How to Configure Default Decoration Areas

This article explains how to configure default decoration areas in DecoNetwork. Default decoration areas define where decoration processes—such as embroidery, screen printing, and direct-to-garment (DTG)—can be applied on your products. These defaults give your store a foundation for how products are decorated, ensuring a consistent and professional setup across all items in your catalog.

Watch the video below for a walkthrough, then follow the steps in this article to configure and fine-tune decoration areas for your products.

In this article

• Prerequisites
• Why Configure Default Decoration Areas
• Step 1: Access Decoration Areas
• Step 2: Configure Decoration Areas
• Step 3: Review and Apply
• Best-Practice Tips
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional Resources

Prerequisites

Why Configure Default Decoration Areas

Configuring default decoration areas ensures that products in your store have a consistent and usable set of decoration options from the start. While you can always adjust individual items later, setting defaults saves time and reduces errors.

• Consistency: Every product in a category starts with the same decoration setup.
• Efficiency: Quickly enable or disable decoration processes for common areas like chest, back, or sleeves.
• Flexibility: Fine-tune defaults per product, especially for popular items, to polish the exact placement and size.

Step 1: Access Decoration Areas

1. Go to Admin → Products → Decoration Areas.
2. Tick the product category you want to enable (e.g., Adult Tops).
3. Click Edit next to the category name.

Step 2: Configure Decoration Areas

1. Review the available decoration areas (e.g., Body, Left Chest, Right Chest, Back, Short Sleeve, Long Sleeve, Split Body Top).
2. Enable or disable areas as needed. For example, you can add extra areas like Collar Back for specialty items.
3. For each area, tick which decoration processes apply (e.g., DTG, Embroidery, Screen Print, Transfer).
4. Click OK.

Step 3: Review and Apply

1. Save your changes to set these defaults for the selected product category.
2. Remember: these are default areas. You should still review your most popular products individually to polish decoration area placement.

Best-Practice Tips

• Always test new decoration areas on sample products before going live.
• Limit decoration processes on certain categories (e.g., only embroidery for headwear) for better customer clarity.
• Regularly review high-selling products and refine their decoration areas to ensure optimal placement.

Troubleshooting

• Decoration area not appearing on a product: Check both the default setup and the individual product’s configuration.
• Wrong processes available: Verify that the correct decoration processes are enabled for the chosen area.
• Customer confusion: Simplify by disabling unused decoration processes for certain categories (e.g., limit headwear to embroidery only).

FAQs

• Q: Do I need to configure every decoration area for each product?
  A: No, defaults apply automatically. Only refine individual products when needed.
• Q: Can I create custom decoration areas?
  A: Yes, you can add areas such as Collar Back or Yoke depending on the garment style.
• Q: Will changing defaults affect existing products?
  A: Defaults apply to new items. Existing products should be reviewed and updated individually if necessary.

Additional Resources

• Configuring Products for Decoration
• Managing Decoration Processes