Getting started with Stock Ordering Management (Print On Demand)

Print On Demand

Step 1 - Setting up Suppliers

1. Set up your 'Suppliers' (without suppliers you cannot add any templates to systems) 
2. Check if your suppliers are on the list
3. If not available on the list, Click Create Supplier
4. Add supplier name (Make sure the product details matches the supplier names)

1. Choose supplier type - Catalogue supplier/POD
2. Add the key email of where the order is being sent to
3. Add the email name to who it's addressed too
4. Add CC emails if required
5. Add suppliers contact details if required 
6. Save
7. Press next
8. Configure consolidation dates - These dates can be set weekly or monthly along with the times being set
9. Once a supplier is setup, you can now set up POD items

Step 2 - POD creation process

1. Have the variable template files ready - For information on how to create this, visit our knowledge base document -  Knowledge Base - Create a Variable POD Template
2. Click Print On Demand & Click Create new template 
3. Name your template - This name will be the identifier later on
4. Place in the element codes - elements is the specification and sizes, for more info see here Creating/Editing Elements
5. Select the supplier which you created in Step 1
6. Turn on approval required - Approval required means orders cannot be fulfilled without approval (If you're admin you won't need to approve your own order)
7. Upload the templates in IDML/QXP format only
8. Set your price, quantity and max order quantity 
9. Click upload template 
10. Save 
11. Go back into the template, select edit and make this active to be live