Multi-Company: the media source company¶
In an environment with several companies that sell the same items, you don't have to maintain the item pictures in every company. One company, the media source company, manages the pictures. The other companies, the consumer companies, show the pictures of the source company.
flowchart LR
S[(Source company<br/>manages item pictures)]
C1[Consumer company A] -- reads --> S
C2[Consumer company B] -- reads --> SWhat changes in a consumer company¶
| Area | Behaviour in a consumer company |
|---|---|
| Item and item variant pictures | Read from the record with the same number (and variant code) in the source company, using the source company's storage source. |
| Item Card | Always shows the Media Bridge factbox, read-only. With External File Storage in the source company, it shows the carousel. |
| Take, Import, Delete | Hidden for items and variants. Export still works. |
| Drag and drop on items | Switched off, with the message Pictures are maintained in company ... |
| Migration, orphan clean-up, Clear Item Pictures | Not available. Run them in the source company. |
| Deleting an item or variant | Deletes nothing in the source company's storage. |
| Employee photos | Not affected. Each company always manages its own employee photos. |
| Media Bridge Setup | Only the media source settings are shown. |
Rules¶
- The source company cannot be the company itself.
- No chains. A company that uses a media source company cannot be a source for another company. Media Bridge checks this when you set it up, and again every time it reads a picture.
- Matching records. A picture is only shown when the source company has a record with the same key: the same item number, or the same item number and variant code. Otherwise no picture is shown, without an error.
- The source company needs no special setup. It just manages its own pictures, in Tenant Media or External File Storage.