Media mapping

Summary

Media mapping

This section provides an overview of media mapping in the Akeneo App for BigCommerce.

 

Media

BigCommerce media refers to the collections of images and videos that are associated with products in a BigCommerce store. These media files play a crucial role in showcasing products and providing customers with a visual representation of what they can expect to receive.

 

List of Akeneo attributes compatible with BigCommerce media

PIM attribute BigCommerce media type Limitations
Images  Images • Up to 15 images per product
Asset collections Images • Up to 250 images per product

Images
• Accepted asset attribute type: media file, media link
• Accepted media type: image

 

How to map media?

Follow these steps to map your images:

  1. In the Native fields tab, click on EDIT MEDIA MAPPING  
  2. Now, choose a media source. You can choose between images and asset collections.
     

    It is not possible to map a mix of images and asset collections.

     

    Image attributes  
     
  3. You can now select an image attribute that you want to map.   


    Asset collections  
     
  4. You can now select an asset collection that you want to map.    
    Then, select the asset attribute in the asset family related to your asset collection that you want to import.  
     
  5. Click on Save mapping.

 

Please note that it is possible to re-order your media. To do this, select your media - click on the icon with three stripes - and drag the asset to the desired position.