Use the Contributor Portal Upload page to submit one product file to a Supplier Data Manager (SDM) workflow. The selected SDM workflow controls the Submission guidelines, optional media support, and processing steps available after upload.
This feature is in early access. Reach out to your Akeneo contact if you're interested in trying it out. For the existing Supplier Access upload flow configured directly in SDM, see What does my supplier see through dedicated access?.
Before you start
- Activate your invited Contributor Portal account.
- Ask the administrator for the shared Contributor Portal access link.
- Prepare one XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, CSV, or XML product file no larger than 50 MB.
Select an SDM workflow
Sign in to the Contributor Portal and open Upload. When the Contributor Portal has multiple Supplier Data Manager (SDM) workflows, select the workflow that fits your submission on the Upload your products page.
When the Contributor Portal has one SDM workflow, the Contributor Portal opens its upload form directly.
The Upload your products page displays one selectable card for each SDM workflow assigned to the Contributor Portal.
Review the Submission guidelines
The Submission guidelines panel can display the welcome text, downloadable documents, and getting-started video configured in the selected SDM project. The panel only displays content enabled for that project.
Review the guidelines before preparing and uploading the product file.
Upload a product file
To create an SDM import from the Contributor Portal:
- Drag one product file into Import a product file, or browse for the file.
- Review Choose a name. The job name is populated from the filename and can be edited.
- Add optional media files when Import media files (optional) is available.
- Click Import and Continue.
The Contributor Portal Upload page combines SDM Submission guidelines with the product file, Advanced configuration, optional media, job name, and Import and Continue controls.
Add optional media files
When the SDM project allows media, add PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, or PDF files. Each media file can be up to 500 MB, and every filename in one submission must be unique.
Remove any invalid or duplicate media entry before clicking Import and Continue. The Contributor Portal does not submit the form while a media validation error remains.
Continue the SDM workflow
After Import and Continue creates the SDM import, the Contributor Portal opens the SDM job in a new tab when the workflow includes accessible processing steps. Complete the available steps in SDM.
For a workflow configured as File upload, no workflow steps, the upload completes in the Contributor Portal and no SDM job page opens.