Methods for importing assets into STEP include:
- Asset Importer - This is the primary method of importing assets via Web UI and/or hotfolders configured with an Inbound Integration Endpoint. It can, among other things, be configured to run business rules, interact with STEP workflows, convert image files to other formats, and make quality checks on images to make sure that they meet any minimum requirements.
For more information, refer to the Asset Importer section here.
- Manual Asset Importer - This is the only method of importing assets via STEP Workbench. This functionality offers a simpler solution for quickly importing assets with on-the-fly manual configurations. Unlike Asset Importer, this functionality cannot be configured for scheduled imports.
For more information, refer to the Manual Asset Importer section here.
- Asset Download - This is alternative method of importing image assets via a URL. This functionality offers an automatic download when a URL to an asset on a product is provided and STEP downloads and stores the asset.
For more information, refer to the Asset Download section here.