Product Designer 4.2
How to import list items
Summary This article explains how to import list values into a product by using the Product Designer Import Wizard. More Information In order to import list values you must first create the import file. This file needs to be created with a specific ...
When editing price charts in Excel, values have many numbers after decimal point
Symptoms When editing price charts in Excel the value in some of the cells has many numbers after the decimal point, instead of just two as you would expect. For example, Excel shows 550.058999741077 instead of 550.06. Cause There are two possible ...
Unable to run more than one instance of Product Designer
Symptoms When you attempt to run more than one instance of one of the applications listed at the bottom of this article, the first instance runs but the second does not. No error message is displayed. Cause The most likely cause is that your software ...
Unable to Open Products in Product Designer
Symptoms On trying to open a product using Product Designer, the system reports the file needs to be upgraded. Clicking OK to allow the upgrade, the system returns the following message: Unable to open the file '...'. Check to make sure that the file ...
Renaming a style does not rename the style referenced in rule/action formulas
Symptoms When you rename a style, the style name is not changed if it's referenced in formulas used in rules and actions. Workaround If you rename a style you must make sure to check the various formulas used in rules/actions and inventory and rename ...
Product designer runs but will not restore to a usable window; it stays on the taskbar
Symptoms When Product Designer is run its icon will appear on the taskbar but it cannot be restored to a usable window. Cause This is caused when Product Designer is closed while it is minimized. This can occur while minimizing Product Designer and ...
Overview of Inventory Control
Summary This article provides a broad overview of the steps and detail required to successfully implement Inventory Control within the Solatech Window Covering Software package. More Information Most people tend to oversimplify the requirements for ...
Options listed in Product Designer don't show up in Order Entry
Symptoms When working with Options in Product Designer, one or more of the following statements are true: Options that are visible in the options list for a style don't appear in the options list in Order Entry. Options cannot be deleted from a style ...
How to use the STOCKSIZE and STOCKCUTS functions
Summary This article explains how to use the STOCKSIZE and STOCKCUTS functions in product formulas to add support for stock cut-down products. More Information In an effort to make working with cut-down products easier, SWCS now support two ...
How to Create a New Product
Summary This article details how to create a new product database. Basic knowledge of database principles is required. The use of Product Designer is required. This article describes how to create a retail product. Creation of a fabricated product is ...
How to add a list option to a product
Summary This article explains how to add a list option to a style using Product Designer. More Information Adding a list option is one the most common functions in Product Designer. Adding a list option involves the following steps: Create and ...
How to import parameter items
Summary This article explains how to import parameter items into a product by using the Product Designer Import Wizard. More Information In order to import parameter items you must first create the import file. This file needs to be created with a ...
How to optimize styles for inventory
Summary This article explains how to optimize a style for the inventory control module of the Solatech Window Covering Software. More Information When a product is setup with a large number of inventory items there may be a delay when processing ...
How to use the Product Designer Inventory Assistant
Summary This article explains how to use the Product Designer Inventory Assistant. More Information The Product Designer Inventory Assistant is a utility that can be used to perform functions that are not available in the Inventory Setup module of ...