PriceCal Tutorial

Whether you're setting up your first product or fine-tuning complex pricing rules, these tutorials will help you get the most out of PriceCal. Follow along step-by-step to automate your pricing, reduce manual work, and set up your branded storefront. No technical skills needed – our presets and guides make setup straightforward. Pick a tutorial below and start streamlining your quoting process today.

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Product Setup (API)

🌐 API Integration: Connect Your Print Supplier’s API Seamlessly

PriceCal enables you to connect directly with your print supplier’s API, automating price synchronization, product updates, and order processing — all within your system. This powerful integration removes the need for manual data entry, reduces human error, and ensures your customers always see the latest and most accurate pricing.

Currently, PriceCal supports integration with:
✅ Expressprint (Singapore)
✅ Excard (Malaysia)
✅ PrintPro (Malaysia)

If you wish to connect with additional print suppliers, you’ll need assistance from an IT or software development vendor to build a Processing Application that bridges communication between PriceCal and the supplier’s system.

⚙️ How API Works

Let’s say you’re running an online print shop and want to resell products from Expressprint (Singapore).
Instead of manually updating prices or uploading new product data, the API integration allows PriceCal to:

  • Automatically retrieve real-time pricing and product data from Expressprint.

  • Update prices instantly whenever Expressprint changes its rates.

  • Streamline order processing by syncing directly with your supplier’s system.

This ensures your storefront stays up to date with minimal effort — no more manual price updates, fewer mistakes, and a smoother, faster customer experience.

🧭  Navigating to API Product Creation

  1. Go to your Product Dashboard.

    • Data Source Sorting [a] – Filter to view products from the same data source.

    • Assign Profit Margin [b] – Apply one profit margin setup to multiple products at once.

  2. To create or manage a product, click Add Product – Start a new product setup.

    • Edit [c] – Modify existing product details.

    • Duplicate [d] – Clone an existing product setup to reuse its structure.

    • Delete [e] – Remove unused or outdated products.

🧱 Create a API product

Step-by-Step Setup

  1. Select “API” as your product category.

  2. Enter a unique code (up to 8 characters).

  3. Input your Product Name based on the API product source you selected

  4. Add a short Description to identify production type. Example: “Own Production”, “Outsource Production”

  5. (Optional) Choose your Rounding Price— round price up/down to achieve integer pricing.

  6. Enter a Slug Name to create a product link.

    Example: Slug “button badge” → your link will be https://lite.printmart.cc/products/button-badge
    If no slug is specified, a random code will be used.

  7. Upload Product Images (up to 10).

  8. Fill in your Product Details and Specifications, such as product, print specs, and production days.

  9. (Optional) Set a Min Order Amount.
    💡 Tip: Regardless of the print quantity or total price, there will be a minimum charge unless the calculated price exceeds the minimum order amount.

  10. Assemble Product API Source and Components. All options and prices for API products are provided by third-party print providers.
    You can still add extra services, margins, or options using the Components section.

    • API [a]: Select the API and Product source you want to resell

    • Add Component [b]: Add or create a new component (e.g., Artwork Service, Timeline).

    • Edit [c]: Modify component setup (changes sync to all products using this component).

    • Delete [d]: Remove the component from the current product.

🔸 Optional System & Custom Components

Add these depending on your product requirements:

    • Production Timeline – Offer flexible production speed (Normal / Guaranteed Date).

    • Artwork Service – Design or setup service options if applicable.

    • File Upload – Enable file upload and select storage location (WordPress or Dropbox). [Only displayed after integration into WordPress website]

    • Custom Fields – Collect extra info or artwork links (e.g., Google Drive link, ).[Only displayed after integration into WordPress website]

    • Profit Margin – Apply different profit percentage levels.

🧾 Additional Info [e]: Get instant calculation insights

      • Financial Overview – Displays applied profit margin

11. Finalize the Product

After setting up all details and components:

      • Click “Save as Active” to publish the product to your storefront.

      • (Optional) Click “Save as Draft [f]” to keep the product inactive and hidden from the shop until ready.

💡 Why Use API Products

API Products allow you to sell a wide range of print types — from business cards to large format banners —
without owning multiple printing machines or having in-depth print production knowledge.

By connecting to partner APIs, you can easily expand your product catalog, automate pricing, and increase profit margins with minimal operational cost.

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API

SC-Sheet calculates printing costs by determining the number of large sheets required based on material, size, printing method, and quantity.

For example, if a customer orders 1,000 business cards (89mm x 54mm), SC-Sheet calculates how many fit on a standard sheet, the total sheets needed, and the printing cost. Additional finishing like lamination or diecut is factored in separately, ensuring precise pricing while optimizing material usage and profitability.

What products are best suited for API?

Click on the products below to see API in action!

SC-Sheet

SC-Sheet calculates printing costs by determining the number of large sheets required based on material, size, printing method, and quantity.

For example, if a customer orders 1,000 business cards (89mm x 54mm), SC-Sheet calculates how many fit on a standard sheet, the total sheets needed, and the printing cost. Additional finishing like lamination or diecut is factored in separately, ensuring precise pricing while optimizing material usage and profitability.

What products are best suited for SC-Sheet?

Click on the products below to see SC-Sheet in action!

CSV

CSV is the most flexible way to manage and price products with fixed options or variations that don’t require dynamic calculations. Ideal for products with pre-set combinations of attributes like size, material, finish, and quantity, CSV enables
printers to create custom pricing tables in Excel (CSV format). Once the table is computed, simply upload it into PriceCal, and our Price Calculator will convert it into a systematic selection, generating the price based on the chosen options.

For instance, when calculating the price for a roll-up standee, printers can set up variables like type (e.g., Standard, Deluxe), size (Small, Medium, Large), print method (Digital, Offset), and quantity (e.g., 1, 5, 10). These variables are then organized in a CSV file, and upon upload, the system will automatically generate the correct pricing based on the selected options.

What products are best suited for CSV?

Click on the products below to see CSV in action!

  • Banners (Size, Material, Print Method, Quantity)
  • Packaging Boxes (Type, Size, Printing Method, Finishing)
  • Signage (Material, Size, Print Method, Quantity)
  • Stationery (Size, Material, Print Method, Quantity)
  • Promotional Products (Type, Design, Print Location, Quantity)

SC-Packaging

SC-Packaging is designed to handle pricing for packaging products such as boxes and cartons by calculating costs based on material, size, and finishing components. Through our strategic partnership with Pacdora, printers gain access
to a wide variety of box models, including double tuck boxes, auto-lock boxes, mailer boxes, and more.

This tool works similarly to SC-Sheet by calculating the open size of the selected box model and using the input dimensions to determine material usage, printing costs, and additional finishing. Components like gluing, die-cutting, and assembly costs can be seamlessly factored into the pricing

For example, if a customer orders 2,000 auto-lock boxes measuring 200mm x 150mm x 100mm, SC-Packaging will generate the total material required based on the box’s flat layout, calculate the printing and die-cutting costs, and include any finishing or assembly charges.

Exciting Benefits from Our Pacdora Partnership

Thanks to this collaboration, printers can now:

✅ Retrieve dielines instantly upon customer order.

✅ Offer customers access to Pacdora’s design studio to create and edit packaging
artwork effortlessly.

What products are best suited for SC-Packaging?

Click on the products below to see SC-Packaging in action!

SC-Item

SC-Item is designed for pricing single-item print customization, making it ideal for products like apparel, drinkware, and promotional merchandise. Unlike other pricing tools, SC-Item allows for flexible order quantities across different variations, such as sizes, colors, and print locations.

For example, in t-shirt printing, customers can choose to print on the front, back, or sleeves and place an order with specific quantity breakdowns—20 Large, 10 Small, 15 Medium, etc. SC-Item calculates the cost based on the print locations, total quantity, and any additional customization options like embroidery, heat transfer, or DTF printing.

What products are best suited for SC-Item?

Click on the products below to see SC-Item in action!

SC-Booklet

SC-Booklet is designed to generate precise pricing for multi-page products like booklets, catalogs, and magazines by calculating the material cost, printing method, and binding requirements. It determines the number of sheets required to fulfill an order based on the total number of pages, paper type, and sheet size. Additionally, SC-Booklet supports various binding methods, including saddle stitching and perfect binding, ensuring flexibility in product customization.

For example, if a customer orders 500 copies of a 32-page booklet, SC-Booklet calculates the number of large sheets needed based on the imposition layout. If the inner pages are printed on 150gsm matte paper and the cover on 300gsm glossy
paper, it determines how many sheets of each material are required and factors in the printing and finishing costs accordingly. The system also accommodates add-ons like spot UV, lamination, and special finishes.

What products are best suited for SC-Booklet?

Click on the products below to see SC-Booklet in action!

  • Corporate brochures
  • Annual reports
  • Event programs
  • Product catalogs
  • Training manuals
  • Magazines
  • Cookbooks
  • Portfolios
  • School yearbooks
  • Art books

SC-Area

SC-Area calculates printing costs based on the total print area (sq ft). When a user enters the length and width of the final print, SC-Area determines the total printable area and generates the cost accordingly. It also factors in additional finishing based on the perimeter, making it ideal for products that require eyelets, frames, or poles.

For example, if a customer orders a banner measuring 10ft x 3ft, SC-Area will calculate the total print area (30 sq ft) and generate the cost. If finishing options like eyelets every 2ft or a poles are added, SC-Area factors in these costs based on the perimeter. This tool is perfect for large-format prints such as banners, buntings, billboards, and signage, ensuring accurate pricing and seamless cost calculation.

What products are best suited for SC-Area?

Click on the products below to see SC-Area in action!

  • Magnetic signs
  • Metal / Aluminum signs
  • Die-cut stickers (large format)
  • PVC boards (Forex board prints)
  • Corflute / Corrugated plastic signs
  • Canvas prints
  • Tension fabric displays
  • Construction site signage
  • Directional & wayfinding signs
  • Table covers & table runners
  • Street pole banners
  • Retail window clings
  • Estate agent boards
  • Event standees & cutouts
  • Door signs & nameplates

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