A COMPLETE PRACTICE RUN · FICTIONAL INPUTS
From supplier files
to a reviewed handover.
Try the actual workspace with three illustrated product images. Make a shared variant assignment, exclude an image and carry those choices through the URL return and a saved-project restore.
Original fictional illustrations, not client photos or a customer case study. This small example demonstrates the process; it does not measure large-catalog performance or time savings.
No photos are hosted during this demo. The example URL file uses illustrative example.com addresses. Real store work needs your own accessible hosted URLs.
Load a supplier catalog and its photos.
- Extract the practice ZIP on your computer. The workspace accepts CSV and PNG/JPEG files, not ZIP uploads.
- Open the workspace in a separate tab. Under Product list, choose
products.csv. - Under Product photos, select these three files in this order:
001.png,SOAP__01.png,unlabelled.png. Confirm the displayed order after matching. - Enter Agency demo · supplier batch as the optional project name, then click Match this collection.
Leading zeros matter: SKU 001 stays 001. The sample already uses standard sku,title headers, so Supplier setup can remain off.
Make the decisions the filename cannot.
- Leave
001.pngassigned to SKU001, position 1. SOAP__01.pngis ambiguous: it could name SKUSOAP__01, or position 1 of SKUSOAP. Set its primary product toSOAP, position 1.- On that same photo, click Assign to another variant. Enter SKU
SOAP__01, position 1. - Exclude
unlabelled.png. Exclusion applies to the whole photo, including any variant assignments.
Expected result: two included photo files, three product assignments and one excluded photo.
Keep excluded originals too: they are part of the photo identity checks when restoring a project.
Download a preparation package.
No URLs have been supplied yet. The handover should show 0 of 2 included images with URLs. Check Download a preparation ZIP with the missing URLs listed above, review and check the assignments approval, then click Download review ZIP.
Extract it into a separate folder so you keep the original inputs. Inspect these files:
| File | What to check |
|---|---|
images/image-0001.pngimages/image-0002.png | Two unchanged image copies. No copy of the excluded photo. |
mapping.csv | Three rows: 001, SOAP and SOAP__01. The two soap SKUs reference the same output image. URLs are empty. |
exceptions.csv | The excluded image and the two missing image URLs are explicitly listed. |
project.json, original-products.csv, README.txt | Saved decisions, the original CSV and handover instructions. |
Upload through your existing photo host or store.
For a real job, upload the two exported image copies using your agency’s approved process. Keep the generated filenames and obtain an accessible URL for each image. If the service changes the filenames, keep an explicit mapping back to the exported names.
Create or export a UTF-8 CSV with filename,url headers. Use the output basename, such as image-0001.png, or its exact images/ path.
For this demo, skip the upload. Download the example URL file below instead. It simulates what a host would return; it does not create hosted photos.
Add the returned URLs. Keep your review.
- In the same workspace tab, choose
demo-urls.csvunder Hosted image URLs. It is checked automatically after matching. - Wait for the URL summary to show 2 of 2 included images with URLs and 0 missing.
- Check that the shared soap assignment and excluded image are still there. Reapprove the review, then download the updated ZIP.
- Open its
mapping.csv: the bottle row hashttps://example.com/catalog-prep-demo/bottle.png. Both soap rows havehttps://example.com/catalog-prep-demo/soap.png.
The URL status is SUPPLIED_NOT_FETCHED. Tidrivo checks syntax and filename associations; it does not fetch images or verify access, ownership, expiry or store compatibility. Never use these example URLs in a real store.
Put the project down without losing the decisions.
- Click Save review draft. Retain the draft, original catalog, all three original images and the URL CSV. A review ZIP’s
project.jsoncan also restore choices. - In a new workspace tab, select the same original catalog and all three original photos in the same order, then match them. With your own supplier profile, load that same profile before matching.
- Under Restore a saved review, select the draft JSON. Confirm the project name, shared variant and exclusion.
- Add
demo-urls.csvagain. URLs are not automatically restored into a new session. Review and approve, then download another updated ZIP.
There is no autosave. New saved reviews check the exact contents of all original photos, including excluded photos. Changed photos are rejected without replacing current choices.
To try Undo, change a photo’s position and click Undo last edit. Check the restored position before approving another download.
Finish in your store’s importer.
For a real job, check the hosted URLs and adapt mapping.csv to your importer’s required schema. Test a small import and inspect the actual products, variant images and image order before importing the full collection.
Tidrivo does not connect to a store, import products or certify a Matrixify/Shopify-ready format. The demonstrated completion point is a reviewed preparation ZIP with supplied URL associations, not live products in a store.
Evaluate it like an agency job.
Compare a permitted batch with your usual process. Include preparation, upload, URL reconciliation, import checks and corrections in the time measurement. Check whether a colleague can pick up the saved project. This demo establishes neither customer demand nor a measured time saving.
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