Managing style drawings and images

Before you edit an existing image for a style record, ensure that the record is not being used in Infor Fashion PLM. If the record is currently in use by an Infor Fashion PLM user, you can only view the Overview tab of the record in read-only mode and a lock button is displayed in the Style List. A message is displayed when you open a locked record to notify you that it is currently used by another user.

For locked records, the Drawings and Images tab is available to enable users to create new images and upload attachments to the record. Adding notes and deleting an image is disabled.

You can manage locked records in Infor Fashion PLM.

See Infor Fashion PLM Online Help.

  1. Click the Drawings & Images tab.
  2. Click an image category.
  3. To edit an existing image, select a file under the Master File section and click Download. A canvas with the selected image is opened on Adobe Illustrator.
    Note: You can only edit images that have associated .ai files.
  4. To create a new image for an image category, expand the category section and click New.
  5. If you are creating a new master image, perform these steps:
    1. Specify this information on the New Drawing dialog box:
      File Name
      Specify a file name.
      Note: The file name and folder path name cannot be more than 200 characters. The combination of folder path name, layer name and file name is not allowed to be more than 255 characters.
      Description
      Provide a description for the drawing.
      Templates
      Optionally, select a template from the list.

      For information on creating or managing templates, see Infor Fashion PLM Online Help.

      Download attachment
      Optionally, select to use an attachment with predrawn images from the selected template.

      This field is displayed only if the attachment is available on the selected template.

      Mapped as
      Select Layers or Artboards.
      Generate preview image
      Select to generate preview image.
      Mappings
      Select the image categories that apply to the master image.
    2. On the Layers section, create subfolders for each applicable image category folder. To create a subfolder, expand the applicable Layer section, right-click the image category folder, and select Create Layer. These subfolders will be added as layers on the Adobe Illustrator canvas. You can also rename, delete, or copy sublayers to the overview.
      Note: The combination of folder path name, layer name and file name is not allowed to be more than 255 characters.
    3. Click OK.
      An Adobe Illustrator canvas is opened. Layers that correspond to the selected image categories are automatically added to the Adobe Illustrator canvas. These layers will be saved as individual images to its respective image categories. Deleting a master image will also delete all associated images in the other image categories.
  6. To save the image as a link file, save the image on a specific file location and click Attach Link. The image is displayed in the Master File section of Adobe Illustrator and in the Attachments section of Infor Fashion PLM.
  7. To save a different image as another link file, click Clear Tag before saving to delete all previous links created. If you click Attach Link after saving without clearing the tags, the new image will only replace the existing file in the previous link that you created.
  8. Create or edit the image by using the available functions in Adobe Illustrator.
  9. Click Upload to add the image to the style record in Infor Fashion PLM.
    Note: If you are adding an image for a new style in the measurement section of Adobe Illustrator, ensure that the Measurements tab in the Master Page of Infor Fashion PLM is updated. If the Master Page of a style in Infor Fashion PLM does not contain measurement details, a notification is displayed that the style does not contain measurement details.
  10. Optionally, to upload portions of your .ai file as an image to a style record in Infor Fashion PLM, use the Selection Tool to select items on your canvas or select layers on the Layers tab and then click Upload Selected.
    The image and its corresponding .ai file is added to the style record in Infor Fashion PLM.
    Note: If you download and edit an existing image, clicking Upload will replace the existing image on the style record in Infor Fashion PLM with the updated image in the Adobe Illustrator. If the confirm window is displayed, click Yes to confirm the changes.

    The combination of folder path name, layer name and file name is not allowed to be more than 255 characters.