Import images using CSV Catalog import in CommerceManager

Hello

I'm using Commerce version 12 and looking at the Catalog import using CSV files and XML mapping files,

http://webhelp.episerver.com/latest/commerce/catalog-management/importing-and-exporting-a-catalog.htm

I'm having trouble getting images to be linked to the prodcuts / variants I import.

I see that the value I set in the file is saved in the DB, but the file itself is not uploaded, and the field value in the CMS editor is empty.

If I try and add an image using the editor, the field value saved in the DB is in a very different format

Example "~/link/8c3c922a7069460a91721964e3ed4d04.aspx"

• Where should the images be placed, on local hard drive or already uploaded to the CMS?
• How should I refer to the image in the import file?