Store your common Points of Measure in the Point of Measure Library to quickly build consistent Size Specs and Blocks.
Navigating the Point of Measure Library
You access the POM Library by clicking its dedicated icon in the Global Navigation
Search for a specific POM by Name or Code at the top of the page
Toggle between Card View and List View as needed
Card View displays a large thumbnail image, Name and Code for every POM
List View displays a small thumbnail image, Name, Code, the POM Creator and Last Modified date
Sort your POM Library by POM Name, Code, or Date Modified
Open any POM by clicking its thumbnail Image
Creating a New Point of Measure
Start by clicking the Add New Icon at bottom right corner of the page, opening the Create POM pop-up modal
POMs in your POM Library work as templates rather than as linked objects. This means that all POM attributes may be edited from within a Product Size Spec or Block without impacting POM Library Record or any other Specs or Blocks using that POM.
Assign a Name and Code for your POM
Name is required before you can save
If you don’t assign a Code, Backbone auto-assigns a system generated one
The balance attributes are all optional and can be overwritten at the Spec or Block level - use them if they are helpful! If they are unnecessary for your business and you choose to leave them blank, you can always hide the fields from view on your Product Size Specs and Blocks.
Use the Mark as Critical checkbox to allow quick filtering to priority POM's during QA processes down the line
Add a starting Tolerance value (specifying the correct Unit of Measure)
When adding this POM to any Product Size Specs or Blocks, this Tolerance will be will be automatically inherited
Indicate whether POM is taken as a Full (circumference) measurement or a Half (flat) measurement with the Measurement Type field
Add further notes on how to measure the POM in the How to Measure field
Upload an Image representing the POM
POM images can be included in or excluded from Tech Packs down the line
You can add annotations to your POM images after uploading if you like
Select the Create Another checkbox to speed up the process of creating many POM's in a row if you like
Click Add and your POM will save to the Library and be available for use on Blocks and Specs
Managing POM's within the POM Library
Additional actions are available within the POM Detail Library by accessing the Overflow menus
In Card View, you open this menu by hovering over a POM Card and clicking the 3-dot Overflow Icon which appears at the top right
In List View, you open this menu by clicking the 3-dot Overflow Icon on the far right side of the POM Row
Overflow menu actions:
Edit - opens a pop-up Edit modal where you can change the POM information
Delete - hard delete of the POM
Deleted POMs will be removed from any Blocks or Product Size Specs where they are in use
Select multiple POMs using the checkboxes to access the Bulk Actions toolbar
Bulk actions include the same Delete option outlined above
Reviewing and Editing Points of Measure
Click any POM thumbnail in the Library to open its Summary and review all its assigned attributes
In the Summary, click the Edit Icon at the top right of the page to make changes to the POM
If the POM has an Image uploaded to it, an Expand Image Icon appears below the Edit Icon; use this to open the Image Annotator (or click the Annotator option in the left-hand navigation bar)
The Annotation tools for POM Images aren’t as robust as they are for Product Images - the Component, Point of Measure or Construction Detail Markers are excluded, for example
See more on Annotation tools here
Changes you make to a POMs from within the Library are not inherited by all the Blocks and Specs using that POM
POMs in your POM Library work as templates rather than as linked objects.
Changes you make to your POMs from within the library will only appear on Specs or Blocks using the POM after you made the changes
All POM attributes may be edited from within a Product Size Spec or Block without impacting your POM Library record or any other Specs or Blocks using that POM.