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.

01 · IN TIDRIVO

Load a supplier catalog and its photos.

  1. Extract the practice ZIP on your computer. The workspace accepts CSV and PNG/JPEG files, not ZIP uploads.
  2. Open the workspace in a separate tab. Under Product list, choose products.csv.
  3. Under Product photos, select these three files in this order: 001.png, SOAP__01.png, unlabelled.png. Confirm the displayed order after matching.
  4. 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.

Tidrivo with the fictional CSV, three images and a named project selected
Actual local app: the fictional inputs are selected before matching.
02 · IN TIDRIVO

Make the decisions the filename cannot.

  1. Leave 001.png assigned to SKU 001, position 1.
  2. SOAP__01.png is ambiguous: it could name SKU SOAP__01, or position 1 of SKU SOAP. Set its primary product to SOAP, position 1.
  3. On that same photo, click Assign to another variant. Enter SKU SOAP__01, position 1.
  4. 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.

Actual review showing a soap photo assigned to two SKUs and the third image excluded
Actual local app: the two soap SKUs share one original image; the third image is excluded.
03 · IN TIDRIVO

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:

What the first download contains
FileWhat to check
images/image-0001.png
images/image-0002.png
Two unchanged image copies. No copy of the excluded photo.
mapping.csvThree rows: 001, SOAP and SOAP__01. The two soap SKUs reference the same output image. URLs are empty.
exceptions.csvThe excluded image and the two missing image URLs are explicitly listed.
project.json, original-products.csv, README.txtSaved decisions, the original CSV and handover instructions.
04 · OUTSIDE TIDRIVO

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.

05 · BACK IN TIDRIVO

Add the returned URLs. Keep your review.

Download example URL CSV

  1. In the same workspace tab, choose demo-urls.csv under Hosted image URLs. It is checked automatically after matching.
  2. Wait for the URL summary to show 2 of 2 included images with URLs and 0 missing.
  3. Check that the shared soap assignment and excluded image are still there. Reapprove the review, then download the updated ZIP.
  4. Open its mapping.csv: the bottle row has https://example.com/catalog-prep-demo/bottle.png. Both soap rows have https://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.

Actual handover showing two of two included photos with supplied URLs and approval required
Actual local app: the example returned URL file (saved as returned.csv in this capture) covers both images. Approval is required again; reachability is not checked.
06 · SAVE AND RESUME

Put the project down without losing the decisions.

  1. Click Save review draft. Retain the draft, original catalog, all three original images and the URL CSV. A review ZIP’s project.json can also restore choices.
  2. 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.
  3. Under Restore a saved review, select the draft JSON. Confirm the project name, shared variant and exclusion.
  4. Add demo-urls.csv again. 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.

07 · OUTSIDE TIDRIVO

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.

Practice with the sample first. Local Chromium/Firefox evidence does not qualify physical Safari/iOS/Android. File limits and format guide (new tab).