STORIS provides an interface to RetailDeck®, a retail information software program. If your organization uses RetailDeck, you can use this interface to load product data from RetailDeck directly into Sales Order Entry. For each product you import in this way, STORIS creates a record in the Product file.
To import RetailDeck data...
the RetailDeck interface must be active on your system and
you must have access via the Import Product from Retail Deck field in the Extended Security (Sales) settings.
To set up your system for the RetailDeck interface, use the following:
RetailDeck Control Settings (various fields)
Brand Settings (Retail Deck Manufacturer field)
Group Settings (Retail Deck Minor field)
Extended Security (Sales) (Import Products from Retail Deck field)
Schedule a Process - Use the Retail Web Service to perform a full refresh of the Retail Deck data and update the STORIS product selling price on existing products at the times specified.
Since RetailDeck updates its information often, you can specify how often you want to check for updates via the Import Lineup Every x Hours field in the Retail Deck Control Settings.
Access the Create a RetailDeck Product screen (also in Sales Order Entry), into which you enter a RetailDeck model number.
Enter the RetailDeck model number directly into the Product field in Sales Order Entry. The system checks to see if the number already exists in STORIS as a product SKU. If so, that product displays in the Product field and no import occurs. If not, the system checks to see if the number already exists in STORIS as a vendor model number and/or in RetailDeck as a model number. If so, a list appears displaying the products found.
If a list of products appears, you can select one of the products. If the product you select is from RetailDeck, the auto product creation process begins (see below). Note that products already imported from RetailDeck do not appear in the list of products found.
As part of the RetailDeck import process, STORIS automatically creates a product record for each product you import. When gathering information for the product, the system:
determines the product group and brand based on your settings in the Product Group and Brand files, respectively. If either or both are not found in those files, the system uses the defaults in the Retail Deck Control Settings for the item(s) not found.
assigns the default vendor code specified in the Retail Deck Control Settings.
assigns the vendor model number, description, cost from the RetailDeck record.
calculates the selling price based on your settings in the Retail Deck Control Settings.
auto-assigns a product code if auto-numbering is active on your system, otherwise applies the vendor’s model number as the product code. However, if that code is already used as a product SKU or is not in a valid format (for example, greater than 20 characters), an error message appears and you enter the product ID manually.