Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Before You Begin

Before your first optimization you need three things: at least one machine configured, at least one paper type defined, and at least one customer order entered. This guide walks through each in order.

Onboarding support

Our team configures your machines, paper types, and GSM profiles during the onboarding call. If you haven't booked one yet, reach out at contact@deckleplus.com and we'll set everything up together before you go live.

Create Your Account

Before you can configure machines or enter orders, you need a Deckle Plus account. Signup takes under a minute.

1

Go to deckleplus.com and click Get Started

You'll be taken to the signup page.
2

Enter your email address

Use your business email. This is the address your account notifications and billing correspondence will go to.
3

Choose a username and set a password

Your username identifies you within the platform. If you're setting up for a team, use something your colleagues will recognize.
4

Submit the form

Your account is created immediately. You'll be logged in and taken to the dashboard.

Setting up for a team

Sign up with the Admin account first. Once inside, invite Planners, Operators, and Supervisors from Settings → Users. Each role has different permissions — see the Roles & Access section for the full breakdown.

Account creation: deckleplus.com

Step 1: Machine Setup

1

Navigate to Machine Management

Go to Settings → Machines → Add Machine. You need Admin access to create machines.
2

Enter the deckle width

This is the maximum usable paper width in millimetres (e.g. 3600 mm for a 3.6-metre deckle). Orders wider than this value will be rejected at entry.
3

Set the blade count limit

The maximum number of simultaneous cuts your slitter allows. A typical value is 6–12 blades. The optimizer will never generate a pattern that exceeds this.
4

Set waste targets (optional)

Max Waste Target is the maximum allowable trim waste % across the full run. Per Pattern sets a per-pass waste ceiling. Leave these blank to let the optimizer minimize waste without a hard limit.
5

Add paper types

In Settings → Paper Types, add the grades your mill produces (e.g. Kraft 80 GSM, Duplex 250 GSM).
Machine configuration: Settings → Machines

Step 3: Customer Setup

Every order in Deckle Plus is linked to a customer record. Adding your customers before entering orders means you can assign orders correctly and have the right name and address appear on delivery challans automatically.

1

Go to Settings → Customers → Add Customer

You need Admin or Planner access to create customer records.
2

Enter the customer name and a short code

The name appears on challans and the order queue. The code is a short reference (e.g. MKT, BPK) used to identify the customer quickly when entering orders.
3

Add the delivery address

The full delivery address is printed on every challan generated for this customer. Keep it accurate.
4

Add contact details (optional)

A contact name and email allows challans to be emailed directly to the customer from the dispatch screen.
5

Set width tolerances (optional)

If a customer specifies tight width tolerances, record them here. The system will flag any order entry for this customer that falls outside the stated tolerance.

Bulk setup

Add all your regular customers before entering your first batch of orders. Once a customer record exists it is reused across every order and run — you only set it up once.

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Customer setup screen showing customer name, short code, delivery address, contact email, and width tolerance fields

Customer setup: Settings → Customers

Step 4: Enter Orders

1

Go to Order Management → New Order

Select the customer from your customer list, choose the order type (REEL / SHEET / THERMAL), paper type, GSM, and width.
2

Enter quantity

For REEL orders, quantity is in rolls. For SHEET orders, in sheets. For THERMAL, in rolls.
3

Repeat for all pending orders

Add all orders you want to include in this production run before optimizing. You can always add more later and re-optimize.

Bulk entry

On the Suite plan you can import orders from an Excel/CSV file. See the Bulk Import guide for the required column format.

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Order entry screen showing customer selection, order type dropdown, paper type, GSM, width, and quantity fields

Order entry: Order Management → New Order

Step 5: Optimize & Dispatch

1

Open the Production Runs screen

Click New Run → Select Machine → Select pending orders to include.
2

Click Optimize

The algorithm runs in milliseconds. You'll see a list of cutting patterns with waste % for each.
3

Review and confirm

Select the pattern set you want to use. You can choose from multiple options ranked by total trim waste.
4

Execute and close

Operators execute the run on the floor, log any waste events, and close the run. The system auto-generates a delivery challan on close.

Going Live

Deckle Plus is designed for a 48-hour go-live. Day 1: configure machines and paper types with our team. Day 2: enter your first real orders, run the optimizer, and execute your first managed production run. From day 3 onward, every shift is planned, tracked, and closed inside the platform.

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