Chroma is Creative Force's mobile application, focused on sample management and other functions leading up to the shooting process. From barcode scanning to complex multi-action scan flows, Chroma packs all the power of Creative Force right into the palm of your hand. In tandem with Creative Force's Outfits functionality, you can use Chroma to manage your Shop the Look and other styling functions easily.
Getting Started
Outfit functionality in Chroma can be accessed in a number of ways, depending on where you are in the application and what you intend to do as an end result.
If it is your first time working with the concept of Outfits in Creative Force, we highly recommend you review the 'Overview' & 'Outfit Components' section of our dedicated article on Outfits, found here.
Accessing Outfits
Existing Outfits can be accessed in the app by:
Searching for the Outfit Code via the Search Tab |
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Scanning a label with an Outfit Code in the Scan Tab |
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By reviewing the 'Styling' tab of a Product Request or Sample overview. |
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Outfit Overview
Regardless of where you access the Outfit from, the resulting overview panel for the Outfit will appear the same, with tabs for reviewing relevant information and unique actions that can be performed.
View Tab | Description |
Actions | Initiate certain actions specific to the Outfit directly. |
Overview | View pertinent information for the Outfit, such as the Primary Product Code, outfit-level properties, & styling images. |
Product Requests | Shows a list of the Product Requests the Outfit is currently associated with. |
Outfit Action | Description |
Edit Outfit | Enter the outfit builder, where you can view the currently assigned products that make up the outfit, delete them, or add new secondary products. |
Settings & Properties | Change information related to the Product Request directly, separated into three distinct tabs. → Settings: change the outfit code or outfit name → Properties: review and change the values for any outfit level properties. |
Add Styling Image | Upload or capture a new image to use as a styling image for the outfit. |
Delete Outfit | Deletes the Outfit from the system and returns you to the activity tab, where it will no longer appear as an entry. |
Debug Info | Copies the outfit level debug information to your system clipboard. This is useful when troubleshooting issues with the Creative Force Support team. |
Editing Outfits
When editing an existing Outfit, you will have multiple edit options available:
Add Secondary Product |
Select 'Add' to scan a new item as a secondary product code for the Outfit. |
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Reorder Secondary Products |
Long-touch an item to activate and reorder it with the grab panel. |
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Delete Secondary Product |
Long touch and swipe right in from the right edge to remove a secondary product. |
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Create New Outfits
There are two ways to build an Outfit from scratch in Chroma: one when building from a Primary Products overview, and the other via an unordered Sample Collection.
From Primary
To build an Outfit from scratch via a Primary Product, you will first need to bring up the Actions menu for the Product Request or the Sample related to the Product Request you wish to use as the Primary Product Code for the Outfit.
From the Styling Tab, select 'Create Outfit' → select 'Add Secondary Products' → then, scan the label for the secondary Product.
After adding at least one secondary product, you will have the option to 'Add' more secondary products, or select 'Save' at the top right to create your new Outfit.
From Collection
You can also access the Outfit Builder by creating a Sample Collection in the Scan Tab. First scan one label, then hit 'Add' to scan additional barcodes.
Once you have scanned all the items for the Collection, expand it and select 'Create Outfit.' You will be shown a list of all the Product Requests scanned– select which Product should serve as the Primary Product, and the remaining items will be added as secondary products.
From here, you will just need to hit 'Save' at the top right corner of the screen to create your new Outfit.
Create Outfit Warning
When you use Create Outfit for a product that already has production work for that shooting type (e.g., Flats), Chroma checks the existing production tasks. It will show a pop-up warning if one of the following conditions is true:
At least one production task for that product/shooting type is already In Progress or Done
At least one existing task already has an outfit attached.
The options presented are for you to confirm how you want to handle the new outfit rather than silently changing finished work.
Continue Option | Description |
Create New Outfit | Chroma spins up a fresh, separate set of production tasks for that same product/shooting type, and the new outfit gets its own independent production workflow. The finished production is left untouched. |
Add to Existing Tasks | The new outfit is attached to the already-existing production for that product/shooting type. No new tasks are created; the outfit rides on the same production set that's already In Progress/Done. |
Cancel | Backs out with no changes. |