What is the FTP server used for?

What is an FTP server?
An FTP server (File Transfer Protocol server) is a server specifically designed to receive and transmit files using the FTP protocol. This protocol enables the efficient exchange of large amounts of data between computers, both within a network and over the internet.

You may have already noticed that you can add images to App4Sales or Portal4Sales via the FTP server. To do this, we use the program FileZilla. In this article, we explain the various ways you can use the FTP server.

Pictures

This artikel explains how to add multiple pictures to an item using an ftp server. The most important part to note;

- Pictures need to be .jpg format
- The filename needs to be the same as the Itemcode

Customers
You can set filters for every customer to determine which items they can see. You can read how to do that in this article. The challenge with this approach is that it can take a long time when you have multiple item filters for many customers. An FTP server can help streamline this process. By filling in the "extraCustomersData" file, you can upload the filters in bulk, saving time and effort.

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