Data Entry Mode - Explained

Data Entry Mode is used to input the fabrics, trims, colours, sizing and costings of a garment in one easy to navigate screen.

To find the Data Entry Mode, open the product search, tick ‘Data Entry Mode’ at the bottom of the page.

The opposite side of your screen will populate with the data entry screen. You will then be prompted to select a style.

How to add Fabrics against your style

1. Select your style in Product Search and ensure you have selected Data Entry Mode at the same time.
   
   
   
2. Select your template name at the top. Locate your fabric and drag your fabric onto the Fabrics table. 

3. Below is how it will look once the fabric is dragged across. 
You can add many fabrics against a style. Below is an example of how it looks when there are 3 fabrics against a style. 
You can click the X at the bottom of F3 to remove the fabric if required. 

How to Edit a Fabric

If you need to edit the fabric slightly all you need to do is right click the fabric and click Edit. 

Then the below pop up will appear so you can edit your fabric. Hit Save once done. 

How to add Trims against your style

Ensure that your style is opened on Data Entry Mode. 
Following the same steps for dragging Fabrics across, select your template and then select the Trims tab. Locate your trim and drag that directly under the Trims heading. 
There is no limit to how many trims you can drag against a style. 

How to Edit a Trim

If you need to edit the trim slightly all you need to do is right click the fabric and click Edit. 

Then the below pop up will appear so you can edit your trim. Hit Save once done. 

How to Swap the trim position

Simply select the trim and drag it in the position that you want. 
In this example, if you select DT2 and drag that on top of DT1 it will automatically be placed in position 1. 

You can see that the appropriate trim has been dragged. There is no extra saving that you need to do, this is saved on the fly.

How to add Colours against your style

1. Select the Colour tab on the far right hand side. 

2. Select the colour category the colour would exist in. In this case we have selected Solid. 

3. Locate your colour and drag that against position required. In this case we will drag this under colour 2. 

In the this given example you can see there are 2 colour-ways against the style.

Points to Note:

• There is no limit to how many colours you can have against a style, we can hold up to 99 colours. 
• If you want to name your colour slightly different you can do so. This is called a Sell Colour in the system. This will be automatically updated in all sales orders, purchase order, and also the warehouse. All that you need to do is put your cursor under the word "Colour 1" for exmaple and change the text to what you want and hit enter on your keyboard once done. This will automatically update all appropriate places.
  
  The Fabric Colour is the colour given to the fabric. This is mainly used for when you are placing fabric purchase orders in the system - this is the colour that we reference. 

• In the below example, the GREY CHECK colour way1 refers to the DT1 Trim BROWN colourway. 
  As well as the ALMOND colour way2 refers to the DT1 Trim ALMOND 

How to add a size range against your style 

The sizes are created in the Main system and then appear in this area of Indigo8. Click on Sizes to view the range of sizes that have been created. 

Hold your mouse on the size and drag it into the Size Field, please see example below. 

If your sizing changes and needs to be updated remember to drag in the new size range, and delete the old.

You will not be able to delete a size range if Sales Orders and Purchase Orders have been created. If you need to do this, please contact your account manager and they will be able to help you action this, whilst ensuring your SO's and PO's are updated correctly. 

Last Step.. Once you have entered your Fabrics, Trims & Sizes

Once you have entered all your basic details for your first style, you will then proceed to continue with the rest of the styles. 
All that you need do is select the second style that you need to update and continue the same process as mentioned above until your collection is completed. 

Below is an explanation of each section of Data Entry Mode:

The top of the page will populate information that was entered in when the style was created. Ever field on the header is updatable. Click into the field and make your appropriate amendments. 

Fields Explained:

Description: This is the style name or the name given to your style.
Line: This is the collection the style belongs to. 
Pattern: This is not a mandatory field but indicates the Pattern # that is used as reference for your Pattern Maker
Season: This is the season the style belongs to
Year: This is year the style belongs to 
Product: This is the product category the style belongs to 
Del Window:  This is the delivery window the style belongs to . The date entered here will automatically appear against the sales orders. 
HTS Code: (Stands for Harmonized Tariff Schedule) codes are product classification codes between 7-10 digits. The first six digits are an HS code, and the countries of import assign the subsequent digits to provide additional classification. 
Division: This is the brand the style belongs to. 

Costings

The Costings section enables you to add a variety of costs in a specific currency. You also have the ability to rename the costing items. 

There is a comment log to the right on the costings which will populate as any new costings or amendments are saved.

Images

Additional images can be dragged from your computer file, into Indigo8 in the Image field. See below example.

Attachments

This field enables you to drag and drop a number of files that you need saved with a style