1. Apparel Management Implementation Guide
  2. Understanding Collection Creation

Understanding Collection Creation

Three steps are involved in creating a collection. You must create both a collection header and the collection structure detail. Finally, you must add style items to your collection. The collection header is where you attach the collection structure. It includes the following information:

  • Collection name

  • Season code

  • Season year

  • Collection structure

  • Price reference date

  • Effective and expiration dates

Use the Collection Management program to create the collection header. The collection header information is stored in the Collection Header table (FCW06).

The Create Collection Detail Structure program (PCW16) is used to build the collection from the structure. It is called from the Collection Management program. In the Create Collection Detail Structure program, you build the collection by copying and pasting the available collection structure levels in a tree structure.

To add style items to your collection, you use the Item Collection Detail program (PCW081) accessed through the Add Style Items option on the Row menu of the Collection Detail program (PCW08). The Collection Detail program (PCW08) is accessed using the Collection Detail option on the Row menu of the Collection Management program (PCW07). You select the lowest collection level, where the collection hierarchy consists of a maximum of five collection levels, in the Collection Detail program (PCW08) and select the Add Style Items option on the Row menu. You can add style items to a selected collection level and remove style items from a selected collection level using the Item Collection Detail program (PCW081).

You use the Item Collection Detail program to:

  • Display collection details in the Collection Level field in the header on the Style Item Collection Detail form.

    The Collection Level field displays the hierarchy for the selected collection level to which style items are being added or removed. This field is noneditable.

  • Add a style item to the collection by selecting the row and clicking Select.

  • Display existing and new style items included in the collection in aqua color highlight in the grid.

  • Remove a style item from the collection by selecting the row and clicking Select.

  • Display removed style items in red color highlight in the grid.

To view the items in the collection, you use the Collection Detail by Style Item program (PCW082) which you access through the View Style Items option on the Row menu of the Collection Detail program (PCW08). The Collection Detail by Style Item form displays the hierarchy of the selected collection level in the Collection Level field in the form header.

The collection detail information, such as different levels and style items that exist in a collection, is stored in the Collection Detail table (FCW07).