Virtual Products | Creation Processes

Virtual Products | Creation Processes

Overview

In this Article we will take a look at the 6 Virtual Product Creation Processes, offering an overview and comparison of capabilities, and highlighting typical use cases to help you make an informed decision on which option best meets your needs.

Summary of options 



Which Process is right for me? 

The Decision Matrix below has been created as a simple way to isolate a specific process based on what you are trying to achieve.

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1. Product Designer 

Create Virtual Products one at a time using an interactive 'drag and drop' design tool. Your design can feature images and/or simple personalisation options eg text input with default formatting only.

Typical use case = You want to interactively create a design and apply it to Blank products, across 1 or multiple Print Areas (eg Front &/or Back)
Typical use case 2 = You want to offer simple personalisation. 
For more information, including a step by step guide, see our dedicated articles on Product Designer below:

2. Manual 

Create and configure Virtual Products individually. This approach requires manual configuration, but offers complete control by using all available advanced functionality features.

Typical use case = You have a licensed artwork, and you want to offer complimentary personalisation options eg text with specific control over formatting options such as font, colour, character limit etc...
Typical use case 2 = You want to offer photo upload.
For more information, including a step by step guide, see our dedicated articles on Manual below:

3. Design 

Create a 'batch' of simple Virtual Products using a single design. Your design can feature imagery or simple personalisation options eg text input with default formatting only.

Typical use case = You want to interactively create or apply a simple design to multiple Blank products automatically, eg apply the same design to 30 garments.
For more information, including a step by step guide, see our dedicated articles on Design below:


4. Artwork

Upload Artwork files to create simple POD Virtual Products automatically, in bulk. This is a simplified routine that applies the artwork to the first available print location only - it does not support personalisation.

Typical use case = You have existing library of artwork files, and wish to apply to a range of Blanks to quickly create print on demand products. 

For more information on stored designs, see our dedicated article on Artwork below:

5. CSV Print on Demand Import 

Create simple POD Virtual Products automatically by importing a formatted CSV file containing artwork URLs. This is an advanced routine that supports multiple Print Areas and allows area targeting. I does not support personalisation.

Typical use case = You have a library print ready artwork files that you want to bulk apply to multiple Blank products, across multiple print locations to create high volumes of POD products very quickly.
For more information, including a step by step guide, see our dedicated articles on Artwork Only below


6. API GraphQL 

Create simple POD Virtual Products automatically via API. Artwork is applied to the first area of each selected Blank. It does not support personalisation.

Typical use case = You have a library print ready artwork files that you want to bulk apply to multiple Blank products, across multiple print locations to create high volumes of POD products very quickly.
For more information, including a step by step guide, see our dedicated articles on API below