Add pre-printed or non-customizable products

If you have pre-printed items that you want to sell as they are, these products are different from blank items that you offer for customization after purchase. Pre-printed items are ready-made and do not require any further decoration, allowing you to sell them directly to your customers without any additional production steps. To manage these pre-printed items efficiently within DecoNetwork, it is recommended to add them to your system as custom blank products. This approach helps you maintain a clear and organized product catalog while distinguishing pre-printed items from customizable blanks.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of adding pre-printed products as custom blank products in DecoNetwork. This ensures that your inventory is accurately represented and that customers can easily find and purchase your pre-printed items.

Watch the following video to see how to add pre-printed or non-customizable products. Read below for written instructions.

Prerequisites

• You must have administrator access to use this feature
• If you wish to have customized product images, these should be ready prior to commencing

To add a pre-printed non-customizable (custom blank) product:

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

   

   

3. Click Add Product, then select Add Custom Product.
   

   The main work area contains the settings for configuring a new custom product:

   

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   • Product Group - select a product group from the dropdown menu. Product groups allow you to set default behaviors for groups of products. They save you from having to configure common settings for products individually.
   • Product name - give your product a name.
   • Product code - if you use a code to store and record your product, enter it here.
   • Number of colors is the number of color areas that can be changed on the product
4. When ready, click Save.

   Once the basic product identifier information is entered, the next task will be to specify views of the product that appear in the online store and in the designer.

   
   • DecoNetwork Templates - use an existing template image, which will have colors that update according to color selections users make.
   • Single image for all colors - upload an image that will represent all product colors and cannot change to reflect the user's selection.
   • Separate image for each color - if you cannot make a PSD template, consider this option which is to have a separate image for each available color the product is available in.
   • Your own custom template - upload your own custom template.
   • Do not use an image - choose this option if an image is not available or cannot be sourced.
5. Depending on the product images you have available to represent your product, you can either select to upload a "Single image for all colors" or upload "Separate images for each color". If you upload a series of images, you will also have to choose a default color (or colors) for the product.
6. When done, click Save.

   You will now be taken to the regular product configuration page with the data you have entered already in place. Although the product is in DecoNetwork, it is not yet configured. At a minimum, it will need pricing if you wish to make the item saleable. Pricing is located in the inner menu of your product view.

   

   Ultimately, the amount of information you enter into the product is up to you. For more information, see the Products Overview article for details of all available configuration options.