How to share a Tech pack with Manufacturers

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Step 1: Create a tech pack version 

To create a new version of your tech pack follow these steps:

 

Step a: Click on the Doc View/Tech Pack on your tech pack board/product workspace.

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Step b: Click on save and send to lock the changes as a version.

It's a good practice to save a version whenever you change a stage OR when sending updates to your manufacturer. This way you and your manufacturer can capture and see the differences between the versions.

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Your latest tech pack version will be listed in this version tab of your doc view page/product workspace as shown. All tech pack versions here will be listed in order of top to bottom with a time-stamp of when it was generated.  

 

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Step 2: How to share single or multiple tech packs

There are three ways to share a read-only version of your tech packs with the manufacturer:

 

2a. Share a single tech pack via e-mail:

 

Step a: Select the tech pack version you want to share.

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Step b: Click on the send icon at the right upper corner

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Step c: A window pops up with a public link. 

  • Enter your manufacturers' email id individually, OR  you can choose the email group/s you've added on your My Manufacturers page, OR select all  
  •  Edit the subject and the message or keep it as default and
  • Click on email button to send your tech pack(s)
  • It is advisable to always click the attached PDF checkbox CHECK-ICON.png on the left bottom corner; by doing this a PDF copy of the selected tech packs will be attached with the e-mail.

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2b. Share a single tech pack by enabling the public URL link:

 

Step a: Select the tech pack version you want to share.

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Step b: Click Options  next to the version on the right and select enable public link.

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Step c: Click on link.png and you’ll be redirected to a new window tab with the PDF version of your tech pack.

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Simply copy and share your browser's URL link with your manufacturers which will let them view and download the tech pack PDF.  

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2c. Share mulitple teckpacks:

This feature is available for tech packs that have versions. Click on this article to learn how to create a version.

 

Step a: You can only share multiple tech packs that are part of the same folder.

Select the tech packs that you wish to share, click on overflow Options  

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Or when in stage.png Stage view. 

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Step b: From the list select this option mceclip3.pngSend to Manufacturers.

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Step c:  You will see a pop-up window appear.

The mceclip6.png Selected Tech packs will be listed on the left panel. Click on individual tech pack and

mceclip7.png Select a Version that you wish to share from the right panel.

Click on the Next button on the right bottom corner.

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Step d: Review selected tech packs and their selected version and click on the Confirm button on the right bottom corner.

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Step e: A window will pop up with

  • mceclip0.png Type email Id directly in the text box (max 5 email ids can be entered).
  • mceclip1.png OR, select an email group of a manufacturer you've added via My manufactures page.
  • mceclip2.png Click on send button and you have successfully shared multiple tech packs in one go.
  • It is advisable to always click the attached PDF checkbox CHECK-ICON.png on the left bottom corner; by doing this a PDF copy of the selected tech packs will be attached with the e-mail.2C-stepe-new.jpg

 


 

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