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Specify has a tool that you can use to mass import images. Please don't use this unless you've added metadata to the images first.
By clicking on the Attachments icon in the top tool bar, you can access the tab that lets you do mass uploads as well as other actions. We're going to focus on the Import Attachment Mapping File and the Import Attachments options.
First, you'll need to create a 'map' to tell Specify how to match up a file with a record. The option we normally use is the Collection Object/Catalog number option.
You'll need a dir.txt file showing all the images in the file you are working with. (see sidebar link for instructions)
The challenge in this next part is to create catalog numbers from these file names. Sounds easy, right? Except, some file names will have numbers that may or may not be a suffix, and sometimes taxa, lighting profile notes etc., are embedded in file names.
Things to know:
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There are 2 steps to this process. First, open the Attachment tab. In the action bar on the left, you'll see an option for importing an attachment mapping file. Select this, then choose Collection Object/ Catalog Number option. |