GS1 Synkka -Documents

You can save product-specific pdf files in GS1 Synkka. These documents, which provide additional information about the products, are intended for the end user to use easily and quickly on the website. They are not intended to be printed materials.

In the documents, it is good to take into account the accessibility requirements of the Digital Services Act, because they may also be used in public administration services.

Material requirements for documents

• File format: PDF
• Descriptive file name (for example: 06400001025585_Synkka detergent 1 kg safety data sheet.pdf)
• Texts as text and fonts included as a subset. No text vectorization.
• The recommended resolution of images is 150 ppi maximum and JPEG medium or high compression
• Page cropped to final size, no crop marks visible

Document types 

You can add the following types of documents to GS1 Synka:

The document is uploaded either in the product's Assets view or in the Media items section of the user interface.

• Open the Assets view on the products Draft tab and select Add asset. 
• Next, select one of the media material types mentioned in the table.
• Choose how you want to upload the document to Synkka. 
• Save and continue by entering the following information:
  • Language code (required), select which languages the document is in, e.g. Finnish, Swedish and English.
  • File effective start date, enter the date the document comes into force.
  • Digital asset end date time, enter the date the document expires.

Finally, click OK and then Save when you return to the Assets view. You can also download documents in the Media section of the user interface and assign them to the product.