Electronic Integration

An enhanced version of a product catalog that's updated automatically so that customers always have a real-time view of the available products and their details. Common product catalog information like SKUs and descriptions are present, as well as, depending on the product, further data like size, color, and dimensions. Logistics details like packaging and shipping specifications and lead time can also be included. The Product Data also includes information that organizes products and makes it easier for distributor customers to find them. Among this Product Data are category, subcategory, and the keywords that are most often used to find the product. The Product Data takes information typically found in a Product Information Manager (PIM) or Product Catalog, and makes it automatically available to distributor customers at all times.

Communicates pricing and configuration data between trading partners. PPC works in conjunction with PromoStandards Product Data to define the information that a supplier or manufacturer requires from a buyer to create, process, and fulfill orders. The PPC integration takes the information from the Product Data integration and applies it to create orders that are ready for immediate processing because they're complete, accurate, and only include valid choices. The PPC integration helps ensure that the distributor provides the supplier the complete, valid information that the supplier requires to move forward. Product Pricing & Configuration is the most advanced PromoStandards endpoint and provides the ultimate efficiency in order processing.

Integrating Inventory information via PromoStandards provides distributor customers a critical piece of pre-sales information required to move forward: What's for sale and how much is there? Distributors with credentials are able to look up accurate, real-time Inventory information at any time so that it's easier for buyers to buy.

Includes information that supplements Product Data. The most typical Media to integrate are product images, videos, and audio. The Media Content integration can also include information about where and how a product can be decorated, parts, bills of materials, dimensions and colors, and more. It automatically provides even more of the information that buyers most often want to know when they're ready to buy.

The PromoStandards Purchase Order integration automatically generates complete, accurate Purchase Orders, which are automatically sent to the supplier and ready for immediate processing. The distributor realizes new efficiencies by no longer needing to manually generate Purchase Orders, and the supplier gains the advantage of complete, accurate orders that can be processed efficiently.

Provides distributors the information they most often want to know between the point of sale and final delivery: How far along is the order and when should we expect it? Distributors with credentials are able to look up real-time, accurate Order Status information so that distributors know exactly where the order stands without having to call or email the supplier.

Order Shipment Notifications are among the most popular integrations for a simple reason: they represent the information that's most needed to move transactions forward, and the information that currently takes the most time and labor to communicate. When suppliers integrate OSN, distributors can know when orders ship without the supplier needing to spend time and labor to communicate it.

The PromoStandards Invoice integration completes the transaction lifecycle with efficiency. The integration automatically generates and sends Invoices from suppliers to distributors, including invoice amounts, payment amounts, line item details, bill-to and ship-to addresses, the associated sales order, and more. The supplier realizes new efficiencies since the complete, accurate invoice is automatically generated and sent instead of prepared and sent manually, and instantaneous automatic delivery of the invoice to the distributor expedites payment.