Introduction

Alerts in the Live stage allow for quick identification of incompatibilities with the catalog and specifications during production. They facilitate real-time quality control and ensure the compliance of your shootings.

Configuration of Alerts

Accessing Settings

To configure alerts, go to the production settings, section Alerts and workflow (accessible to production producers).

Types of Alerts Available

You can activate or deactivate the following alerts according to your needs:

• Absence of ICC Profile: Detects files without a color profile‍
• References outside the catalog: Signals references not present in your catalog‍
• Views outside the shotlist: Identifies shots not planned in the shotlist‍
• References not listed in the products to shoot: Alerts on references not planned in the production's shooting references‍
• Missing views for references to shoot: Checks completeness according to the specifications‍
• Strict control of file names: Verifies the conformity of naming according to your rules

Simply check the alerts you wish to activate.

• Grand Shooting does not detect the reference: This automatic alert indicates that the recognition of references and views does not match the names of the uploaded files.

Setting up Strict Control of File Names

This alert uses an advanced configuration by regular expression (regexp) to define the expected naming pattern.

Example of pattern: [A-Z]+_[0-9]+\.(jpg|JPG) for a format ABC_01.jpg

Here are some rules for creating the pattern:

Basic Elements:

• [A-Z] = an uppercase letter (from A to Z)
• [0-9] = a digit (from 0 to 9)
• [a-z] = a lowercase letter (from a to z)
• _ = the underscore character
• - = the dash character
• \. = a dot (the backslash escapes the dot)

Quantifiers:

• + = one or more characters of the preceding type
• * = zero or more characters of the preceding type
• {3} = exactly 3 characters of the preceding type

Delimiters:

• ^ = start of string (the name must start with...)
• $ = end of string (the name must end with...)
• | = OR (jpg OR JPG)
• () = group (to group alternatives)

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You can also use a generic variable type (.*) which captures any sequence of characters, of any length (even empty).

Concrete Examples:

File name: ABC_123.jpg
Integrated pattern: (.*)_(.*).jpg
(.*) -> captures ABC
(.*) -> captures 123

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In the Example column, you indicate the expected naming to have an instant validation of your pattern.

Viewing Alerts in the Live

Files affected by an alert are outlined in red in the Live interface. A specific icon indicates the type of alert detected. These alerts are also visible in the Excel display.

Resolving Alerts

In case of alerts, here are the different ways to correct them.

• Absence of ICC Profile: Reload the files by integrating the desired ICC profile during import.
• References outside the catalog: Check the naming of your files. If the naming is correct, upload the catalog with the missing reference.
• References not listed in the products to shoot: Check the naming of your files. If the naming is correct, add the references in the list of products to shoot from the production settings.
• Missing views for references to shoot: Complete the shooting by taking the missing views according to your specifications.
• Strict control of file names: Rename your files according to the configured pattern or adjust the pattern if necessary.
• Grand Shooting does not detect the reference: Check the naming of your files. If the naming is correct, configure the recognition of references and views.

Alerts are not blocking for the continuation of the process on Grand Shooting. However, an unresolved alert may impact the online listing of products on the e-commerce site (especially if the files are not correctly named).

We recommend not to touch the alerts once the post-production stage has started, as there may be discrepancies between the raw files and the retouched files.

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Do not hesitate to integrate the desired alerts into the production templates. They will thus be automatically activated at the creation of productions.

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