The Bank Search functionality allows any painter to find the best color variant starting from a digital measurement.
Follow these steps:
- Visit the Measurements page and synchronize your measurements to MIXIT by clicking the START SYNCHRONIZATION button.
- After synchronization, the measurement will appear on the Measurements screen.
The icons displayed below each measurement have the following meanings:
- These icons indicate whether the measurement is an Effect color (left icon) or a Solid color (right icon).
- Click the magnifying glass icon to start the Candidate Search.
- Clicking the three dots opens a menu with additional options.
Bank Search:
You can initiate a Bank Search in two ways:
Open Search: This searches the entire database for matching formulas. To begin, simply click the magnifying glass icon.
Closed Search: This restricts the search by car brand and/or coarseness. To start, click the three dots, select “Edit Measurement,” fill in the required information, then click the magnifying glass icon to begin the Candidate Search.
Open Search Closed Search
How does Bank Search work?
Based on your toner selection on the Inventory page, MIXIT searches the AkzoNobel database, your personal formulas, and—if applicable—your business partners’ formulas. It then presents the top 11 candidates that best match the digital measurement.
Best Match:
When the search is complete, the best matching result appears at the top.
The remaining candidates are hidden under "Other Matches" and can be revealed by clicking the + icon.
If the formula conatins a toner which is not available it will be shown in RED
Compare Formulas
If need you can compare up to 3 results with each other, just press "Compare Formula" and select the matches you need to compare and then press "Compare selection"
Filters
There is a couple of filters which can be used to find a specific brand, code or coarseness in case the results do show multiple options.
"Brands" will show the available brands in the search results:
"Color code" will show the avaialble color codes in the results
"Coarseness" here can you can select the required coarseness which are available for these results
Color Confidence Bar:
If applicable, MIXIT optimizes candidates using its proprietary algorithm. Optimized formulas are marked by a light blue section in the confidence bar.
Bank Search with Only In-Stock Toners
By default, the Bank Search will consider all toners available in your country to find the best color matches.
The best match formula may include toners marked in red, indicating they are not in stock (e.g., newly introduced or special toners). In such cases, ensure your inventory selections are correct via the Product management or Stock page.
To limit the search to only the toners currently selected in your account, use the filter “Only Selected Toners”
All resulting color formulas will use only the toners you have in stock, although they may have a lower color confidence level.
Radar transparent formulas
If brands and Colorcoade are present than there is the option to search "Only radar Candidates" , for mor information go to the page Radar Transparent Formulas
Compare with Original
When you have selected your prefered match you will arrive at the formula screen where you have the option to compare the banksearch result with the original formula.
Note: This option is only available when your formula is optimized
After you clicked on Compare with original both formulas are displayed to see what has been changed, the formula of your choice can be selected by clicking on the Use this Formula button at the bottom.
Please Note:
When starting a Bank Search from the Measurements tab, the resulting formula may show red toners. This may happen if the "Enable toner selection" option is not enabled.
Solution:
1. Go to Settings >> Config.
2. Enable the “Enable toner selection” option.
3. Save the changes.
After enabling this setting, perform the Bank Search again from the Measurements tab. The toners should now appear in black.
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