Add allowed value assets to a text attribute

Assets are electronic media objects that you associate with items, categories, attributes, and attribute values. Asset types can include images, video, audio, and text files. You can add an asset to an allowed value of a text attribute.

About this task

You can add an allowed value asset to a text attribute from the Attribute Management screen.

To add an allowed value asset to a text attribute:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Attribute Management screen. To navigate to the Attribute Management screen, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to Sterling Business Center as an Item Administrator.
    2. The application home page is displayed. Click the Products tab.
    3. From the Products home page, click Manage Attributes in the Catalog dashlet.

      The Attribute Management screen is displayed.

  2. From the Item Attributes tree, select the corresponding attribute.
  3. The Text Attribute Properties panel is displayed. In the Valid Values panel, click the Assets <number> hyperlink.
  4. The Manage Allowed Value Assets dialog box is displayed. Click Add.
  5. The Add Asset dialog box is displayed. Perform the following steps:
    1. In the Asset ID* box, enter a unique identifier (ID) for the asset.
    2. In the Short Description* box, enter a brief description of the asset.
    3. In the Long Description box, enter a detailed description of the asset.
    4. From the Server drop-down list, select the server on which this asset type is located. The drop-down list is either populated by all the available server locations, or the codes that are configured in the Applications Manager.
    5. From the Type drop-down list, select the asset type. If the selected asset type pertains to an image, the preview of the corresponding image is displayed in the Assets panel after the server and the filename have been specified.
    6. In the File box, enter the name of the file.
    7. Click Save.
      Note: * indicates that the field is mandatory.

      An allowed value asset is added to the text attribute.