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Limit decoration processes by Affiliate store

A question we’ve had quite a bit recently is ‘can you limit a decoration process by an affiliate store?’. Well, from an application perspective we don’t have a setting that allows a store to limit what decoration processes it supports however there are tricks you can do with a few settings and CSS to get a similar result. Here is how:

Hiding decoration processes in the designer

When the designer loads and the user clicks Add Text or Add Design they are prompted to select what decoration process to use. DTG, Embroidery, Sublimation or Screen Printing.

You can hide the buttons you don’t want using CSS.

Each button for Add Text and Add Design for each decoration process has a unique CSS select ID. They are:

For text:

  • DTG = #add_text_type_1
  • Sublimation = #add_text_type_2
  • Embroidery = #add_text_type_3
  • Screen Printing = #add_text_type_8

For designs:

  • DTG = #add_image_type_1
  • Sublimation = #add_image_type_2
  • Embroidery = #add_image_type_3
  • Screen Printing = #add_image_type_8

Using CSS you hide these buttons. The CSS is:

#add_text_type_1, #add_image_type_1 {
display:none;
}

This is hide the ‘Add DTG printing Text’ and ‘Add DTG Printing Design’ buttons.

You can add additional buttons to this same CSS by separating each ID with a comma. i.e.

#add_text_type_1, #add_image_type_1, #add_text_type_3, #add_image_type_3 {
display:none;
}

This hides both DTG (1) and embroidery (3).

Add this CSS in your Websites > Manage which store you want to change > Appearance and Customize Template CSS.

Hiding decoration processes from the product list on the website

This solution is not elegant but works. You need to change your product price display to only show blank product price. Again, not elegant but might get you what you are after.

To do this:

  1. Browse to Manage Fulfillment > Products and select Blank Product Behavior from the left side menu
  2. Under Product Behavior section check “Stores can customize” under Black product pricing display.
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    If you don’t check this and change the setting here then all stores will adopt this change. Click Save to save the changes.
  3. Once done browse Websites and select Manage for the web store you wish to modify.
  4. Select the Website Pages tile.
  5. First on the Home page scroll down to the Body Settings panel and click Configure next to Blank products.
  6. Change Show prices for to ‘No Decoration’ price:
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  7. Click Save to save your changes.
  8. You will also need to do this on you Create page under Body Settings and Create listing.

This will replace any previous mention of ‘Printing from…’, ‘Embroidery front…’ etc with ‘Decorate from’and the above CSS will hide the decoration buttons from the designer.

Remove the Disabled decoration processes from the Add Text and Add Design popup

In DecoNetwork it is possible to disable certain decoration processes to a location on a product. For example, the left chest area might support embroidery and screen printing, but you may have to disable embroidery on the larger full body area.

When a decoration process is disabled it appears with a red “Disabled” icon when Add Text or Add Design is selected:

deco_disabled1Some people prefer not to have the decoration process listed at all when it is not available for that area. For example:

deco_disabled2To achieve this simply add the following CSS in Websites > Select website > Appearance > Customize Template CSS.

.no_items .disabled {
display: none;
}

This will hide the display of disabled decoration processes when adding text or design items.

A simple but neat trick!

 

 

Version 5 preview: Detailed video of the new DecoNetwork version 5

OK we can’t help it! Here is an extended video preview of the new DecoNetwork version 5 currently in beta with a sweet walk through the user interface.

Um “5 minutes”? Ok… I’ve got no idea on time but who cares when you’re having fun, right? :)

Customizing your launch designer links

When a customer on your DecoNetwork website views a blank product they can select one of the decoration process links to launch the designer and decorate your product.

By default these are standard links:

But with a little CSS styling you can make these links more attractive and increase the chance a customer will select them to decorate a blank product.

Below is some CSS you can copy and add to your DecoNetwork website to style your launch designer buttons.

Adding the CSS to your DecoNetwork website

First let’s sort out the important part – how to add the custom CSS to your DecoNetwork website.

  1. Log into your DecoNetwork website.
  2. Browse to Manage Store > Appearance > Customize Template CSS.
  3. Select the Create Custom CSS tab and paste your CSS changes into the window.
  4. Click Save CSS to save your changes.

Example button styles and colors

Here are some sample CSS you can copy to style your product’s launch designer links:

Blue with “Customize with” text:

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Blue "Customize with" start*/
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background-color: #1682E2;
 background-image: url("/uploads/10343058/File/customize_1.png");
 background-position: 4px 2px;
 background-repeat: no-repeat;
 border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 padding: 5px 5px 5px 100px;
 text-decoration: none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
 background-color: #005DC1;
}
/* Blue "Customize with" end */

You may want to modify the “Customize with” text which is actually an image referenced in “background-image: url(“/uploads/10343058/File/customize_1.png”);”. Create your own small image no more than 20 pixels high as a PNG with transparent background and upload it to your DecoNetwork website.

  1. Log into your DecoNetwork website.
  2. Browse to Manage Store > Appearance > Customize Template CSS.
  3. Select the Create Custom CSS tab and upload your file using the Select File/Image button.
  4. Copy the image URL which will look similar to /uploads/10343058/File/customize_1.png and replace the value of the “background-image” property.

Blue button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Blue start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #499bea; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #499bea 0%, #1a5fbf 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#499bea), color-stop(100%,#1a5fbf)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #499bea 0%,#1a5fbf 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #499bea 0%,#1a5fbf 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #499bea 0%,#1a5fbf 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #499bea 0%,#1a5fbf 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#499bea', endColorstr='#1a5fbf',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #1a5fbf;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
/* Blue end */

Silver button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Silver button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #e1ebec 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#ffffff), color-stop(100%,#e1ebec)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%,#e1ebec 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%,#e1ebec 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%,#e1ebec 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%,#e1ebec 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#e1ebec',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #DCE1E1;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #404040;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Silver button end */

Orange button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Orange button */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #fff45e; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fff45e 0%, #febf04 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#fff45e), color-stop(100%,#febf04)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fff45e 0%,#febf04 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fff45e 0%,#febf04 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff45e 0%,#febf04 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #fff45e 0%,#febf04 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#fff45e', endColorstr='#febf04',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #FFE605;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #404040;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Orange button end */

Charcoal button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Charcoal button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #505459; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #505459 0%, #000000 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#505459), color-stop(100%,#000000)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #505459 0%,#000000 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #505459 0%,#000000 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #505459 0%,#000000 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #505459 0%,#000000 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#505459', endColorstr='#000000',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #444444;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #F0F0F0;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}
/* Charcoal button end */

Steel blue button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Steel blue button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #a7cfdf; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #a7cfdf 0%, #23538a 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#a7cfdf), color-stop(100%,#23538a)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #a7cfdf 0%,#23538a 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #a7cfdf 0%,#23538a 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #a7cfdf 0%,#23538a 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #a7cfdf 0%,#23538a 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#a7cfdf', endColorstr='#23538a',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #444444;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #F0F0F0;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Steel blue button end */

Green button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Green button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #b6e026; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #b6e026 0%, #89bf24 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#b6e026), color-stop(100%,#89bf24)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #b6e026 0%,#89bf24 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #b6e026 0%,#89bf24 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #b6e026 0%,#89bf24 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #b6e026 0%,#89bf24 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#b6e026', endColorstr='#89bf24',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #89bf24;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Green button end */

Purple button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Purple button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #e570e7; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e570e7 0%, #c85ec7 47%, #a849a3 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#e570e7), color-stop(47%,#c85ec7), color-stop 
(100%,#a849a3)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e570e7 0%,#c85ec7 47%,#a849a3 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #e570e7 0%,#c85ec7 47%,#a849a3 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #e570e7 0%,#c85ec7 47%,#a849a3 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #e570e7 0%,#c85ec7 47%,#a849a3 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#e570e7', endColorstr='#a849a3',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #a849a3;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Purple button end */

Red button

Copy the following CSS into DecoNetwork:

/* Red button start */
.personalize .meta.categories h5 {
 margin-bottom: 20px;
 margin-left: 5px;
 margin-top: 10px;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a {
 background: #ff3019; /* Old browsers */
 background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
 background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#ff3019), color-stop(100%,#cf0404)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
 background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%,#cf0404 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
 background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%,#cf0404 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%,#cf0404 100%); /* IE10+ */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%,#cf0404 100%); /* W3C */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ff3019', endColorstr='#cf0404',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 border: 1px solid #a849a3;
 border-radius: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
 box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 height: 28px;
 line-height: 28px;
 padding: 7px 10px;
 text-align: center;
 color: #FFFFFF;
 font-size: 12px; 
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
.personalize .meta.categories h5 a:hover {
box-shadow: 0 -10px 20px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
/* Red button end */

Creating a round button

Sometimes you want something not so square, and round button is perfect for that! To turn your square button into a round button simple add the following property and value to the “.personalize .meta.categories h5 a” selector:

border-radius:99px;

Ensure this goes after the { and before the } on a new line in .personalize .meta.categories h5 a.

Webinar: Setting up screen printing in DecoNetwork 4.1

UPDATE: A recording of this webinar can be found at http://blog.deconetwork.com/2012/03/12/setting-up-screen-print-in-deconetwork-4-1-webinar-recording/

 

Come join our free webinar Setting up screen printing in DecoNetwork 4.1 this Friday March 9th, 2012. Times and dates for each region below.

Region Day / Time
USA East (New York) Friday, March 9 – 2:00pm > 3:00pm
USA West (California) Friday, March 9 – 11:00am > 12:00pm
UK Friday, March 9 – 7:00pm > 8:00pm
Australia (Sydney) Saturday, March 10 – 6:00am > 7:00am

Register at https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/385926847.

DecoNetwork version 4.1 is now released!

We’re excited to announce the release of DecoNetwork version 4.1. As always this release will be applied for free to your DecoNetwork website as a part of your on-going DecoNetwork subscription.

This release contains many new improvements, fixes and update but we’d like to focus on two core improvements for this release.

Screen Print support in Business Hub

The long awaited screen printing support in DecoNetwork’s Business Hub is now here! Create visually impressive screen print quotes, orders and invoices quickly and easily in Business Hub. Critical business rules such as cost-per-color, screen re-use, and set-up fees are all covered in this latest release.

Key improvements include:

Essential screen print business rules

DecoNetwork has you covered by addressing the key business rules required to accurately sell screen printing. These include:

  • Screen print set-up fees
  • Maximum number of colors allowed per design
  • Automatic inclusion of white base for colored garments
  • Default minimum quantity for screen printing
  • Production-ready file format of you choice such as CorelDRAW .CDR, .EPS, .PDF and more.

Screen printing price tables

Accurately price for screen printing using DecoNetwork’s screen print price tables.

Set prices by color and quantity, plus set optional white base charge.

Re-use screens across products and orders

DecoNetwork is intelligent enough to know if a screen printing design has been used on other products in the same order or even in previous orders in the past. If so, DecoNetwork will prompt you to re-use the previous screen setup removing the need to apply additional screen setup charges.

Shipping Labels

Version 4.1 introduces automatic shipping labels. When marking an order as shipped, select the “Shipping instructions” link and complete the “Print Shipping Labels” form.

The product weights and item count are calculated automatically however you can make changes as required. Enter the total number of packages to ship that order and select ‘Print Label.

A professionally designed shipping label will be automatically generated. You can even customize the layout and look and feel!

You have full control over the shipping label branding and can choose to include your fulfillment center branding or optionally allow the affiliate to have their own unique shipping label. Display options include:

  • Order number
  • Contact name
  • Ship via
  • Total number of items
  • Total weight of package
  • Number of boxes / parcels being sent

Settings plus look and feel of your shipping labels can be configured under Manage Fulfillment Center > Customers > Correspondence Settings > Order Templates > Configure Shipping Label

We hope you enjoy your new release of DecoNetwork!

Want to be included on our next beta of DecoNetwork?

Our next beta of DecoNetwork includes some great new screen printing features and you can register your interest by visiting www.deconetwork.com/beta

Happy Deco’ing from the DecoNetwork team!

Screen printing in Business Hub preview

It’s show time!

We’d like to give a quick preview of the screen print function we’ve developed for our Business Hub quote, order and invoice management tool in DecoNetwork. We think you’ll kinda like it! :)

Check out our two video previews:

Video 1 – Setting up Screen Print in DecoNetwork’s Business Hub


Video 2 – Creating a Screen Print order in DecoNetwork’s Business Hub

Sneak peek – Screen printing in DecoNetwork!

We’re excited to give you a quick sneak peek at some of the new screen printing updates that will soon be rolling out on DecoNetwork.

Add a screen print design in DecoNetwork Business Hub

It will be possible to add a screen print design in DecoNetwork Business Hub.

Select number of colors

Select the number of colors in the screen print design and specify the actual colors. DecoNetwork auto-detects if the artwork is on a dark garment and requires a white base. Prices are automatically calculated.

Re-use screens

DecoNetwork is smart enough to know a design can be used on multiple products. Therefore, when you add a design to a second product or collection of products DecoNetwork will prompt you to re-use an existing design or create a new one.

Screen print settings

Configure your DecoNetwork business and pricing rules for screen print including:

  • Screen set-up fee
  • Maximum number of colors per area
  • Minimum quantity per design. And yes, we allow a design to be split over multiple garments and styles!
  • World exclusive CorelDRAW powered website graphics engine with over 15 files formats for your Production and editable file thanks to our friends at CorelDRAW!
  • …plus a whole lot more!

As with all new DecoNetwork functions it is open for public beta for existing DecoNetwork site owners. Please visit http://www.deconetwork.com/beta to register your interest in participating in DecoNetwork beta.

[VIDEO] Creating a quote or order with multiple products in DecoHub

Here is the third video in our DecoHub preview video series.

In this video we show how easy it is to create a quote or order with multiple products such as t-shirt, mugs and hats in Wilcom DecoNetwork’s DecoHub.

Check out the video preview!

More videos to come :)