Connecting ESP Colour to Order Desk

Order Desk can be used to receive and manage orders from multiple sales channels before sending them to ESP Colour for fulfillment.

Setup

First, click on Manage Integrations in the left sidebar. You can find Esp Colour within the Print on Demand tab, or by typing “ESP Colour” in the integration search bar. Click “Enable” to install the integration.

Once you’ve enabled the integration, you’ll need to enter some additional information to successfully complete this connection.

Your Source Account Name, Access Token, and Secret Access Key will all be provided by ESP Colour. Order Desk is unable to access this information for you.

Once all information has been entered, click Connect to ESP Colour to continue.

Integration Settings

After successfully connecting to ESP Colour, you’ll see a few configuration options.

After Import, Move To

Select the folder you want orders to be moved into after they are successfully sent to ESP Colour.

You can use one of the default folders already in your store or create your own. Read the Working with Folders guide for more information.

After Shipment, Move To

Select the folder you want orders to be moved into when ESP Colour returns tracking details to Order Desk.

If Canceled, Move To

Use this setting if you’d like to move an order into a specific folder when an order is canceled.

Default Carrier Code

Set the default carrier code you want ESP Colour to use for your shipments.

Default Carrier Service

Set the default carrier service you want ESP Colour to use for your shipments.

Default Shipping Alias

The default shipping alias as supplied by your printer.

Optional Routing URL

This optional setting can be used if ESP Colour gives you a routing URL directly.

Postback URL

Give this URL to ESP Colour. They will use it to connect to your Order Desk account and send shipment details back to your orders automatically.

Remove Barcodes

If there are barcodes on your order that don’t need to be submitted to your printer, select this option to remove barcodes from orders before they are sent to ESP Colour.

Store Information

Enter the address and contact information for your store.

Product Settings

For more information on what the product settings within the ESP Colour integration do, please read the Print on Demand Product Settings guide.

Sending Orders to ESP Colour

Sending orders to your printer through ESP Colour will initially take some preparation before it can happen automatically. For complete instructions on how to use Order Desk with your print on demand orders, please take a few moments to read through the Print on Demand Fulfillment guide.

Preparing Your Orders

The following fields can be set as checkout data or order metadata to change what is sent to your printer for a specific order:

Field Name	Field Description
PackingSlip	The URL of the PDF to be printed and included with the shipment. Details here.
MISCode	Field for storing MIS customer ID.
PrintType	Default to digital. Options are: digital or litho.
PONumber	Customer PO Number.
AdditionalInformation	Any information to be passed into the Additional Information field.
ShippingAlias	The shipping alias as supplied by your printer if different from the default. Will be used in preference to carrier code/service.
ShipmentCarrierCode	Set the carrier code expected on the shipment details from your printer. This reduces confusion on the carrier in cases where the ShippingAlias is not a standard carrier name.
CarrierCode	The name for the carrier if different from the default.
CarrierService	The name for the carrier service if different from the default.
Tags	Enter a tag or tags for the order. Multiple tags should be separated by comma
ShippingLabel	Add your own shipping label to the order.

If you are unfamiliar with checkout data, please first read the How to Work with Checkout Data 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	Your printer’s product code for the item.
print_url	Link to artwork file for the item.
print_location	Location for artwork for multi-print items. Use print_location_1, print_location_2 to match to print_url_1, print_url_2, etc. “Front” will be used if no print_location field is added to an item.
Barcode	Customer specified barcode. Can be used if the barcode is already on the artwork provided.
Binding	Defaults to none. Options are: perfect, saddle, wiro, pur, threadSawn.
Folding	Defaults to none. Options are: half, gate, cross, concert, z, 2, 3, none.
ShrinkWrap	Enter 1 or True if the item should be shrink-wrapped.
StockID	Stock ID For Lookup (stock items only).
Tags	Enter a tag or tags for the order. Multiple tags should be separated by comma.
print_gift_x	Add gift notes to items using print_gift_1, print_gift_2, and so on.
print_note_x	If required by your HP Site Flow provider, sets the note attribute to items using print_note_1, print_note_2, and so on.
print_attributes_x	Add attributes to items using the format ATTRIBUTE NAME|ATTRIBUTE VALUE. Use print_attributes_1, print_attributes_2, etc. to associate the attributes with the corresponding print_url number. If a single print_url has multiple attributes, set them in the corresponding print_attributes component, separated by a semi-colon, such as print_attributes_1 = ATTRIBUTE NAME|ATTRIBUTE VALUE;ATTRIBUTE NAME|ATTRIBUTE VALUE.
pages_x	Use to with print_url_x to define the number of pages.
InfoTechCopies	Use to set the info tech copy quantity.