Akeneo DAM (Digital Asset Management) Extension

• This module works with Akeneo 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1, 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 5.0.x, 6.0.x and 7.0.x.Download Akeneo from here
• Node and Yarn packages need to be installed. Click Here
• Also works with Akeneo Cloud Flexibility Mode which is a PAAS Edition of Akeneo

• With Akeneo DAM software, you can assign/upload/remove digital assets by UI.
• Akeneo DAM helps in storing the product media data and removing duplicity
• You can store Photos and Files with content in Akeneo
• Support all file assets including images and other files like PDF, DOC, and all others.
• An asset can be exported in the CSV file.
• You can import assets with FTP.
• With the help of FTP, data can be added.
• For asset attributes, the main media image will be the same as the Thumbnail.
• You can export/import assets.
• With this, you can upload bulk data.
• You will be able to create, edit, retrieve, and delete your DAM (Digital Asset Management) data from the external store using REST APIs.
• With Akeneo DAM, you can work time and cost-efficiently.
• You can create and assign categories to the assets.
• Various digital asset management actions for delete, and edit.
• You can reuse the same image in different products
• Can filter the digital assets using the different filter option
• You can edit the asset with this Digital Asset Management software.
• Suitable for both applications – Enterprise DAM and Open Source DAM.
• You can add additional information assets that can be created on behalf of the family. 
• Additional information can be added locally and channel-wise. 
• Akeneo digital asset management software is compatible with the latest Akeneo version 7.0.x.

Please follow these steps for installing Akeneo DAM [ Digital Asset Management software ] in your Akeneo PIM platform.

• • Unzip the respective extension zip and then merge “src” folder into the akeneo project root directory.
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  • After that goto app/AppKernel.php and add the following line in function registerProjectBundles()

             new Webkul\DamBundle\WebkulDamBundle(),
             new Ijanki\Bundle\FtpBundle\IjankiFtpBundle(),

• Then goto app/config/routing.yml and add these lines at top of the file

webkul_dam:
    resource: "@WebkulDamBundle/Resources/config/routing.yml"
    prefix:   /

• You have to navigate first to Akeneo installation directory (Ex: cd /opt/bitnami/apps/akeneo/htdocs). After SSH, you have to run the command to your Akeneo server by the terminal.

php -d memory_limit=3G /usr/local/bin/composer require ijanki/ftp-bundle --no-scripts

rm -rf ./var/cache/ && php bin/console cache:warmup && php bin/console wk_dam:setup:install && php bin/console dam:asset:category

• If you are using php-fpm. Then you need to restart the php-fpm services..

  sudo service php7.2-fpm restart

After installation of the module in Akeneo, You have to edit the user role in Akeneo. Then you have to navigate System -> Roles-> Permission and then enable Webkul Digital Asset Management.

After that, you have to create the Asset Group attributes.

After that, navigate to Settings >> Attribute. The attribute list will appear, and you can also add a new attribute from there.

Next, you can create a new attribute by clicking on Create Attribute. Then select Asset Group.

When you click on Asset Group, then Create Attribute page will open.

After confirming the attribute, you need to enter the attribute details:

After that, you can proceed to add the created attribute to the family. Navigate Setting>> Product setting > family.

For creating the product in Akeneo, you have to choose the family in which you want to add an attribute. 

Now, you can select the created attribute from the dropdown option in Attribute used as the main picture.

After that, while creating a new family you can choose an asset attribute as the main picture in the family.

Then after the installation in Akeneo, you will find the DAM media icon.

Go to Settings > Asset Settings to configure the Asset settings.

In the Asset Setting, you can create digital asset attributes for media and assign them to a family and category.

Asset Attribute of Akeneo Digital Asset Management

First, you can create a digital asset for media by navigating to Settings > Asset Setting > Asset Attribute.

Now, you can create a new attribute for media by clicking on Create Attribute. After that, you can choose the asset attribute type. 

After selecting the attribute type, you can proceed with creating the attribute.

You can create asset attributes by assigning labels and codes. Then, you can select the general parameters for the asset attribute. 

You can also set the language for the asset attribute in the Label Translation section.

Therefore, any changes or updates made to the asset attribute will be recorded in the history for tracking purposes.

Asset Family

Secondly, you can navigate to Settings > Asset Family and assign an attribute to the existing Asset family. 

After that, you can add asset attributes to the asset family from the Attribute section within the asset family.

Once an asset attribute is added to the asset family, it will become visible in the Attribute section.

Once you save the asset attribute, it will be updated in the history, and the added asset attribute will be saved.

Asset Category

You can add a digital asset category in Akeneo.

Now, you can add the asset to a category and subcategory. For creating the category, you have to click on the Setting -> Asset categories.

Additionally, if you want to add a new asset category, click on Create to create a new asset category tree.

After that, a new asset category tree will be visible in the list. 

Media – Digital Asset

After that, you have to click on the Media Icon and the Akeneo DAM page will open.

Then you will find the Add Asset icon at the right of the screen. After that, you have to click on the Add Asset button.

A new page will be open where you have to enter the Asset code and Asset family. Asset code is a unique code for a group of products and files.

After clicking on the save button, the Asset Management page will open. Here, you can upload the files and media.

Once it is saved then it will appear in the list

You can list it in the list display by clicking on display >> list.

Once you click on the list the media will show in list form. 

Additionally, you can edit an existing asset in the media by clicking on the asset. The asset will open, allowing you to upload files and media.

Note: The main image will be a thumbnail image and it will be always required. 

Preview Media: Clicking on the preview icon then you can view the icon on the same page. 

Download Media: you can download the image by clicking on download and it will be downloaded. 

Public Media URL : By clicking on the public media URL, the image will open in another tab. 

Edit Media: You can edit assets by clicking the Edit button, which opens the image edit page. 

Remove Media: you can delete the image from the media by clicking on remove. 

 After that, you can upload the files and media. The main image will be a thumbnail for the asset.

Additional Informaiton

Then you can also add information about the assets.

• Title – The asset title explains the assets.
• Alt – You can add further information about the assets with an alternative text. 
• Description – It describes the product asset.

• Starred -The asset can be starred using a Yes/No option.
• Tags -These asset tags will help you while filtering the products.
• Shirt: You can add asset value that you have created for your media. 

Additionally, you can change the Asset Family from Asset info as per the below image : 

After that, it will be changed as per your selected asset family in the media. 

Asset Category

After submitting these details, you can assign the Categories to these assets. You can assign a single asset category or multiple asset categories.

Then you can click on the save button on the right corner of your page. Now you can see the asset is added to the Asset list.

After saving the assets in the Asset list, you can edit and delete the asset.

In the Akeneo DAM module, You can filter the assets with the

• Code
• Family
• Created at
• Updated at

Filter the Assets with Code:

In this module, You can filter the asset with a description. For this, you have to choose the operator.

• Contains – The asset code contains the text you entered.
• Does not contain – The asset code doesn’t contain text entered by you.
• Is equal to – The asset code is equal to the text entered by you.
• Starts with – The asset code starts with the text entered by you.
• In List : The asset code can be searched by entering the new created asset. 
• Is Empty – The asset code is empty.
• Is not Empty – The asset code is not empty. 

Filter the  Family:

In this module, you can set the Family Asset, allowing you to filter products based on the asset family. There are three options available for this setting.

• In List – The asset family can be searched by entering the new created asset.
• Is Empty – The asset family is empty.
• Is not Empty – The asset family is not empty.

Filter the Asset with Created At:

After that in this module, You can filter the asset with created At. For this, you have to choose the operators.

• Between – You can filter the asset that you have created between two dates.
• Not Between – You can filter the asset that you have not created between two dates.
• More than – You can filter the asset after the selected date.
• Less than – You can filter the asset before the selected date.

Filter the Asset with Updated At:

Then you can filter the asset with updated At. For this, you have to choose the operators.

• Between – You can filter the assets that you have updated between two dates.
• Not Between – You can filter the assets that you have not updated between two dates.
• More than – You can filter the asset after the selected date.
• Less than – You can filter the asset before the selected date.

You can also select the Master Asset – All Assets, apply filters, and then choose the appropriate asset category.

To create a product in Akeneo, go to navigate to Products and click the Create button. Now, you need to choose the product type – Product or Product Model.

Once you have selected your action for the product then you need to select the Family. 

After that, you have to enter the required SKU to choose a family, then click the Save button.

After that, product have been created with family and SKU. 

Once your product is created, you can change or update the family for the created product. 

Update Product Family in the product

Now, you can search for the product family that you want to update in the product. 

After that, you can select the product family and click on save. Then it will appear on the product page. 

Update the product

You can change the locale and channel for the product. 

After that, the product will be available in the selected locale. 

You can also add/upload an asset to the product with the asset group attribute.

You can also review the product media to check or update it accordingly. As you can preview, download, or remove the image from the media section, as shown below:

In the product, you can set a filter for the Attribute Group to easy view.

Now, you can view the selected Attribute Group and then update the attribute group as needed.

Assign Asset

Here, you can assign the asset with category time by clicking on Assign Asset. For this, you have to choose the operators.

Now, you can select the assets that you want to add to the product as per the below category :

• Basket: You can select the Image that is appearing because of all assets.  
• Master Asset: You can select and choose all classified assets as needed.
   
  • Asset_Category : You can filter the asset based on the asset category, family, created date, and updated date.
  • Unclassified Category : You can filter the asset based on the asset category, family, created, and updated.

• All Assets: You can select all assets for the product.   

Also, you can use the filter for assets. 

After adding the asset, click on the confirm button. Your product details will be shown on the product page.

Upload Asset 

Now, you can upload the asset to the product by clicking on Upload Asset. The new screen appears for uploading assets as below image : 

After uploading the image, all details in the asset files will be automatically filled in. You can modify the code as needed.

After that, it will be uploaded to the product asset successfully.