How to rename and Configure a New Decoration Process

Repurpose an existing decoration process instead of starting from scratch by renaming it and reconfiguring its settings and pricing. This is useful when you want to offer a method DecoNetwork doesn't list by default, such as laser engraving or patches, by relabeling a process you don't use (like Rhinestones) and setting it up to match what you actually offer. Once configured, DecoNetwork retains these settings and applies them automatically across quoting, production, and pricing.

In This Article

• Prerequisites
• Why use this feature?
• Step 1: Rename the Decoration Process
• Step 2: Review General Settings
• Step 3: Check Designer, Production, and Color Palette Settings
• Step 4: Create Price Table(s)
• Step 5: Map a Default Price Table in Decoration Pricing
• Step 6: Override Pricing for Specific Product Groups
• Best Practices
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional Resources

Prerequisites

Why use this feature?

DecoNetwork doesn't need a dedicated build for every decoration method you offer. Renaming an unused process lets you offer something like laser engraving or patches without waiting on a new feature, while still getting full control over artwork rules, production routing, and pricing. Because the system retains whatever the original process was configured for, taking a few minutes to review each setting keeps quoting accurate and prevents rules meant for a different decoration method from carrying over unnoticed.

• Offer new decoration methods without custom development
• Keep artwork and production rules specific to the actual method you offer
• Price different product types accurately under the same decoration process
• Maintain consistent, predictable quoting for staff and customers

Step 1: Rename the Decoration Process

1. Go to Admin → Decoration Processes.
2. Select the decoration process you want to repurpose, for example Rhinestones.
3. Open the General Settings tab.
4. Update the Process Name to reflect what you actually offer, for example Laser Engraving.
5. Update the Abbreviation to match, for example LE.
6. Click Save.

Step 2: Review General Settings

Admin → Decoration Processes → [renamed process] → General Settings

1. Set the order Minimum quantity for the renamed process.
2. Set Allowed File Types, choosing raster, vector, or both depending on what the new method actually requires.
3. Set Maximum number of colors to match the new process, for example limiting to one color for engraving.
4. Click Save.

These settings were previously configured for the original decoration process and rarely fit the new one by default. Updating them here ensures artwork uploads are validated against rules that actually apply to what you're now offering.

Step 3: Check Designer, Production, and Color Palette Settings

Admin → Decoration Processes → [renamed process] → Designer Settings, Production Settings, Color Palette

1. Open Designer Settings and confirm the decoration area and tool options make sense for the new process.
2. Open Production Settings and confirm production routing and labeling reflect the new method rather than the original one.
3. Open Color Palette and update or remove entries that were specific to the original process, such as ink or thread colors that don't apply to the new method.

Step 4: Create Price Table(s)

Admin → Decoration Processes → [renamed process] → Price Tables → Add Price Table

1. Select the Price Tables tab.
2. Decide whether one price table can cover all products, or whether you need more than one. This is common when a process applies to a wide range of product types with different production costs, such as engraving powder-coated drinkware versus a simple accessory.
3. Create a new price table(s).
4. Select a flat rate pricing method for each table.
5. Name each table clearly, for example Drinkware and Non-Drinkware.
6. Click Save for each table you create.

Each price table is retained as a reusable pricing structure. Once mapped in the following steps, they're applied automatically wherever this decoration process is used, based on which product or product group an order line belongs to.

Step 5: Map a Default Price Table in Decoration Pricing

1. Open the Decoration Pricing section.
2. Locate the renamed process.
3. In the Price Table dropdown, select your go-to table, for example Drinkware if that's your primary product for this process.
4. Click Save.

This becomes the default price table applied to any product using this decoration process, unless a more specific price table is mapped at the product group or individual product level.

Step 6: Override Pricing for Specific Product Groups

Admin → Products → Product Groups → [group, e.g., Accessories] → Decoration Pricing

1. Open the product group that needs different pricing, for example Accessories.
2. Locate the renamed decoration process.
3. Select the alternate price table, for example Non-Drinkware.
4. Click Save.

Pricing now resolves from the most specific setting available: an individual product override first, then its product group, and finally the process default set in Decoration Pricing. This lets you manage pricing at scale without editing every product one by one.

Best Practices

• Always review Designer Settings, Production Settings, and the Color Palette after a rename, not just the process name.
• Create separate price tables when production time or cost genuinely differs between product types, rather than for every small variation.
• Manage pricing through product groups first, and use individual product overrides only for real exceptions.
• Keep abbreviations short and recognizable, since they appear throughout quotes and production paperwork.

Troubleshooting

Problem: The renamed process still behaves like the original decoration method.
Cause: General Settings, Designer Settings, Production Settings, or Color Palette weren't updated after the rename.
Solution: Review each of these areas individually. Renaming only changes the process name and abbreviation, not the underlying configuration.

Problem: All products are charged the same price even though some should cost more to decorate.
Cause: Only a default price table is mapped in Decoration Pricing, with no product group override.
Solution: Go to the relevant product group and assign the correct price table for that group.

Problem: It's unclear which price table is being used for a specific product.
Cause: Pricing can be set at the process, product group, and individual product level.
Solution: Check the product itself first for an override, then its product group, then the process default in Decoration Pricing. The most specific setting takes priority.

FAQs

Can I rename any decoration process, or only certain ones?
Most decoration processes can be renamed. Choose one you don't currently use so you're not disrupting a method you already offer.

Does renaming a decoration process reset its settings?
No. Renaming only changes the name and abbreviation. Artwork rules, designer settings, production settings, and the color palette all carry over from the original process, so review them before offering the renamed process to customers.

Why would I need more than one price table for the same decoration process?
When a process applies across a wide range of products, some cost more or take longer to decorate than others, for example engraving powder-coated drinkware versus a simple accessory. Multiple price tables let you charge accordingly.

How does DecoNetwork decide which price table to use on an order?
It uses the most specific price table available: an individual product override first, then the product group's mapped table, then the process default set in Decoration Pricing.

Additional Resources

• Decoration Processes Overview
• How to Enable a Decoration Process
• Decoration Pricing