Add a Photo to a Site Diary Entry so that it Populates in the Photos Tool
Objective
To add photos to log entries so that you can reference them in both the Site Diary tool and the Photos tool.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Standard' permissions on the project's Site Diary tool to add photos to a log entry.
- 'Admin' permissions on the project's Photos tool to view photos marked as private.
- 'Read Only' and above permissions on the project's Photos tool to view public photos.
- Prerequisites:
- Choose which album you want to add your photos to.
Note: If nothing is selected, the default location is an album called, "Photos from Site Diary." - Determine if you want to mark all photos added to diary entries private by default in the Photos tool. See Configure Advanced Settings: Photos.
- Choose which album you want to add your photos to.
- Additional Information:
- If you do not want to use this feature, you may turn off photo aggregation in the Photos configuration page.
- Photos added from the Site Diary tool will be private by default in the Photos tool.
- Photos added as attachments to the Site Diary tool will automatically populate in the Photos tool under an album called "Photos from Site Diary."
- Photos that are linked to Drawings / Site Diary have an "Origin" link on the image that links to the item it was originally attached to. Users with 'None' permissions to the Site Diary tool, but access to the photos in the Site Diary tool will see the origin, but they will not have a link to the item (and vice versa).
- Only the following file types can be uploaded: .jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .gif, .png, .x-png, .bmp .
Important
Photos added to the Photos Log section of a Site Diary will NOT be added to the Photos from Site Diary album by default. They will default to the Unclassified album, unless another album is selected when uploading.
Photos added as attachments to other logs, like Manpower, Weather or Notes Diarys, will default to the Photos from Site Diary album unless otherwise specified.
Steps
- Navigate to your project's Site Diary tool.
- Scroll to the log that you want to attach a photo to.
- Fill in the fields in the log as necessary.
- Click Attach File(s).
- Use a drag-and-drop operation to attach photos from your computer or click Upload Files to select them manually.
OR
Click Photos to select photos from a photo album in the project. - Click Attach File(s) to confirm the attachment of the photo(s).
- Click Create to confirm the entry.
Note: The photo(s) will automatically be added to the selected photo album (e.g. "Photos from Site Diary").