The Job Attachments section allows you to attach various files to the job, from images to documents. This can be used to document the initial damage and the finished item, along with progress shots, it can be test documents, stone certificates and more. The uploader allows you to use your devices camera to add images or video to job as well as being able to upload items from your device.
Follow the instructions below to add and manage job attachments.
Open the Job #
Open the job that you would like to add/manage the attachments for
Click the Attachments Tab #
On the Job page, scrolll down until you see the section with multiple tabs down the side, once here, click the Attachments tab.
Upload New Attachments #
To add new attachments, simply click the My Device button to add files from your device or click the Camera button to use your devices camera to capture an image or video. The first time you use this feature on a device, you will be asked for permission for Repair Pilot to use your device. Simply click Allow when the browser shows this prompt.
Review the Files Before Uploading #
Once you have selected or taken all the photos you need, you will see the screen below. This will show the file(s) you are adding to the job (a). To add more files, simply click the (b) Add More button. If you are happy to proceed with the shown files, click the (c) green Upload x FilesM button. To cancel, click the (d) Cancel button.
Job Attachment Management #
Once uploaded, the files will show as below. You can now manage them by changing the order – done by dragging and dropping the images into a different order. You can delete an attachment by click the red trash icon (b) Please note: this is not reversible.
You can also choose which image is the featured image by clicking the Star icon (a). If this is yellow, then that signifies that image is currently the featured image, and will be shown on the main job screen. To change, simply click the Star icon on a different image.
Featured Image #
The image selected as the featured file will show on the job screen as shown below.
Previewing Images and Files #
For images, you can click on them in the Attachment tab and they will show a large gallery version of the image and you can scroll left and right between the images.
For documents, you can click on them and the document will open within a preview window.
