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natific AG ColorWarehouseUser Guide

The ColorWarehouse

Introduction

Real-time access to your color qualityThe ColorWarehouse allows you to compare the same color from multiple suppliers and to track color coordination and consistency for the first of production and all subsequent production lots. You and your supply chain partners can take immediate action on production that does not meet quality standards.

The system is also a valuable tool for dyeing operations. The dyeing facility can track performance by color, dyeing machine and fabric type. Trends in colors can be analyzed to inform the dye house on colors that may need process or dye formulation adjustments.

Evaluate the performance of each supplier using statistical analysis of production over a given time. This will help you to make an objective assessment of the supplier’s quality. Supplier ranking reports are available for a comparison of peers in the supply matrix.

This user manual is intended as a basic introduction into the ColorWarehouse features and functionality. Please feel free to explore and contact [email protected] should you have any questions.

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Contents

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Global Performance Overview 4– 12

Viewing Samples by Supplier 13 – 22

Color Summary 23 – 31

Last Seen 32 – 33

New Samples 34 – 35

Notifications 36 – 38

Sample Search 39 – 41

Editing Custom Fields 42 – 45

Process Score 46 – 51

Compare Shades 52 – 59

Creating Preset Views 60 – 63

WhiteWarehouse 64 – 67

Submitting Production Readings 68 – 75

• ColorWarehouse Landing Page• Your Global Color Performance

• Navigate to https://cwh.natific.com

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• Enter your Username and Password then click Login

Landing Page - Main Navigation Buttons

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Back

Home

Change Password

Exit

natific ColorWarehouse navigation

• natific ColorWarehouse - Definitions

• Important notice: In the CWH please feel free to explore!

While moving the over an active field it will turn into a , you

may click the area and find more information.

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What do these terms mean?L4 = Less than 1.0 Decmc in the primary light source L5 = Less than 0.60 Decmc in the primary light source CAP Level = mill performance level all samples for the date rangeData Hygiene is the % of custom fields completed.


• Other CWH functions

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• Other CWH functions

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• Search function

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• Meat Ball View – Choose this option - Bottom right Global View page• Red icons - Corrective action may be needed.

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• Meat Ball view (Metameric samples)

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• Viewing Samples By Mill and Color• Production Monitoring and Reporting

Select a Mill location by Clicking on the mill Name

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Mill View – See Results by Color

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• Choose a color by clicking on the Plot Icon

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• Two color plots are showna) Samples against the standardb) Precision Average - Samples against the average of all samples (this shows the reproducibility)

a) b)


• Metameric sample – identifed by the

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The Metamerism Limits are based on the brand tolerances


• Color Details View - Click on a sample name

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The chosen sample is displayed with the correct illuminants.


• Approval Form - may be printed for your records by selecting the AF icon.

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In the Plot view click on the required AF icon. A PDF file will be downloaded.


• Color Standard Confirmation

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No standard stored in the CWH.

Standard in the CWH has an identical spectral curve to the standard used in the dye-house.

Standard name in RED indicates the retailer’s standard in the CWH does not have an identical spectral curve to the standard used in the dye-house. (The mill should confirm the correct Color Standard is being used)


• Request Sample Deletion

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Click beside the sample to be deleted.

The sample removal request form will open. Enter the reason this sample should be deleted and click send.

The relevant Brand colourist will get an automatic e-mail and accept or reject the sample removal request.


• Export QTX File

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The QTX file can be exported and saved or shared if needed.

Color Summary Analyze, Filter, Report

Color SummaryQuickly Monitor and Report on all Production using One Simple View

Color Summary 1. Select date selection drop down value or enter a custom date range2. Click load

3. Set Records per page – lower left corner of the grid

4. Click Column Selection Arrow 5. Select Columns to be included in your view6. Click Apply Column Settings below the fields

Drag and Drop Column Headers onto the light green bar to sort by the selected column

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Use Filters to see specific samples

1. Select the filter command (like contains) from the drop down.2. Enter the value to filter at the bottom of the column (Black in this case).3. Hit Enter or Click apply filter bottom right of the page

Using the “Contains Black” Filter, All samples containing Black in the standard name are displayed.

Click the export to excel button to export your color summary to excel.

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Color Summary View -Editing

Multiple lines that are adjacent • Note - special keys for multiple line selection.

• If the lines to be edited are all adjacent click on the first line to be edited and then press the shift key on the keyboard and page down to the line you want to stop at. Click the last line and then click on the field to be edited. Make the edit in the field you want to update.

• Edits can be for any editable field. This will make the same change to all lines selected that are adjacent in the grid.

• When selecting different lines (samples) that are not adjacent, press ctrl and then select (click on) the lines you want to update one at a time. Change the fields you want to edit and then click outside the grid to update all selected samples.

• Please note if you make a mistake in line selection with the CTRL click feature just press the ctrl key and click a line to deselect.

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Color Summary View -

Editing Multiple Samples that are

not adjacent • When selecting different lines ( samples ) that are not adjacent. Press

the ctrl key and then click on the lines you want to update one at a time.

• Change the fields you want to edit on one of the selected lines and then click outside the grid it will update all with the samples with selected.

• Please note if you make a mistake in line selection with the CTRL click feature just press the ctrl key and click a line to deselect.

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Color SummaryEdit Multiple lines with the same change

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Click on the field to be edited and enter the new value


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• Click anywhere outside of the grid and the save changes box will appear

Click yes to save your changes.


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• All selected lines will be updated with the entered data.

All selected samples are updated with the newly entered values

• Last Seen• Check your ColorWarehouse network connectivity

Last Seen

• The last seen view shows when your M3K installation last connected to the ColorWarehouse• Red means that the mill has not connected in at least 7 days

New SamplesCheck your most recent uploads

New SamplesThe new samples view shows the most recent submissions into the ColorWarehouse

NotificationsSign-up for immediate notification on out of compliance

product

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Notifications –click add new notification to send e-mail notifications for out of tolerance, metameric or samples with incomplete data

Click Add new notification

Enter the person to be notified, their e-mail address, the subscription type, and the supplier. Click save. Notifications are sent when the samples are uploaded to the ColorWarehouse.

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Notifications –click add new notification to send e-mail notifications for out of tolerance, metameric or samples with incomplete data

Click Add new notification

Enter the person to be notified, their e-mail address, the subscription type, and the supplier. Click save. Notifications are sent when the samples are uploaded to the ColorWarehouse.

Sample Search Locating a specific sample or samples

Sample Search - Enter a Partial Sample Number –View multiple samples with the entered characters / numbers in the sample name. Select the sample to be reviewed or edited

Sample Search – Home Page

1. Enter the complete sample number in the search field on the Home page.

2. Click on the search icon.

3. The edit page will open and the sample is ready for editing

Note: The edit grid allows preset configurations. Select the columns and save the preset. Same as the color summary view.

Editing Custom FieldsMaintain Data Hygiene

Editing Custom FieldsSimplified to help you enter all your data!

• The edit custom fields feature allows mills and brands to update custom field and fastness data if included.

• Some mills are now using the ColorWarehouse to track all production and capture testing data in one place!

• The sample search allows users to quickly find samples by sample number (batch or lot number from the mill)

• Search by exact sample name to minimize the number of samples returned.

• Finish one update and then search for the next sample on the same page!

• The editing grid features:• All columns selected as default. • You may save grid configurations (see save preset )• Edit in the grid!• Tab over to edit multiple fields on a request.• Drop downs where applicable• Click away from grid to save• Edit one or multiple samples during the same edit

session.• Use the same editing page from all links in the

ColorWarehouse

Edit Samples - From the Plots Page

2. All lots are shown in the edit grid. Edit and save on this page the same as explained earlier.

1. Click Edit Custom Fields

Edit Samples - The Mill Colors Page

2. All Samples for the color and selected date range are shown. Select one or multiple to edit at the same time.

1. Click the edit button.

Process Score

Statistical Analysis, KPI’s, Color and Supplier Ranking

Process Score - Color Performance

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To review Color Performance by Color select the color performance radio button and select a time period from the drop down or enter a date range using the date range selector.

Click on Master Standards to see a list of all colors produced for the selected date range.


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Select the color to be reported, click production beside submit types and then click generate pdf.

Open the generated pdf file to view the results


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To review Color Performance by Supplier select the color performance radio button and select a time period from the drop down or enter a date range using the date range selector.

Click on Suppliers to see a list of all suppliers for the selected date range.

Process Score - Supplier Color Performance

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Open the PDF to view the report.

Select the Supplier, click the production radio button and then click Generate PDF.

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Process Score - Supplier Ranking

1. Select the required date range from the drop down or by using the date range fields. 2. Click Generate Report.

The report will be generated for your review

Compare ShadesCheck Global Color Coordination

Multi-sourced Fabrics or Components

Compare Shades – Color Comparison View

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Click on the mode selection arrows to show data selection options.

Only colors with production in the database will show in the drop down

Enter the date range or season if usedClick Load (beside date range or season)Select the Standard you wish to viewClick Choose fabric for selected standards

Click on individual Fabrics or the Color Standard box to select all.

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Click Display Results

Select the Mill and Fabrics you wish to view

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Select the display type you would like to use to evaluate the samples.

Compare Colors - Results

• All fabrics and mills are shown on the first plot .• Then each mill and fabric selected are shown on individual plots .

• Samples are color coded by mill and fabric.

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Compare Colors – Trend Charts

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Samples are color coded by mill and fabric.

Compare Colors – Color Consistency

• All fabrics and mills are shown on the first plot .• Then each mill and fabric selected are shown on individual plots .

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Creating Preset Views

Design and store your own custom views

Color Summary Select Columns

Show only the columns you need in a preset view

Drag and drop headers to sort the data, add filters, set column widths, select the number of rows to display etc.

After you Design a Preset View – Save ItNeed to make a change? Just update the view and save the new settings

New Preset Existing Preset

WhiteWarehouseUsing natific nWDE Metrics to monitor your Optically

Brightened White Production

Once you have logged in to the ColorWarehouse click on the WhiteWarehouse icon on the page banner to open the WhiteWarehouse.

To go back to the ColorWarehouse click on

Whiteness Summary By Mill

natific Whiteness Results

• Select a sample to check thenatific Whiteness indices

• An nWDE of 1.5 or less should be visually acceptable

• All whiteness metrics are considered to give the nWDE

Submitting Samples to the ColorWarehouse

using Datacolor Tools

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ColorWarehouse The industry Standard in Production Monitoring

This instructional document reviews the color submission process using the QC software Datacolor Tools into the natific ColorWarehouse system.

Please contact natific with questions at [email protected]

ColorWarehouse Spectral Data Submission via Datacolor Tools

• In Datacolor Tools Select Screen Form

• Choose the Correct CAP Screen Form

• Open the Screen Form

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• Retrieve Std (Always Use the Master Digital Standard qtx)

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A standard can be retrieved in 2 different ways:1. Retrieve the Master Digital standard from

the tools database2. Import the Master Digital Standard QTX file


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• Store Master Digital Std in the PVH Standard Folder in the Tools database

Note: • All samples loaded into the ColorWarehouse must be submitted using the official Master Digital Standard qtx

file unless the approved lab dip is an FSRR approval. • For production that is being run based on FSRR lab dip or FSRR first of production approval you must create a

digital standard by measuring the FSRR approval and using that as std for measurements submitted into the ColorWarehouse.

• Any FSRR exceptions used as standard in the ColorWarehouse must always be named using the Color Name and Color Code first and then have an indication that it is an FSRR.

• The Official Master Digital Standard must be used to assess all labdips, color standards or production lots in the ColorWarehouse unless the brand approves an FSRR for the color material combination.

Color Standards should always be saved using the retailer’s Official Color Standard name as indicated in the Master Digital Standard qtx file.

ColorWarehouseSpectral Data Submission via Datacolor Tools

• Measure the production sample(s) according to the brand specifications. (E.g. conditioning, avg. of 4 readings, 90° rotating and repositioning. You must use the correct spectro settings for the brand)

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ColorWarehouseSpectral Data Submission via Datacolor Tools

• Fill out the custom fields (Custom fields vary according to the retailer)

• Update Store (save) the measured production sample in the Correct Brand ColorWarehouse Production folder.

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ColorWarehouse Spectral Data Submission M3K

• Once the Master Digital Standard and production samples are stored M3K will upload the data based on the time interval set in M3K.

• It may take up to 24 hours for the first readings to appear in the ColorWarehouse since natific must do system configurations once your installation is completed.

• After the initial set-up and configuration, the full calculations for new submissions will be available for review about 15 minutes after the data is sent by M3K to the ColorWarehouse. After this time you can view your results in the ColorWarehouse.

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Please Contact [email protected] any additional questions

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