Acrylic Idea Factory Integration
IN THIS GUIDE
Overview
Setup
Integration Settings
Product Settings
Shipping Class Match
Sending Orders to Acrylic Idea Factory
Overview
Order Desk can submit your print on demand orders to Acrylic Idea Factory. As Acrylic Idea Factory fulfills your orders, the shipment info will automatically be pulled back into your orders here in Order Desk and sent back to the original shopping cart, if your store is set up for that.
This guide will explain how to set up the Acrylic Idea Factory integration and will provide an overview of the different settings within this integration.
Setup
To connect to Acrylic Idea Factory, click on Manage Integrations in the left sidebar. Under the Print on Demand tab, find and click to enable the Acrylic Idea Factory integration.
Alternatively, search for Acrylic Idea Factory from the available integration search:
On the Acrylic Idea Factory setup page, select your Environment and enter the API Token provided to you by Acrylic Idea Factory.
Please note that Order Desk isn’t able to help find or reset your credentials, as they can only be provided by Acrylic Idea Factory.
Integration Settings
Once connected, you will have a few settings where you can set your preferences for this integration.
Default Shipping Method
Select the default shipping method you want Acrylic Idea Factory to use for your orders. The shipping method chosen will be used for all orders where the method on the order does not match any of Acrylic Idea Factory's shipping method names.
If you need to apply specific methods for certain orders, match your method names to Acrylic Idea Factory's names in the Shipping Class Match section below.
After Shipment, Move To
Select the folder you want orders to be moved into when Acrylic Idea Factory sends shipment details back into Order Desk.
If Canceled, Move To
Select the folder you want orders to be moved into if they are cancelled at Acrylic Idea Factory.
Shipping Account Number
Enter the shipping account number you want Acrylic Idea Factory to use for your shipments.
Product Settings
For more information on what the product settings within the Acrylic Idea Factory integration do, please read the Print on Demand Product Settings guide.
Shipping Class Match
The shipping methods that you have set up in your shopping cart(s) may not match the methods that Acrylic Idea Factory uses. To make sure your shipping preferences are sent through to Acrylic Idea Factory with each order, match your methods to theirs in the shipping class match feature. If matches aren't made, Acrylic Idea Factory will use your default preference set above.
To learn in more detail about how to set up your shipping class matches, see the shipping class match guide.
Sending Orders to Acrylic Idea Factory
Getting your orders ready to send to Acrylic Idea Factory will take some set up time. For a detailed walkthrough of how to use Order Desk with your Print on Demand orders, please read through our Print on Demand Fulfillment guide.
Preparing Your Items
The following fields can be set as variations or item metadata for each order item.
| Field Name | Field Description |
| print_sku | Acrylic Idea Factory's product code for the item. |
| print_url_1 | Link to artwork file. This can be a PDF file with .pdf as the extension or a JPG file with .jpg as the extension. Google Drive cannot be used to host files. For multi-print items, use print_url_1 and print_url_2. |
| print_type | Use either ap for acrylic prints or eng for engrave. |
| print_thumbnail_x | Use to pass a thumbnail of your artwork file. Corresponds to ItemPrintThumbnail in Acrylic Idea Factory. For multi-print items, use print_thumbnail_1 and print_thumbnail_2. |
| print_tag_x | Set print tag. Options include Solo, Front, Back, Panel One, Panel Two, and Panel Three. For multi-print options, use print_tag_1 and print_tag_2. |
Preparing Your Orders
The following fields can be set as checkout data or order metadata to specify what gets sent to Acrylic Idea Factory:
| Field Name | Field Value |
| ShippingAccount | Third-party shipping account number to be used for the order. This will overwrite the default Shipping Account Number setting. |
| ExternalComments | Use to pass external order notes. |
If you are unfamiliar with checkout data, please first read the How to Work with CheckoutData guide.