Embroidery Production Settings

This screen contains the production configuration options for the Embroidery decoration process. Configuring production settings to match your business processes and equipment will increase the overall efficiency of DecoNetwork and your business.

Prerequisites

• You must have administrator access to use this feature
• Embroidery must be enabled as a decoration process you support

To configure your embroidery production settings:

1. Log into your DecoNetwork Website.
2. Browse to Admin > Decoration Processes.

   

   

3. Select Embroidery, then click Production Settings.
   

   The production settings for embroidery will be shown in the main work area.

   Production Format Options

   • File format: Lets you select the file format you want production files to be output to. By default, DecoNetwork will output to Wilcom Embroidery Files for production (*.emb). You can change the production file format to Melco (*.exp) or Tajima (*.dst).
   • Version: lets you select which version of EMB you want embroidery production files to be output to. (Only available if Wilcom Embroidery File format is selected).
     
   • Filename Format lets you specify a format for the filename using variable placeholders that will send the required information to your embroidery machine and automate options such as machine selection, hoop size, and size and positioning in the hoop for automated workflows.

     The placeholder options you can use for the filename include:

     • [ORDER_ID]: returns the invoice number of the order.
     • [ITEM_ID]: returns the unique identifying number of a line item.
     • [VIEW_NAME]: returns the name of a product view.
     • [AREA_NAME]: returns the name of a product view area.
     • [LINEITEM_QTY]: returns the quantity of an item ordered.
     • [LINEITEM_SIZES]: returns the sizes of each item ordered.
     • [PRODUCT_COLOR]: returns the name of a product color.
     • [PRODUCT_COLOR_TYPE]: returns the color category the color is in; light, white, or dark.
     • [PRODUCT_CODE]: returns the identifying code of a product.
     • [PRODUCT_BRAND]: returns the brand name of a product.
     • [PROCESS_ABBR]: returns the abbreviation of a decoration process.
     • [PROCESS_NAME]: returns the name of a decoration process.
     • [DESIGN_NAMES]: returns the names of each design added to a blank product.
     • [ORDER_PAY_REQ_ME]: returns true or false to indicate if the order has been paid.
     • [ORDER_ART_APPROVED]: returns true or false to indicate if the artwork for the order has been approved.

     Note, if the data for a variable does not exist, the variable will be left out of the filename.

   Alternate Format Options

   • File format: Lets you select the format you want to output files to for editing. By default, DecoNetwork will output Wilcom Embroidery Files for editing (*.emb). You can change the file format to Melco (*.exp) or Tajima (*.dst).
   • Version: lets you select which version of EMB you want embroidery files to be output to for editing. (Only available if Wilcom Embroidery File format is selected).
     
   • Filename Format lets you specify a format for the filename using variable placeholders that will send the required information to your embroidery machine and automate options such as machine selection, hoop size, and size and positioning in the hoop for automated workflows.

     The placeholder options you can use for the filename include:

     • [ORDER_ID]: returns the invoice number of the order.
     • [ITEM_ID]: returns the unique identifying number of a line item.
     • [VIEW_NAME]: returns the name of a product view.
     • [AREA_NAME]: returns the name of a product view area.
     • [LINEITEM_QTY]: returns the quantity of an item ordered.
     • [LINEITEM_SIZES]: returns the sizes of each item ordered.
     • [PRODUCT_COLOR]: returns the name of a product color.
     • [PRODUCT_COLOR_TYPE]: returns the color category the color is in; light, white, or dark.
     • [PRODUCT_CODE]: returns the identifying code of a product.
     • [PRODUCT_BRAND]: returns the brand name of a product.
     • [PROCESS_ABBR]: returns the abbreviation of a decoration process.
     • [PROCESS_NAME]: returns the name of a decoration process.
     • [DESIGN_NAMES]: returns the names of each design added to a blank product.
     • [ORDER_PAY_REQ_ME]: returns true or false to indicate if the order has been paid.
     • [ORDER_ART_APPROVED]: returns true or false to indicate if the artwork for the order has been approved.

     Note, if the data for a variable does not exist, the variable will be left out of the filename.

4. Configure the settings as required.
5. When finished, click Save.