Templates
Item Manager
View and edit individual template elements — drawing spaces, text items, and image placeholders — in a structured tree view.
The Item Manager provides a structured, tree-based view of all elements within a product template. While Admin Mode lets you configure items visually on the canvas, the Item Manager presents the same information in a table format — useful for reviewing element properties across the entire template at a glance.
Accessing the Item Manager
- From your Unified Admin, go to Products > Product List.
- Open a product for editing.
- In the right sidebar, click Actions > Item Manager.
The Item Manager opens as a dedicated page with the product's template structure.
Interface
The page is divided into two panels:
- Left panel: A tree view showing all template nodes organized hierarchically. Click any node to select it for editing.
- Right panel: A property editor for the selected node. The fields shown depend on the node type.
Node Types
Nodes in the tree are identified by suffix:
| Suffix | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
_d | Drawing Space | Represents a page or panel of the product. Contains the page dimensions, bleed values, and background settings. |
_t | Text Item | An editable text element on the canvas. Contains text content, font settings, sizing constraints, and editing permissions. |
_i | Image Item | An editable image placeholder on the canvas. Contains fit method, effect permissions, and bounding box dimensions. |
Items are displayed in draw order — the order they are rendered on the canvas from back to front.
Drawing Space Properties
When you select a drawing space node, the right panel shows page-level settings.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the page or panel (e.g., "Front", "Back", "Inside Left"). |
| Width / Height | The page dimensions in the product's configured units. |
| Bleed | Bleed values for each side (top, bottom, left, right). |
| Background Color | Optional background color for the page canvas. |
Text Item Properties
When you select a text item node, the right panel shows text-specific settings. These are the same properties configurable in Admin Mode, presented in form layout.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Tag Name | Unique identifier for this item on its page. Used by the Rules Engine and Autofill Profiles to target this item. |
| Display Name | Human-readable label shown in the editor's layers panel and admin interfaces. |
| Content | The default text content for this item. |
| Item Group | Optional group identifier. Items with matching groups are treated as a visual unit. |
| Replace Order | Ordering value used by rule actions that target multiple items. |
| Include in Final | Whether this item appears in the final print-ready output. |
| Allow Changes | Whether customers can edit this item. When disabled, the item is locked on the canvas. This is the primary control for Simple Editor mode — only items with Allow Changes enabled appear as editable fields. |
| Allow Change Position | Whether customers can move this item on the canvas. |
| Allow Rotation | Whether customers can rotate this item. |
| Allow Opacity | Whether customers can adjust this item's transparency. |
| Always On Top | Forces this item to render above all other items regardless of layer order. |
| Sizing Mode | Wrap (multi-line with word wrap), No Wrap (single line), or Scale to Fit (auto-sizes text to fill the bounding box). |
| Default Font Size | The initial font size when the editor loads. |
| Min / Max Font Size | Constrains the font size range customers can select. |
| Max Characters | Maximum number of characters allowed in this text field. |
| Max Lines | Maximum number of lines (for multi-line text items). |
| Multi-Line | Whether the text item supports line breaks. |
| Allow Alignment | Whether customers can change text alignment (left, center, right, justify). |
| Allow Leading | Whether customers can adjust line spacing. |
| Allow Shadow | Whether customers can add drop shadows to text. |
| Allow Outline | Whether customers can add text outlines/strokes. |
| Allow Font Color Change | Whether customers can change the text color. |
| Allow Font Size Change | Whether customers can change the font size. |
| Allow Font Style Change | Whether customers can change the font family. |
| Vertical Alignment | Vertical position within the bounding box: Top, Center, or Bottom. Only applies in Simple Editor mode. |
| Template Proxy | Enable mustache template rendering for this item. See Admin Mode for details on template proxies. |
Image Item Properties
When you select an image item node, the right panel shows image-specific settings.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Tag Name | Unique identifier for this item on its page. |
| Display Name | Human-readable label shown in editor interfaces. |
| Item Group | Optional group identifier for related items. |
| Replace Order | Ordering value for rule action targeting. |
| Include in Final | Whether this item appears in the final print output. |
| Allow Changes | Whether customers can replace the image. |
| Allow Change Position | Whether customers can move this item. |
| Allow Rotation | Whether customers can rotate this item. |
| Allow Opacity | Whether customers can adjust transparency. |
| Always On Top | Forces this item above all others. |
| Auto Fit Method | Fit to Mask (scales to fit within the frame) or Fit to Box (scales to fill the frame, cropping overflow). |
| Allow Border | Whether customers can add a border around the image. |
| Allow Effects | Whether customers can apply image effects (brightness, contrast, filters). |
| Allow Shadow | Whether customers can add a drop shadow. |
| Hide Warning | Suppresses the low-resolution warning when a customer uploads an image below the recommended DPI. |
Item Manager vs Admin Mode
Both the Item Manager and Admin Mode let you configure the same item properties. Choose based on your workflow:
| Task | Best Tool |
|---|---|
| Review all items and their properties at a glance | Item Manager |
| Bulk-check tag names and permissions across the template | Item Manager |
| Visually position and resize elements on the canvas | Admin Mode |
| Test the customer editing experience in context | Admin Mode |
| Configure template proxy / mustache variables | Admin Mode |
Associations
Print Store
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Products | The Item Manager is accessed from the product edit page sidebar via Actions > Item Manager. It operates on the template attached to the current product. |
Print Editor
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Admin Mode | Admin Mode provides a visual, canvas-based alternative for the same item properties. Changes made in either tool are reflected in both. |
| IDML Templates | After importing an IDML file, use the Item Manager to verify that text frames and image placeholders were extracted correctly. |
| Product Setup | Item properties like Allow Changes and tag names configured here directly affect how the product behaves with the editor mode and UI toggle settings. |
| Simple Editor | Only items with Allow Changes enabled appear as editable fields in Simple Editor mode. Tag names configured here are used for autofill matching. |
Print CAD
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| Parametric Standards | Products generated from parametric standards have their template structure auto-created from the Print CAD geometry. The Item Manager shows these generated elements for review. |
Related Pages
- Admin Mode — visual canvas-based alternative for configuring the same item properties
- IDML Templates — verify imported InDesign template structure in the Item Manager
- Template Data — import or export the template file reviewed in the Item Manager
- Product Setup — editor mode and UI toggles affected by item properties set here
- Products — access the Item Manager from the product edit page sidebar