Style Overview|Adding a New Style|Editing
a Style
A style template
is a user-defined array of item attributes (sizes, colors, patterns, etc.)
that is used as a template when adding a new style. . Each template can
be used for an unlimited number of styles. . Of course, you can instead
create each style grid from scratch in inventory, but using templates
makes the process much faster since all the predefined sizes and attributes
are included in the new grid for you.
To apply or create a new style template:
From your item list
or form, begin adding or editing
a style.
From the Select a
Style Template drop-down list at the top of the style grid (in the lower
pane), select an existing template to apply. . The template is immediately
applied to the style grid.
Or
Select Add New
and follow the steps below to create a new template.
The Select a Style Template window is opened with
a new style, initially named New Template,
displayed.
Type a unique name
to overwrite the default.
Select the Click to add fields on the template
form displayed on the right and enter style sizes, colors, or other attributes
as appropriate along the vertical and horizontal axes.
When done select
Save.
Or
If you want to immediately apply this template to
the style you were working on, select Apply
Selected Template, which saves and applies the template in one
step.
To edit, delete, or copy a style template:
From the Style window, select the magnifying glass to
the right of the Select Style Template drop-down list.
Highlight a template in the list on the left of the
template window and then complete actions as desired:
Editingthe template: The same procedures
used to create a template apply when editing it. . Additional choices for
adding, deleting, and moving rows/columns and for undoing edits are available
from the Edit menu under the displayed template. . After editing, select
Save or, if you want to update
the current style with the changes, select Apply
Selected Template.
Deleting
the template: Choose delete selected template from the Options
menu. . Deleting a template does not effect existing styles the have the
deleted template applied. .
Copying
the template: Select Copy Selected
Template from the Options menu. . Enter a unique name for the template
and edit as needed before saving. . This is a fast way to create a template
very similar to an existing template.
Renaming
the template: Select rename selected template from the Options
menu. . Renaming a template does not effect existing styles that have the
template applied.
Notes:
Style templates
are particularly effective for soft goods retailers (clothing, shoes,
etc.) where item lines tend to have common sizes, colors, or other attributes.
When applying
a template to a style, if the applied template contains sizes or attributes
you do not want to include in the particular style, you need not define
items for those cells (i.e. . dont enter a quantity or zero). . An inventory
row (item) will be created only for those attribute combinations (cells)
in which you enter a quantity. .
For some merchandise,
attributes vary from style to style and from season to season. . In this
case, you typically wont know what attributes you need until you are
actually ordering the items. . Here it is often easier to define a template
with a single attribute, such as sizes, only along one axis of the template.
This gives you the flexibility you need to add other specific attributes,
such as color for each style independently as you add it, while still
avoiding repeated manual entry of your commonly used sizes.
If you modify
an individual style grid in inventory that has a template applied, the
original template is not affected.
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