Link printing artwork placeholder to existing artwork job

Customers often choose to use the same artwork across various products. DecoNetwork's Business Hub makes this easy by allowing you to link a line item in an order to an existing artwork job already defined for another product. This not only enhances operational efficiency but also ensures consistency and accuracy in applying designs. This capability ensures that the correct designs are applied to the right products, minimizing errors and streamlining the production process. This tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step.

Prerequisites

• You must have Administrator, Sales Manager and/or Sales Team Member permission to use this feature.

To link printing artwork placeholder to existing artwork job:

1. Log into your DecoNetwork website.
2. Browse to Business Hub > Orders.

   

   

   

   The Orders List is shown in the main work area.

   

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3. Click on the Add New Order button.
   

   A new order form is loaded.

   

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4. Configure the order options.
   
5. Click on the customer field and select a customer from the drop-down list.
   
6. Click on the Add New Product button.
   

   A new line item is created.

   
7. Choose a product from the Products list.
   
8. Click on the load in designer to add a design.
   

   The Online Designer will be loaded.

   
9. Click on the Placeholder button.
   

   The Select design type popup will be displayed.

10. Select a printing design option.
    

    A placeholder for the artwork is added to the decoration area.

    

    The placeholder artwork is automatically flagged as requiring changes. This triggers a new artwork job to be generated with the default name of "Artwork Job".

    
11. Optionally select "New" from the Name dropdown list to specify a custom name for the artwork job.
    
12. Click on the Done button.
13. Click on the Add New Product button and repeat the steps to add another product.
    
14. Repeat the steps to add a placeholder artwork.
    
15. Select the name of the artwork job that you specified for the first line item from the Artwork Job dropdown list.
    
16. Click on the Done button.
17. Click Save Order to commit your changes.