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Hands-on Practice 11: Basic VDP for Web2Print (part 1 - template creation)

Hands-on Practice 11: Basic VDP for Web2Print (part 1 - template creation)

Continuing from the previous Practice, this Practice will prepare a variable document template to use as a dynamic product in uStore. This Practice can be repeated for both types of dynamic products depending on immediate priorities.

Audience: All trainees that will be creating variable templates to use in a storefront and the administrator(s) that will create products from those templates.

Learning Prerequisite: Must have completed Practice 1, 2, and 10. Based on template requirements, Practice 3 might be required or reviewed.

Practice Takeaway: How to build a variable template to use as customizable and/or perssonalized dynamic product in uStore.

Estimated Effort: 2+ hours, depending immediate/required learning goals, and complexity of the campaign and/or campaign modifications.

Learning Materials: Create or use the campaign template(s) discussed above.

Learning Objectives:

  • Collect template components (design, data, business rules, assets).
  • Create or modify a template.
    • Link data to a new template or open a previous template to implement changes
    • Implement new Content Objects/ADORs as needed
    • Add required internal plan variables to use as campaign dials
    • Use campaign dials for customization and discuss/test different values for dials
  • Save the template to the server using packages or connectivity.
  • Prepare the template to use as a product.
    • Proof and process the template.
    • Discuss settings that uStore uses or overrides based on product setup.

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