Myrna Ailabouni

July 31, 2022 13:27

Collections

Collections are a unique part of the platform which external users can neither view nor enter. It allows your company to gather styles from different sources and then to share and discuss them, keeping all aspects confidential.

Collections are very flexible and can be used to create seasonal line reviews and assortments.

You must be an admin user or a member to create a collection
You must be a member to contribute to a collection

You may create sections within each collection to help organize your styles. It may help to think of a section as equivalent to a rack in a physical store. You can freely name and organize the sections in a collection as you want. For example, you might have one section for tops, one for bottoms, and another for dresses.

Within a collection, you can be in edit mode or present mode.

Edit mode allows you to edit the collection. For more information, refer to Using Edit Mode.
Present mode allows you to present styles and see in one view all the colorways and an inspiration image. For more information, refer to Presenting a Collection.

Viewing a Collection

To view a collection:

Click the selector drop-down. A menu is displayed.
Click Collections. The selector displays one of the available collections. The number of members in the collection is also displayed.
To view the names of the members, click .
To view a different collection, click the drop-down, then the collection you want to view.

By default, when you view a collection it is displayed in edit mode. For more information, refer to Using Edit Mode

Creating a Collection

You can create a collection from scratch and you can clone an existing collection.

How to Create a Collection

To create a collection:

If not already on a collection page, click the selector drop-down. A menu is displayed.
Click Collections.
Click the menu icon at the top right of the page.
A menu is displayed.
Click New Collection. A text box is displayed.
Type in the name you want for the collection.
Select the desired styles to add to the collection.
Click Create. The collection is created.

How to Clone a Collection

You can clone a collection so that the newly cloned copy has Identical or different content or users or both.

To clone a collection:

Go to the collection you want to clone.
Click the menu icon on the toolbar at the top right of the page.
A menu is displayed.
Click Clone Collection. The Clone Collection dialog box is displayed.
In the textbox, type in the name you want to use for the newly cloned collection.
Click to select the parts of the collection you want to clone. Note: You must select Sections to enable Styles to be selected.
On the Clone Collection dialog box, click Clone. The cloned copy of the collection is created.
If you clone a collection, you are automatically the moderator of the newly cloned collection.

Using Edit Mode

Reminder: Collections open, by default, in edit mode. If you are not presenting the collection, you are in edit mode. For information about presenting, refer to Presenting a Collection.

In collection edit mode, you can do all the tasks described in the following table.

Task	Procedure
Add a style	The following procedure details how to add styles to a collection. If the collection: Already contains styles, at the top right of the page, click Add Styles. Is empty, in the center of the page, click Add Styles. The Add Styles form is displayed. Use this form to navigate and select the style or styles you want to add: Click for a group to see the available boards. Click for a board to see the available styles. Click a style to select it. Note: You can click multiple styles. When adding styles, you can use the search to find them. Start to type the first few letters of the style name and the search filters the styles, displaying those which match the text you have typed in. To clear the search, click the X at the right of the search box or delete the text you typed in. Once you have selected all the styles you want to add, click Add. The selected styles are added to the top part of the collection. You can then move each added style to a section. For more information, refer to Move a style to a section. You can, if you prefer, add one or more styles directly to a section. For more information, refer to Add a style directly to a section.
Move a style to a section	Hover over the top right of the style thumbnail until is displayed. Click . A menu is displayed. Click Move to Section. The available sections are displayed. Click the section you want the style to move to. The style is added to the section. Note: You can also drag a style from one section to another in the same collection
Add a style directly to a section	Hover over the line to the right of the section name until these icons are displayed: Click . The Add Styles form is displayed. Use this form to navigate and select the style or styles you want to add: Click for a group to see the available boards. Click for a board to see the available styles. Click a style to select it. Note: You can click multiple styles. When adding styles, you can use the search to find them. Start to type the first few letters of the style name and the search filters the styles, displaying those which match the text you have typed in. To clear the search, click the X at the right of the search box or delete the text you typed in. Once you have selected all the styles you want to add, click Add. The selected styles are added to the section.
Duplicate a style	Hover over the top right of the style thumbnail until is displayed. Click . A menu is displayed. Click Duplicate Style. Another instance of the style is added.
Remove a style	Hover over the top right of the style thumbnail until is displayed. Click . A menu is displayed. Click Remove. A confirmation message is displayed. Click Remove. The style is removed.
Hide a style	Hover over the top right of the style thumbnail until is displayed. Click . A menu is displayed. Click Hide Style. The style is hidden.
Add a section	Hover your mouse at the end of a section until is displayed. Click Add a Section. A text box is displayed. Type in the name you want for the section and press Return. The section is added. Alternatively, use the Add Section button. Using the Add Section Button Click Add Section on the toolbar at the top of the page. A text box is displayed. Type in the name you want for the section and press Return. The section is added.
Collapse or expand a section	Go to the section you want to collapse. Click the section's separator line to the right of the section name. The section is collapsed. To expand the section, click the separator line again.
Change the section order	Go to the section you want to move up or down. Hover over the line to the right of the section name until these icons are displayed: Click to move the section down, or click to move the section up. Repeat the preceding steps as often as is required.
Change the section name	Click the drop-down to the left of the section name: . The section name is displayed. Type in the new name you want for the section and press Return.
Remove a section	Go to the section you want to remove. Hover over the line to the right of the section name until these icons are displayed: Click . A confirmation message is displayed. Click Remove. The section is removed.
View a style in detail	Go to the style you want to view and click it. The style is displayed in a pane. Note: In this pane, you can browse other styles in the collection by using the PREV and NEXT buttons at the top right of the pane. To see a larger view of any of the resource images available in the pane, click the image. From here, you can: Click the left or right arrow to browse the other resource images. Click to return to the original pane. Click X to return to the collection.
Hide or display colorways	You can select which colorways other users can see in the collection. For more information, refer to Managing Colorways in a Collection.
Go to the original style	Click the appropriate style. The style is displayed in a pane with thumbnails of the colorways in the top right corner. At the top of the pane, click . A menu is displayed. Click Go to Original Style. You are taken to the appropriate group and board hosting the original style.
Rename a collection	Click the menu icon at the top right of the page. A menu is displayed. Click Rename Collection. A text box is displayed. Type in the new name. Click Rename. The collection is renamed.
Remove a collection	Click the menu icon at the top right of the page. A menu is displayed. Click Remove Collection. A confirmation message is displayed. Click Remove. The collection is removed.
Search	Click the search icon at the top of the page. Start typing the name of the style you are searching for. The styles that match the search text are displayed.

Multi Selection

You can select multiple styles at once and then move, duplicate, or remove them.

To multi-select styles:

As you hover the cursor over a style, a checkbox is displayed.
Click the checkbox to select a style. Now all the styles display a checkbox available for selection.
Click the styles you want to select.
Select the action you want to do with the selected styles by going to the top right of the page and clicking the appropriate icon:
Move the selected styles to a section
Duplicate the selected styles
Remove the selected styles

Managing Colorways in a Collection

You can select which colorways other users can see in the collection.

To do the selection or change an existing selection:

In the collection, click the appropriate style. The Style view is displayed with thumbnails of the colorways in the top right corner.
Click Select Colorways.
The Colorway selection view is displayed with the available colorways.
To hide a colorway, click at the top right of the thumbnail.
As you hide a colorway, or make a hidden colorway visible, the All, Visible, and Hidden numbers are automatically updated.
To make a hidden colorway visible, click at the top right of the thumbnail.
Click:
1. All to display on the page all the colorways.
2. Visible to display on the page only the colorways you want to be visible in the collection.
3. Hidden to display on the page only the colorways you want to be hidden from the collection.
Hover your mouse over the top right of a colorway thumbnail and click to see a full screen version of the colorway.
From here:
1. To browse the other colorways, use and .
  You browse the colorways according to the current tab: All, Visible, or Hidden. For example, if you are in the Hidden tab, you browse those colorways.
2. To return to the Colorway selection view, click .
3. To return to the Style view, click .

Note: You can also make a colorway hidden or visible by clicking the eye icon.

Once you have finished your colorway selection, click to return to the Style view.
Click to return to the collection.
You can also select colorways to be hidden or displayed by clicking the eye icon on the thumbnails that display in the Style view.

You can change the order of colorways inside a collection.

To change the order of colorways in a collection:

In the Colorway selection view, select the colorway that you want to move.
Hold the mouse down while dragging the colorway to the desired place.
Click at the top right of the Colorway selection view, to reset the order of the colorways.

Presenting a Collection

Present mode allows you to present styles and see in one view all the colorways and an inspiration image.

To present a collection:

Go to the collection you want to present.
At the top right of the page, click Present.
The collection is presented.

In present mode, you can do all the tasks described in the following table.

Task	Procedure
View a style in detail	Go to the style you want to view and click it. The style is displayed in a pane. Note: In this pane, you can: Browse other styles in the collection by using the arrows at the top right of the pane. Collapse the right side of the pane displaying the style information by clicking the collapse icon. . To see a larger view of any of the resource images available in the pane, click the image. From here, you can: Click the left or right arrow to browse the other resource images. Click to return to the original pane. Click X to return to the collection.
Collapse or expand a section	Go to the section you want to collapse. Click the section's separator line to the right of the section name. The section is collapsed. To expand the section, click the separator line again.
Stop presenting (close present mode)	Go to the top right of the page. Click .
Search	Click the search icon at the top of the page. Start typing the name of the style you are searching for. The styles that match the search text are displayed.