Collection Settings

(Product Collection)

Access

Support Files: Vendor, Product Category, Product Group, Product, DFI Code.

Tabs: General, User Defined Settings

Use this file to link specified products that share common characteristics, for inquiry and reporting purposes. You create collections according to your needs based on how you merchandise your goods. Collections cross the "top/down" inventory hierarchy and allow you to select your product information in a more narrow and focused manner.

A product can belong to a maximum of five collections. You can add them to a collection via the Collection Settings or the Product file. When belonging to multiple collections, the system uses the primary collection on sorted reports.

Enter the code of the collection you want to create or edit. If you click on the Search button, a list of collections appears from which you can choose.

General

CollectionEnter the code of the collection you want to create or edit. If you click on the Search button, a list of collections appears from which you can choose.

DescriptionEnter a description of this collection, using up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Price PointEnter the price point (if any) of the items in this collection. Enter two whole dollar amounts separated by a dash (-).

The price point is a price range encompassing the selling prices (or costs, depending on how you set up your collections) of the items in this collection.

Price

VendorEnter the code of the vendor from whom you order the merchandise in this collection.  If you click on the Search button, a list of vendors appears from which you can choose.

CategoryEnter the code of the category associated with this collection.  If you click on the Search button, a list of categories appears from which you can choose.

GroupEnter the code of the group associated with this collection.  If you click on the Search button, a list of groups appears from which you can choose.

StyleUse this field to describe the style of the products in this collection, using up to seven characters.
 

Discount Costing TableUse this field to specify the DFI code (if any) you want to default during Purchase Order Entry for this collection.  If you click on the Action button, the Discount Costing Table appears from which you can choose a code.

Use DFI codes to establish start and end dates for purchasing discounts.  

Volume Rebate TableUse this field to specify the code of the vendor volume rebate (if any) you want to associate with this collection.  If you click on the Action button, the Volume Rebate Table appears from which you can choose a code.

Product ListEnter the codes of the products you want to include in this collection.  If you click on the Actions button, the Multiple Product Selection window appears from which you can choose one or more products.  Collections can include an unlimited number of products.

Image IDEnter the file name of the image (if any) you want to associate with the selected product collection when displayed on eSTORIS.

Web Benefits

 You can also add or delete products from a collection via the Advanced Product Settings screen.

User Defined Settings

Use this tab to enter additional information for the current collection. The active prompts that you defined via User Defined Settings are displayed in the first column of the grid on this screen. In the second column, you can enter responses to any of the prompts listed. In the third column, if there are predefined responses you can click the Select button to specify your response.

You can also use this screen to edit a response. Entries on this screen are for information only; no processing occurs based on this information.

Setting

Response  

Select