Your team already has SharePoint. The problem is getting photos off the phone and into a place where colleagues can find them by order, product, or batch. This guide starts with that search: what will someone know when they need the photos, and how can you collect it without making staff rename and file every image?
Start with the retrieval question
Before choosing folders or columns, ask how someone will look for the evidence later. Will they start with an order number, product code, batch, pallet, shipment, or quality-control checkpoint? That answer should drive the capture identifier and the SharePoint structure.
For example, a customer-service colleague investigating a shipping dispute may know the order number but not the date the package was photographed. Organizing only by date would make the evidence technically stored but operationally difficult to retrieve.
Choose a stable operational identifier
The best identifier is normally one already present in the physical workflow. CodaScan can scan a QR code or barcode, and it can also accept manual code entry when scanning is not possible.
Avoid asking operators to invent filenames. A scanned or entered identifier creates a repeatable link between the physical item and the digital record, while automatic naming reduces variations caused by abbreviations, spacing, or typing habits.
Useful SharePoint metadata columns
The exact configuration depends on the process, but useful fields often include:
- Primary identifier: order, product, batch, pallet, or shipment code.
- Capture date and time.
- Evidence type: contents, condition, label, seal, damage, or checkpoint.
- Operational location or process stage.
- Optional operator-entered notes or configured classifications.
Folders, metadata, or both?
Folders can provide an intuitive structure, especially when teams already navigate SharePoint by customer, site, year, or process. Metadata is stronger when users need to filter across those boundaries—for example, finding every damage photo for a product family.
Many operational setups use a combination: predictable folders for broad ownership and metadata columns for precise retrieval. The important point is that the mobile operator should not have to remember the entire information architecture while handling a package or product.
Validate the complete path
- 01
Capture
Scan or enter the identifier and take the required evidence photos.
- 02
Transfer
Confirm online uploads and queued offline uploads reach the same destination structure.
- 03
Retrieve
Ask a colleague who did not capture the record to find it from the information they normally receive.
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Review
Check filenames, columns, permissions, and whether the evidence answers the operational question.
Keep SharePoint as the source of truth
A mobile capture tool should reduce friction at the edge without creating another isolated repository. CodaScan is designed to send the evidence to the customer-configured SharePoint destination, so the organization retains its existing access model and operational information structure.
Frequently asked questions
Does CodaScan replace SharePoint?
No. CodaScan handles frontline capture and organized upload; the customer-configured SharePoint destination remains the operational repository.
Can photo metadata map to SharePoint columns?
CodaScan can synchronize configured photo metadata to SharePoint columns as part of the customer workflow.
What happens when SharePoint cannot be reached?
The mobile workflow can continue offline, and queued uploads resume when connectivity returns.