Best Practices – Digital Asset Guidelines – Rev 4 www.autocare.org | www.autocarevip.com | technology@autocare.org 50 Appendix B: Supply Chain Participant Responsibilities To facilitate the efficient creation and distribution of images throughout the Automotive Aftermarket supply chain, this Best Practices Guideline has defined the responsibilities of the supply chain participants. B.1 The creator of the digital asset: • The creator of the images is typically the manufacturer. • They are responsible for creating and formatting their images according to one image specification accepted by all supply chain trading partners. This image specification is detailed in this document. • They are responsible for formatting and including a PIES Digital Asset Data Delivery file when they deliver their images to trading partners. This PIES Digital Asset Data Delivery file is detailed in the current PIES documentation. B.2 The receiver of the images: • The receiver of the images is typically the retailer or electronic catalog provider. • They will receive the images from the image creators formatted according to the image specifications detailed in this document. • They will accept the PIES Digital Asset Data Delivery file as detailed in this document. • Once they have received the images, they can format them according to their unique standards and purposes of use.