Asset Images
You can store images and attach them to an asset through the asset's
Images tab in Asset Detail or through the activated Image Manager icon
above the Asset List. There are many
images useful to an asset's record. Images can include drawings (schematics),
scanned photographs, and scanned documentation (such as an invoice, purchase
order, or warranty information).
The application accepts the following standard file formats:
|
File Type |
Extension |
|
JPEG files |
.jpg |
|
Adobe PDF files |
|
|
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files |
.gif |
|
Portable Network Graphic (PNG) files |
.png |
|
TIFF files (uncompressed only) |
.tif |
|
Windows bitmaps |
.bmp |
The file sizes of the stored images do add to the overall size of your database. You do not need to scan your images at a high resolution. We recommend using the JPEG format because of all formats, it offers the best compression.
Because most PDFs can be large files, the application stores them outside the database to help ensure better overall performance. If you want PDFs to be stored within the database, simply convert them to JPEG or other image file type before attaching them to assets.