General Tab
In this tab you will define the main settings for the product template.
General
Template Name
Enter a name to identify the template in the Product Template list.
MIS ID
(Visible after saving a new template, except for Non-Printed Product.) Enter a unique ID generated by the Management Information System (MIS) to ensure the MIS system correctly associates the product reported by StoreFront with the matching user account in its own database. Otherwise, leave this field empty.
MIS Template
Enter the name of the Management Information System (MIS) template if applicable.
Description
Enter a description that summarizes the template and its use.
Category
Choose a category from the drop-down list or create a new one. You can enter the categories in the search filter at the top of the template list.
Available to
You can create the template for all or one specific Company by making a selection in this drop-down list. Selecting All Companies ensures that the template can also be used for Companies that you will create in the future.
Base Type
Choose a base type from the drop-down list.
A list of parameters is displayed depending on the base type you choose. Specify the parameters as required.
•Bound - Self Cover: a product consisting of stacked or nested parts which are bound but without a separate part for the cover, such as brochures, books, magazines, notebooks, textbooks
•Bound - Separate Cover: a bound product consisting of stacked or nested parts and a separate cover part, such as brochures, books, magazines, notebooks, textbooks
•Unbound - Flat: work which is not folded such as business cards, flyers, posters, tickets, banners; fixed size
•Unbound - Flat - Variable Size: the shopper can choose from a list of predefined sizes or set a custom size for flat work which is not folded such as posters, etc.; pricing may be based on the size (width height, surface). Choosing this type displays the Preferred Sizes Tab. See “Preferred Sizes Tab” for information on which product types can use this base type.
•Unbound - Folded: unbound flat work which is folded such as invitations, leaflets, folders
•Digital: This base type can only be used to create a Digital Product, i.e. files that you want to sell via your storefront, for example, e-books, audio files, images, video, etc. You only need to specify a few general settings for this base type.
•Kit: This base type can only be used to create a Product Kit, i.e. a bundle of products that are sold together.
•Non-printed Product: This base type can only be used to create Non-printed Products such as gadgets, giveaways, accessories, etc.
Binding Side
This option allows you to set the binding side for special bound products such as calendars and notepads.
•Left, Right, Top or Bottom
Binding Order
This option specifies how the parts of a bound product will be assembled.
•Nesting: parts are assembled within each other
•Stacking: parts are assembled on top of each other
Binding Method
Choose a binding for bound products.
 | Channel Binding: A U-shaped clamp is used to bind the sheets and cover. |
 | Coil Binding: A metal or plastic coil is used to bind the sheets and cover. |
 | Corner Stitch: A staple in one corner binds the sheets. |
 | Edge Gluing: The sheets are glued along the edge. |
 | Hard Cover: The publication has a separate hard cover. |
 | Loose Binding: A method that allows individual sheets to be inserted or removed. Loose binding can also be used for a 4-page leaflet which is defined as a ‘Bound - Self Cover’ product. In this case, the shopper must provide a file with 4 pages as opposed to uploading a spread for an ‘Unbound - Folded’ product. |
| Plastic Comb: A plastic comb is used to bind the sheets and cover. |
 | Ring: Sheets are punched with holes for insertion in a ring binder. |
 | Saddle Stitched: The sheets and cover are secured by wire staples through the center fold. |
| Soft Cover: The publication has a separate flexible cover. |
 | Strip Band: Sheets and cover are bound using a strip band. |
 | Tape: Sheets and cover are bound using a tape. |
 | Wire Comb: A wire comb is used to bind the sheets and cover. |
NOTE: Choose a binding method that is compatible with the binding order.
Measurements
Size
The finished, trimmed size of a product. For folded products you specify a closed size and an open size (e.g. closed size is 210 mm x 297 mm; open size is 420 mm x 297 mm); bound and flat products only have a closed size. Enter a custom size or choose a standard media size from the drop-down list. For Unbound - Flat - Variable Size, you can set a minimum and maximum size and the shopper can choose a size between these values when uploading a file; you can also allow the product to be rotated to fit the entered size.
Orientation
You can specify the required orientation or make this dependent on the uploaded file:
•Portrait
•Landscape
•Landscape & Portrait: The orientation depends on the uploaded file.
Bleed
Specify a bleed area for images and documents of Uploadable Products. Entering a value scales TIFF and JPEG files to the size + bleed. This bleed is only applied to PDFs if the PDF needs to be scaled, otherwise the bleed specified in the document is respected.
Folding Scheme
For a folded (unbound) product you can specify how the sheet is to be folded:
 | Single Fold: The sheet is folded in the middle to create 2 panels. |
 | 2-Fold Letter Fold: The sheet is folded inwards twice to create 3 panels. |
 | 2-Fold Accordion (Zigzag) Fold: The sheet is folded twice to create 3 zigzagging panels. |
 | 3-Fold Letter Fold: The sheet is folded inwards three times to create 4 panels; also referred to as a gate-fold. |
 | 3-Fold Accordion (Zigzag) Fold: The sheet is folded three times to create 4 zigzagging panels. |
 | 3-Fold Parallel Fold: The sheet is folded three times to create 4 panels which are nested inside each other. |
NOTE: Folding a sheet usually requires short panels to keep the finished product flat.
Media Type
Specify the paper stock for printing the order on; for the body part and the cover part separately in the case of Bound - Separate Cover. You can make additional media type options available (with or without a surcharge) in the Product Options tab; see “Product Options Tab”.
Display Name
The name of the Media Type as you want to display it in the storefront; for example, you may want to display a less technical name for the paper stock.
NOTE: Media Type Display Name is one of the translatable product options.
Packing Measurements button
Packing measurements are used to calculate how many packaging units are required for an order.
NOTE: Only relevant if your store uses a shipping service that needs to calculate the shipping cost based on these measurements. For example, this is not relevant for free shipping.
Click the Packing Measurements button to open a dialog box where you can fine-tune the packing information.  |
For a Bound-Separate Cover template type you can specify the measurements by selecting one of the following three options from the drop-down list:
•Copy-based: Enter the total thickness and weight for one copy of the finished product.
•Page-based (fixed thickness): Enter the total thickness for one copy if this is known, e.g. a filled binder. The weight is calculated based on the weight of each page. In Extra you can enter the weight of the binder.
•Page-based (calculated thickness): This option accepts the calculated thickness and weight for each page but you can specify extra thickness and weight per copy, e.g. for the binding.
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Select the Custom check box if you want to override the calculated thickness or weight values:
•Thickness: This is the thickness that corresponds with the paper weight (grammage) specified for the selected media; these thicknesses are defined in Advanced >Media for all your media. If the thickness is not specified in the media type, you must enter it here.
•Weight: This is the weight of a sheet calculated for the given size and selected paper weight (grammage).
For the Unbound-Folded and Unbound-Flat templates you can override the calculated values for thickness and weight of a folded copy or sheet respectively.
Color
Specify the colors for the front and back of the product. If applicable, select the Back follows front option to use the same colors for both sides of the product. The following color options are possible:
•Black & White
•Full Color (i.e. CMYK)
•Black & White + 1 to 4 Spot Colors
•Full Color + 1 to 4 Spot Colors
•1 to 4 Spot Colors
For flat and folded products you can specify combinations and also leave the back blank (single-sided vs. double-sided). For bound-separate cover products, you specify the colors for the body and cover parts separately. You can make additional color options available (with or without a surcharge) in the Product Options tab; see “Product Options Tab”.
Pages
Supported Page Counts
Enter page count values separated by a comma and without a space, and choose one of the options. These page counts include the cover.
•Users can only order the specified number(s) of pages: Only page counts as indicated in this field are selectable from the menu in the storefront.
•Users can order an intermediate page count: Select this option for a more flexible range of page counts for when you don’t know the exact page count of a product. In the Use multiples drop-down list, choose a multiple of 1, 2, 4 or 8 to be added to the supported number of pages.
For example, if you have 8, 16, 24, 32, 48 as supported page counts and a multiple of 4 is selected, a shopper can order a product with a 12 pages. The first and last values in this field are the minimum and maximum page counts.
For example, if you have 8, 16, 24, 32, 48 as supported page counts and a multiple of 4 is selected, a shopper can order a product with a 12 pages. The first and last values in this field are the minimum and maximum page counts.
Quantities
Supported Quantities
Enter order quantities separated by a comma and without a space, and choose one of the options:
•Users can only order the specified quantities: Only the quantities as entered in this field are selectable from a menu in the storefront. Other quantities cannot be ordered.
•Users can order intermediate quantities: Any quantity between the minimum (first) quantity and the maximum (last) quantity can be entered for ordering on the storefront.
Default Quantity
Enter a quantity if you want the default quantity to be higher than the lowest supported quantity of the template. Can also be set in the product wizard (see “Create a product”.)
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