GridFieldBulkEditingTools/bulkUpload/BULK_UPLOAD.md

Bulk Upload

A component for uploading images and/or files in bulk into DataObject managed by the GridField.

Usage 1

Simplest usage, add the component to your GridFieldConfig as below. The component will find the first Image or File has_one relation to use on the managed DataObject.

	$config->addComponent(new GridFieldBulkUpload());

Usage 2

You can specify which Image or File field to use. $fileRelationName (string, optional): The name of the Image or File has_one field to use (If your relation is set has 'MyImage' => 'Image', the parameter should be 'MyImage')

	$config->addComponent(new GridFieldBulkUpload($fileRelationName));

Configuration

The component's option can be configurated individually or in bulk through the 'config' functions like this:

$config->getComponentByType('GridFieldBulkUpload')->setConfig($reference, $value);

$config overview

The available configuration options are:

• 'fileRelationName' : sets the name of the Image or File has_one field to use (i.e. 'MyImage')
• 'folderName' : name of the folder where the images or files should be uploaded
• 'maxFileSize' : integer, maximum upload file size in bytes
• 'sequentialUploads' : boolean, if true files will be uploaded one by one
• 'canAttachExisting' : boolean, if false the "From files" button will not be displayed in the UploadField (default: true)
• 'canPreviewFolder' : boolean, if false the upload location will not be displayed in the UploadField (default: true)

Bulk Editing

To get a quick edit shortcut to all the newly upload files, please also add the GridFieldBulkManager component to your GridFieldConfig.