A data table holds the values a design engraves. Each design has one table, with column headers and one row per item.
Structure
Headers name the columns, and variables on the plate reference them by name. A column headed First Name is placed on a plate as {First Name}, matching exactly including spaces and capitalization.
One row produces one engraved item.
Getting data in
Route | Use when |
Import a spreadsheet | The data already exists as CSV |
AI parsing | The source file is XLS or XLSX, or is messy or oddly structured |
Manual entry | Only a handful of rows are needed |
See Import a spreadsheet for the import steps.
Editing
Cells can be edited directly. For structural changes, describing the change in plain language is faster than editing cell by cell. See Edit a data table with AI.
Searching
Large tables can be searched, which is the quickest way to correct a single misspelled name in a run of several hundred.
Checking before export
Preview Mode in the Plate Editor renders the longest entry in the table, which is the value most likely to overflow a plate. Checking there catches sizing problems before any material is cut.