How to Create a Calendar Product Blank

Glossary

• Product Blank – A basic product setup to define how a product works in the design & order system before adding visuals or templates.
• Product Code – Unique code for every definition.
• SKU ID – Unique ID assigned to each product/variant in fulfillment.
• Safe Area – Outline in designer showing which part may get cropped.
• Bleed Area – Portion of design extending beyond trim size.
• Trim Area – Space around product where excess is cut.
• Substrate / Attributes – Paper type (Artpaper, Silky, Lustre, etc.).
• Lamination – Protective/enhancing layer added to surface.
• Image Size – Size of the image used in the designer.
• Photo Width – Full designer area size for photo.
• Binding – Page attachment method (imagewrap, stitch, perfect binding).
• Display Mask Image – Overlay mask in designer (.png).
• Clippath Mask Image – Designer mask area for layout.
• Offset Value – Mask positioning in designer.
• Category / Sub Category – Organizing sections for products.
• App Name – Designer type (prints, photobook, calendar, decor).
• Printable Surfaces – Surfaces where design will be applied.
• Output Type – Final file type (JPG/PDF).
• Min / Max Pages – Minimum & maximum page limits.

Steps

1. Login

• Open website link
• Enter valid login details → Click Login

2. Access Product Blanks

• Click Product blanks → My Blanks . Click on “Product blanks” and then click on My Blanks.
• It will display the list of defined product Blanks.

3. Create New Blank

• To create a new product Blank click on the “Add” button.

4. Product Details

• Product Code → Enter unique code

• SKU ID → Enter SKU id is the same as product code or if it is different then enter accordingly.

  A product code, also known as a product number, SKU (Stock Keeping Unit), or UPC (Universal Product Code), is a unique identifier assigned to a particular product or item.

  Same as product code (or different if required)

• Category → Select from dropdown

  How to Add a category & Sub-category

• Subcategory → Select from dropdown

• Title → Enter product title

• Description → ≤ 200 characters (internal use). Enter Product Description not more than 200 chars. This description is used for internal definition.

• Thumbnail → select and upload the product thumbnail. (.jpg format only). This thumbnail image will be displayed in EzyAdmin for that Product.

• Supplier → select the supplier under which the product will be listed.

• Orientation →  select the product orientation- Portrait / Landscape / Square

• Size →  select product size. Eg, 12x12, 6x6 This size is used for internal definition.

• Preview Type → select the product preview type from the given drop-down.This option is used for internal definition.

  Note: Preview needs to be selected as per the product type.

Product & Preview Type

Photobooks 3D

Mini book 2D

Calendar 2D

Canvas Prints 3D

Mounted Prints 3D

Frames 3D

Mug 3D

Prints Image

• Min Pages / Max Pages → e.g., Calendar = 12 min & max

Click Next

5. Output & Surfaces

• Output Type → select the output type for the product ie. .JPG / PDF
• Click Add printable surfaces

• Surface Type → Select surface type: from the given drop-down. For eg. a calendar will have a cover page surface and inner pages surfaces.

  Note : All specs and sizes to be entered are in inches.

• Image size Enter image size specs .This image size is the printable image size of the product. Printable output image size.

  *Note : under Image size : as per the image width & height is entered and photo width & height the photo holder will be displayed in the designer.*

• for product config : specs of : image width & height, photo width & height and the mask offsets specs are compulsory

• Safe area : Enter Safe area specs.

• Bleed area :  Enter Bleed area specs. The bleed is the area to be trimmed off.

  The bleed exists to prevent the possibility of a small white gap at the edge of the finished job where a design object is required to go all the way to the edge of the paper.

• Trim area :  Enter Trim area specs. (corner radius to be entered only in case if the product has rounded corners on the design area) eg. magnet product having rounded corners.

• Click Add button to save the entered details

6. Printing Components

• under printing components, add substrate, Lamination, binding, cover etc for the product.
• If there is a new substrate/lamination to be added in the list,then it has to be defined under the admin module under Attributes->laminations.
• How to Add a Attributes & Attribute Options
• Under options : select and set an option as per the substrate/lamination etc selected. Eg. if ‘artpaper’ substrates is selected then the lamination type ie. ‘matte’/’gloss’ applicable is also to be set.

7. Designer Specs

Please note designer specs need to be in inches.

• Select “App name” from the drop-down for example. for the  multipage calendar type products, the app name is  “EzyCalendar”. According to this selection the product will open in that respective designer.
• Default template : select from the drop down if you want to setup a customized template  (Template created through template creator)  as default template or keep it as none.
• To add the designer specs click on the “Add designer specs” button.

Add Designer Specs:

• Surface Type : Select the surface type from the drop-down for which the mask and specs will be added.
• Surface name : Enter a surface name based on the surface type selected.
• Display mask image : Select and upload the Display mask image of the product.

Note :

•  The mask image file format should be in .png
• To display a product in the designer we require 2 images so one is Display mask image and other is clippath mask image.
• The product specs and both the mask images specs need to be maintained the same.

• Display mask image width : Enter Display mask image width in inches.
• Display mask image height : Enter Display mask image height in inches.
• There is no recommended size as such as it is dependent on the product specs.
• Orientation : select orientation for  the added images as per the uploaded mask.
• Enter Mask offsets (in inches) : Top offset, Left offset . Offset - this is for the additional properties of the mask to be set in terms of the offsets.
• Preview : you can click on the preview button to view the added mask image preview display.
• Once all the required details are entered then to save these details click on the “Add” button.
• Click the “Next” button to go to the Pricing Section

Click Add → Next (Pricing Section)

8. Pricing

Price type : Select Price type as single qty pricing.

• Enter Cost price & Selling price values.
• Click on the add price button to save the details.
• Click on save button to save the add product form.

Price type : Select Price type as Volume Pricing. 

Note : in case of product to be ordered in bulk quantities the volume pricing option to be added.

• Min quantity : enter min quantity.
• Cost price : enter Cost price & Selling price
• Combine set : select the checkbox if the quantity sets are to be combined
• Click on the add price button to save the details.
• Click on save button to save the add product form.

Price type : Select Price type as Attribute level pricing 

Note : in case of a product where multiple attributes to be set the attribute level pricing can be used.

• Any surface or material on which printing is done. Art paper, Synthetic Paper, Metal, Acrylic
• Select & set pricing for each attribute individually.
• Click on the add price button to save the details.
• Click on save button to save the add product form.

*Note: a product having no attribute for such a product you'll can use single qty pricing. volume pricing is used for a product having min order qty. or to be ordered in bulk. product having multiple attributes with pricing as per the attribute selected. In this case attribute pricing will be used.*

• Once the product is saved, open the product wizard list and it will display the created product.

• Click on the “View in designer” button to preview the created product in the designer.

• The designer will open the defined product. Click on the upload photos button.

• The upload photo pop-up will be displayed.

• Click to select files or drag and drop photos onto the uploader.

• Click on upload button to upload the added photos

• Once the photos are uploaded, click on the photo to add it to the designer.

• Photo preview will be displayed, now click on the photo to edit

• The photo edit menu will be displayed.

• To add photos, click on the photos tab and select photos from the added albums.

• To add Backgrounds, click on the backgrounds tab and select and add backgrounds from the available categories

• To add Stickers, click on the stickers tab and select and add stickers from the available categories.

• To add Text, click on the text tab and click on the “Add a text box” option to add a text field.

• Select and set the “Start Date” options and click on confirm to apply the settings.

• Select and set any  “Custom Holidays” and click on the  “+Add Holiday” button to apply the changes.

• You can check the list of holidays. Once the editing is done then click on the test order button.

• Click on the process button to continue.

• Will display a message as “Order placed successfully”.
• The order tab will open displaying  the recent order placed

• Click on the ‘view” order details option

• Once the test order is placed the order will be rendered by the renderer application, and it will be available in the order screen

• Check the order status.

• Once the status is shown as rendered, you can download the order images.

• Orders can be downloaded using the “Download all” button or you can individually also download single images.

  Note : In case of multiple images, users can either download a single image or click on the “Download All” button to download all the images at once

• Select a path to save the test order image.
• Click on the save button.
• The image will get downloaded to the selected location.
• If the order is downloaded using the  “Download all” button than a zip file will be downloaded. 

The downloaded image can be either sent to the printer for printing or it can be mailed to anyone who can print it.

• Once the order test is passed and the product is ready to be published.
• Go to the product blank dashboard.
• Click on the product setting button from the product blank dashboard.
• Click on the “Publish” button.

• The product status will be updated as “Publish”.
• Once the Product is Published & Templates are Published, Product Blank Specs Cannot be Changed.