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MegaEdit product properties | ID:ME_005

In this tutorial, we will investigate the Product Properties of our MegaEdit products. These consist of general product settings including; available number of pages, page pricing, preview options and more.

Tutorial Video Transcript

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In this tutorial, we're going

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to investigate the product properties
of our MegaEdit products.

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So these consist of general product
settings,

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including things
such as available number of pages,

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page pricing information, preview options

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and various other associated settings.

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The first thing we need to do is
to get access to our product properties.

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So if we navigate
to our MegaEdit products,

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same as previous tutorials,
this is within catalog

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product types.

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MegaEdit and then MegaEdit products.

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Once we're on this screen, we just
highlights the appropriate products

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and go to edit over
on the right hand side.

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And then what we're going to focus on
within this tutorial is the Product

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Properties tab.

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So starting off with the minimum
and maximum number of pages,

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this controls the page quantity limit
for these products.

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So if the number of pages is not variable

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to set both values
to the required page value.

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So for example, by default,

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this product has a minimum of two
and a maximum of two pages.

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However, I could set

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this to change, so maybe a minimum
of one maximum of three.

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For example.

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And that gives my user
the option to start off with one page,

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but to add a couple of pages
at their own leisure.

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Next,
we have this book layout option here.

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So this specifies whether your product
is intended to be in a book format,

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so it will generally control
how the layout will behave.

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In our example,
we're not going to create a booklet,

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so I'm going to just turn that off.

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And then the last setting in this section
is outputs as spreads.

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So this will determine
how your output pdf will be configured.

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if you're creating a booklet,
you can choose one of the cover options

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for our example will have

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each page as a single page.

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So the next section down
is price per page.

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So this is primarily for booklet creation

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with a dynamic number of pages, a price
can be set against each page that's added.

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The user specifies a tier
and then a price per page.

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So for example,
if I say insert price per page,

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I get there's a little dropdown appearing

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quantity less than so price

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a quantity of pages less than that a price

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per page.

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Also within that section,
we have the ability to insert a discount.

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So this is focused on booklet,
or photo book customers

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and is not generally used elsewhere.

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So here we could insert a discount
based on product quantity.

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This would not display in the basket
as a separate discount.

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So as I said, it's not generally
used is in most cases

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administrators will want customers
to use coupon code to obtain discount.

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So that usage can be tracked
rather than just being automatically

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applied to a product.

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Then we have a number of flags
that are available.

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So product property flags

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in here.

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Be aware of MegaEdit pricing.

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So during the setup of this product,
we have seen areas where price t

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is a specified
and factor increases are specified.

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They will be applied
as soon as those settings are saved.

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Should you wish to revert a product

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to using the standard Infigo
pricing structure.

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So what's specified in the product
variant settings

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then the option you should click is in.

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This list of flags
ignore MegaEdit pricing for

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this product.

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The other options in this list
will not be covered

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in this specific tutorial,
but will be covered in

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other relevant tutorials in the future.

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Go into the next section.

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Down, we have the ability
to specify a preview type,

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so this specifies whether a product
preview will be available.

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So just the choice because we know preview
and standard preview

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coming down a couple of steps,
we have the ability

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to select a batch source.

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So this allows the customer
to upload a variable data file

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such as from a CSV.

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So this is useful

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if there are multiple data records
to be utilized in your dynamic product,

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such as if you're creating a business card
for multiple people within a business,

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this option selects the type of upload
the dynamic product will accept.

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In our example,
will choose the CSV plugin.

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So this is where users
can upload their own CSV documents.

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Now we won't cover these last two options
in too much detail,

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but just to make you aware of what
they are, we have the page splits option.

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So this is if you want to allow your

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your output PDFs

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to be a one single product
to be created as multiple output PDFs.

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So for example,
if you were creating a book or something

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like that, then you might have
two separate PDFs, one for the cover

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and one for the internal spreads.

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And then you have an output mega script.

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So this is if you need to perform
some operations

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on your product
before it's sent off to the printer.

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So let's say, for example,
it needs to be rotated

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before it can be loaded into the printer.

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Make sure you click on Save

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at the top of the screen
or save and continue edit to retain those

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settings that you've changed.

 

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Step by Step Guide

MegaEdit Product Properties

In this tutorial, we will investigate the Product Properties of our MegaEdit products.

These consist of general product settings including; available number of pages, page pricing, preview options and more.

Creation Date: Nov 21, 2022
Created By: Sam Webster

1. Click on Edit

To access MegaEdit product properties, click edit next to a product on the MegaEdit Products screen

Click on Edit

2. Click on Product Properties

Click on Product Properties

3. Specify a minimum and maximum number of pages

Controls the page quantity limits for this product. If the number of pages is not variable, set both values to the required page value.

Specify a minimum and maximum number of pages

4. Select layout options

This specifies whether your product is intended to be in booklet format and will generally control how the layout will behave.

For our example, we will not use a booklet layout.

Select layout options

5. Configure Output as spreads

This will determine how your output PDF will be configured.

If creating a booklet you can choose one of the cover options. For our example, we will have each page as a single page.

Configure Output as spreads

6. Click on Insert Price Per Page

Primarily for booklet creation with a dynamic number of pages.

A price can be set against each page that is added.

User specifies a tier and then a price per page.

Click on Insert Price Per Page

7. Click on Insert Discount

Focused on booklet or photobook customers and is not generally used elsewhere.

Insert a discount based on product quantity. This would not display in the basket as a separate discount.

Is not generally used, as in most cases administrators will want customers to use a coupon code to obtain a discount, so their usage can be tracked.

Click on Insert Discount

8. Review Product Properties flags

Be aware of MegaEdit pricing. During the setup of this product, we have seen areas where price tiers are specified and factor increases are specified. They will be applied as soon as those settings are saved.

Should you wish to revert a product to using the standard Infigo pricing structure (specified in the Product Variant settings), check "Ignore MegaEdit pricing for this product".

Review Product Properties flags

9. Click on Standard Preview

Select whether a product preview will be available.

Click on Standard Preview

10. Select a batch source, if required.

Allows the customer to upload a variable data file, such as from a CSV. This is useful if there are multiple data records to be utilised in your dynamic product, such as creating business cards for multiple people within a business.

This option selects the type of upload the dynamic product will accept. In our example, we will choose CSVPlugin, where customers can upload a CSV document.

Select a batch source, if required.

11. Click on Save

Click on Save
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