right-click the Thumbnail/Feature Image.
Click Copy Image Address (not Copy Image).
Note: some browsers may say Copy Image Link or Copy Image URL, etc.
- In Jobman, navigate to Catalogue > Materials and either click into the material you want, or create a new one.
Paste the copied image URL into the Thumbnail URL or Featured Image URL fields as shown below, and the image will automatically appear in your software.
- Click Save Changes.
You will now be able to see images for this item in your catalogue, inventory, material browsing for quotes and purchase orders, and in the Kiosk when receiving purchase orders.
Important: To see the images in various parts of your software, make sure the Images column is enabled:
Manually Adding Catalogue Supplier External URLs
Add External URLs to your catalogue to easily redirect to your supplier website.
To manually add External URLs to your catalogue, follow these steps:
- Navigate to your supplier website and search for the material you want.
- Copy the URL from the address bar up the top:
- In Jobman, navigate to Catalogue > Materials and either click into the material you want, or create a new one.
- Paste the copied URL into the External URL box as shown below:
- Click Save Changes.
You will now be able to click this link in your catalogue and be redirected to the supplier webpage for this material. Make sure the External URL column is enabled!
You can also click into the material itself and click Visit URL to be redirected to the supplier webpage for this material.
Manually Adding Catalogue Item Descriptions
Add material descriptions to provide extra information about a material and keep your naming conventions brief.
We recommend using the Description field for external information relevant to a catalogue material, as opposed to the Notes field which is meant for internal communication.
When using the Supplier Integration API connection, the description field will automatically fill out with extra information provided by the supplier, such as installation notes.
To manually add descriptions to your catalogue, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Catalogue > Materials and either click into the material you want, or create a new one.
Enter a description in the Description field:
- Click Save Changes.
You will now be able to see the material description in your catalogue. Make sure the Description column is enabled!