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Attachments and managed files
An attachment is a collection of additional material that you can send in an e-mail, display in a storefront Web page, or include in a detailed product specification.
Attachments can contain one or more files of any of the following formats:
- Document (.doc, .pdf, .ps, .text, .txt)
- Presentation (.ppt)
- Spreadsheet (.xls)
- Archive (.gtar, .gz, .jar, .tar, .zip)
- Media (.avi, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .qt, .ra, .swf, .wav)
- Graphics (.gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png)
The maximum file size for a file contained within an attachment is 10 MB.
You can upload and manage file contents and define how they are used on the Web site. The following WebSphere Commerce tools support attachments within the Management Center:
- Catalog
- You can associate attachments with sales catalogs, catalog categories, catalog entries, products, SKUs, bundles, or kits. You can reuse an attachment by associating an attachment with different sales catalogs, catalog categories, and catalog entries.
- Marketing
- You can associate attachments with marketing content, such as image files, flash files, warranty documents, and user manuals. You can reuse an attachment by associating an attachment with different marketing content.
The following diagram illustrates a high-level overview of attachments:
The following list describes the characteristics of attachments:
- Files can be shared across attachments. If the same file must be used for multiple attachments, you do not need to upload copies of the file with different file names; you can reuse this file.
- Attachments belong to the store where the attachment is created. In an extended sites store, attachments that belong to the asset store can be used by catalog objects that belong to the extended sites store.
You can use the Assets tool to create attachments and files in the asset store, and to modify, delete, or duplicate attachments and modify and delete files in the extended sites store. When you view an attachment or a file from an extended sites store, the properties view indicates the state of that attachment or file in the Asset Properties section.
If an attachment or file is locked in a workspace-enabled environment and is currently being edited in another workspace, the State field will indicate the workspace in which the object is being edited. When an attachment or file is locked in a workspace-enabled environment, it is read-only for the current user.
Related tasks
Work with assets in the Catalogs tool