Colour Selection Group

The Colour Selection Group screen is used to manage colour selection sections and groups. Each colour selection group belongs to a defined section that identifies a major selection area of a house.

A colour selection group that has no parent not only is displayed in the Group column of the screen, but will also appear in the list of Framework ECMsections on the left side of the screen. Each section (or highest level group) can then have one or more groups assigned to it.

One or more colour selection groups may belong to each colour selection section. When adding new colour selection groups, the parent section must be selected, and the order entered. This will determine the sequence in which new sections and groups will appear on the template.

Colour Selection Profile

The Colour Selection Profile screen manages the individual colour selection items that can be selected for inclusion in a template.

Each colour selection item contains a profile that identifies its properties such as manufacturer, colour, price range group, etc. There are three levels of profiles in colour selection. All items have at least one profile.

Where an item has only one or two profiles, the levels that do not have an assigned profile of Not Applicable.

Dependencies only occur when one level is dependent on the attributes of the preceding level.

Example

The profile dependency for bricks may include:
- Level 1: Manufacturer
- Level 2: Brick groups
- Level 3: Brick types available within each brick group

Colour Selection Item

The Colour Selection Item screen manages each item in a colour selection. All items are listed according to the section and group to which it belongs.

After creating profiles for the colour selection item, it must then be assigned to a section and group.

Colour Selection Template

Once a new colour selection item has been entered, it must be included in a colour selection template before it can be viewed on the Colour Selection screen.

The Colour Selection Template screen manages colour selection templates. All active colour selection templates are available for selection via the Colour Selection screen.

As colours, suppliers, manufacturers, and trends change, there may be a need to produce an entirely new colour selection template. A new template can be assembled or copied from a previous template. When a new template is entered to the system, each item must be individually added or created.

Procedures

Creating A Blank Colour Selection Template

Click New. The General tab of the Template dialog will be displayed.
Enter the details.
Select the Items tab.
Enter the details.
Click OK. The dialog will close and a new template will be created.

Copying A Colour Selection Template

From the Templates list, select a colour selection template to be copied.
Click New. The Copy Selected Template confirmation prompt will appear.
Click Yes to copy the selected template. The General tab of the Template dialog will be displayed.
Enter or modify the details.
Select the Items tab.
Enter the details.
Click OK. The dialog will close and a new colour selection template will be added.