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For Head Office Users MAC Upload Assistant (https://upload-dam.mac.metro-group.com/) allows to upload corporate campaign assets to MAC.

The button "OB CAMPAIGN" is provided for these purposes. If you don't see it, please address to Support team via email: mac@sourcingsupport.de 

Please drop files or select them.

Please be aware that all file formats for corporate campaign assets are supported in MAC.Pic.1


Provide metadata for uploading corporate campaign assets


If you upload new corporate campaign assets, you must provide the required information so that an asset is created and properly processed.

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Step 1. Title is provided from the name of the file you are uploading. Here you may change the Title. 


Step 2. Description is used to deliver some information about the asset.

Example: "New communication concept provides additional facing to the assortment and raises awareness of METRO as the preferred supplier with best competence in Christmas cuisine."


Step 3. Keywords are used for simplifying the search of asset. This is a free text field, where keywords are divided by "," or Enter button or inserted by clicking on "+" button. Each keyword may contain several words divided by space.

Example: Christmas, Christmas Cuisine, Christmas food, NY, Christmas campaign, Christmas at Metro.


Step 4, Pic.3. Campaign Element represents a group of assets according to its role in the campaign. Please select Campaign Element from the drop down values by clicking on filter.


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Step 5, Pic.4. Asset type is used for classification of assets in the campaign. Please select it the drop down values by clicking on filter 

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Please choose from the following asset types:

  • Image 
    • Ambient Image
    • Campaign Image
    • Discount Image
    • Graphic
    • Infographic
    • Item Group Image
    • Key Visual
    • Logo
    • Product Photo & Illustration
  • Document
    • Brand Manual
    • Campaign Document
    • Guideline
    • Instruction Manual
    • Legal Document
    • Presentation
    • Press Release
    • Q&A Document
    • Packaging Tool
      • Backgrounds
      • Design Manual
      • Label Illustration
      • Master Layouts
      • Pictograms
  • Media
    • Audio
    • Campaign Video
    • Corporate Video
    • Internal Communication
    • Training Video
    • Video Script


Step 6, Pic.5. Please select OB Content Type name from the drop down values by clicking on filter (for this, please double-check with your contact person from Metro)

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Step 7, Pic.6. Please select Own Brands name from the drop down values by clicking on filter

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Step 8, Pic.7. Please select OB Campaign name from the drop down values by clicking on filter

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Step 9, Pic.8. Please select Year from the drop down values by clicking on filter

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Step 10, Pic.9. Please select Rights Management from the drop down values by clicking on filter

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If the asset is "Rights Managed", please define Right Management section:

  • RM Start date

To determine start date of the rights management period.

Example: 01.12.2021

  • RM End date

To determine end date of the rights management period.

Example: 31.01.2022

  • Restricted Region

To determine if the restrictions should be applied to concrete region.

  • Usage Restrictions

To determine other usage restrictions.



Submit for upload 


After you provided all needed information, please click "Submit for Upload" button. 

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The validation starts. When the new asset is created, it's automatically approved and uploaded to MAC. 

Please see the progress in "Upload logs". 

To find Upload log page, please use the button "Upload log" on the start page.

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You will be redirected to Upload log page, where you may find the status of uploading and the link to MAC.

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For detailed information about Upload log page please refer to https://metroassetcenter.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/15000034180-mac-upload-assistant-user-guide-for-mac-2-0-