Chapter 62: Working with Item/SKU Offer Upload (WISU)

You use information in the Item/SKU Offer Upload file to create an item/offer or SKU/offer in CWDirect.

When you upload item/offer and SKU/offer information into CWDirect, the system validates each record in the file:

• If an item/SKU offer upload record contains any errors, the system prints the record on the Item/SKU Offer Upload Exception Report and places the record in an error status. You can correct item/SKU offer upload records that are in error in Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload. See Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2) later in this chapter for more information.

• If an item/SKU offer upload record does not contain errors, the system creates an item/offer, SKU/offer, or both in CWDirect, using the information in the item/SKU offer upload record. See Chapter 27: Assigning Items/SKUs to Offers for more information on item/offers and SKU/offers.

Item/SKU offer upload process:

Other ways to update item and SKU prices and offers: See Options for Updating Item or SKU Offer or Price for a listing.

In this chapter:

Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen

Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2)

Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (2 of 2)

Display Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 of 2)

Submitting the Item/SKU Offer Upload

Item/SKU Offer Upload Exception Report

Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to review the item/SKU offer upload records for the company you are currently in, correct any errors, and submit a batch program to upload the records to the Item/Offer and SKU/Offer files.

How to display this screen: Enter WISU in the Fast path field at the top of any menu or select Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload from a menu.

INR1513 DISPLAY Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload 3/28/08 14:01:20

EZK Mail Order

Generate Item Out triggers Y (Y/N)

Opt Item SKU Ofr Description Status

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 4=Delete 5=Display

FI8967UY 555 BRIGHT ORANGE FIELD VEST

ITEX8 A01 RAG SOCKS

MITTE76 BRN LRGE A01 HOMEMADE MITTENS

MITTE76 BRN MEDM A01 HOMEMADE MITTENS

MITTE76 BRN SMLL A01 HOMEMADE MITTENS

SKUKI74 BLUE A01 DUFFEL BAG

F3=Exit F9=Process File F12=Cancel

Field

Description

Generate item out triggers

Indicates whether to create an outbound interface transaction trigger for each item and SKU whose offer information is updated when you complete this screen. The system creates a trigger with a file type of SKU, indicating to generate an outbound item XML message for the SKU’s. See Generic Item Download API for more information on the outbound XML message. Valid values are:

Y = Create a trigger to create an outbound item XML message (CWItemOut) for each updated item and SKU.

N = Do not create the triggers for the outbound item XML message.

This field defaults to the setting from the last time you used this menu option. If there is no stored setting, the default is Y. See Working with Default Options (WDFT) for information on how the system stores defaults.

Note: This field is displayed only if the Create Generic Item Download Trigger Records (I15) system control value is set to Y.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; required.

Item

A user-defined code the represents a unit of inventory.

Item codes are defined in and validated against the Item file.

Alphanumeric, 12 positions; optional.

SKU

The unique characteristics of an item, such as color, style, or size.

Alphanumeric, 14 positions; optional

Ofr

The code for the catalog, space, or advertisement in which you sell merchandise. See Marketing Chapter 2: Working with Offers (WOFR).

Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional.

Description

The description of the item.

Alphanumeric, 40 positions; display-only

Screen Option

Description

Change or correct an item/SKU offer upload

Enter 2 next to an item/SKU offer upload to advance to the Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2).

Delete an item/SKU offer upload

Enter 4 next to an item/SKU offer upload to delete it.

Display an item/SKU offer upload

Enter 5 next to an item/SKU offer upload to advance to the Display Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 of 2).

Submit a batch program to upload the item/SKU offer upload records to the Item/Offer and SKU/Offer files

Press F9. See Submitting the Item/SKU Offer Upload.

Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2)

Purpose: Use the Change Item/SKU Offer Upload screens to correct any errors that exist on the item/SKU offer upload and optionally, change any other information. When you press Enter on the first screen, the system highlights the fields that currently contain errors.

The first Change Item/SKU Offer Upload screen displays item/offer information. The Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (2 of 2) displays SKU/offer information. You can advance to the second screen by pressing Page/Down.

How to display this screen: On the Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen, enter 2 next to the item/SKU offer upload you wish to change.

Note: The system changes the status of the item/SKU offer upload you are maintaining to I (in use). If another user tries to change or process this record, an error message displays. Once you exit this screen, the system changes the status back to blank.

INR1514 CHANGE Change Item/SKU Offer Upload (1 of 2) 10/04/99 13:08:35

KAL Co.

Item . . . . . . : MITTENS HOMEMADE MITTENS

SKU . . . . . . . : BRN SMLL BROWN SMALL HOMEMADE MITTENS

Offer . . . . . . : A01 OFFER A01 - SPECIAL EDITION

Item Offer Information: Action code . . . . . . A

Effective date . . 100499

Price . . . . . . . 12.00

Associate price . . 9.00

Page number . . . . 3 Curve code . . . . . . .

Expected return . . %

Special handling . N S/H price . . . . . . .

S/H code . . . . . . . .

Gift wrap . . . . . N G/W price . . . . . . .

Freight . . . . . . Hidden freight . . . . .

Sale item . . . . . Volume discount . . . .

Cost . . . . . . . Square inches . . . . .

Coupon discount $ . Coupon expiration date .

Projected units . . Feature/option . . . . .

Pickup/new . . . . . . .

Warranty . . . . . Required reason code . .

F3=Exit F12=Cancel

Field

Description

Item

The code and description of the item for which you are uploading item/SKU offer information.

Item code: Alphanumeric, 12 positions; display-only.

Item description: Alphanumeric, 40 positions; display-only.

SKU

The code and description for the SKU of the item for which you are uploading item/SKU offer information.

SKU code: Alphanumeric, one 14-position field (full SKU) or three 4-position fields (split SKU); display-only.

SKU description: Alphanumeric, 40 positions; display-only.

Offer

The code and description of the offer for which you are uploading item/SKU offer information. See Marketing Chapter 2: Working with Offers (WOFR).

Offer code: Alphanumeric, 3 positions; display-only.

Offer description: Alphanumeric, 30 positions; display-only.

Action code

This code identifies whether the item/offer upload is a change to an existing item/offer in CWDirect or a new item/offer in CWDirect.

Valid values are:

A = This item/offer upload creates a new item/offer in CWDirect.

C = This item/offer upload changes an existing item/offer in CWDirect.

Important: When you are uploading multiple SKU/offer records, the Action code for the item/offer should be blank for all but the first SKU/offer you create. If you set the Action code for the item/offer to A or C for multiple SKU/offer upload records and you also use the Generic Item Download API, system performance during the upload process can become slow to the point of preventing access to normal functions.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Effective date

The date the price becomes valid.

This date should be equal to or greater than the start date of the offer, and equal to or less than the stop date of the offer. If you leave this field blank, the effective date of the offer defaults.

Numeric, 6 positions (MMDDYY); optional.

Price

The price at which the item will be sold in this offer, if no discounts are applied, and the order date is equal to or greater than the effective date.

You can establish multiple effective dates and prices for the same item/offer.

Numeric, 7 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Associate price

The price at which the item will be sold in this offer to associate customers. Associate price is used when the Associate field on the order is set to Y (yes) and the order date is equal to or greater than the effective date.

Numeric, 7 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Page number

The primary page number on which the item appears in the offer. This assignment is used for reporting purposes, such as in the Offer Page Analysis Report (OPAR).

Numeric, 5 positions; optional.

Curve code

A code that represents the item's expected selling pattern in this offer. This code is used by the forecasting system for inventory projection and analysis reporting. Validated against the Projection Curve file. See Marketing Chapter 26: Working with Projection Curves (WCRV).

Numeric, 3 positions; optional.

Expected return %

The percentage of returns you expect to receive for the item/offer. This field is used for forecasting projections and other reports (such as the inventory status and projection report).

Example:

3.5 = 3.50%

Numeric, 5 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Special handling

This value indicates whether this item is eligible for any type of special handling in this offer (such as, monogramming, hemming, etc.).

Y = This item is eligible for special handling.

N (default) = This item is not eligible for special handling.

If this field is set to Y and there is a default special handling code defined (see below), OR if you specify special handling for an item in order entry, you advance to the Work with Special Handling Screen or the Work with Custom Special Handling Screen; however, if the special handling code’s:

Suppress S/H window field is set to Y: the system adds the special handling code and charge to the item without displaying the special handling screen.

Bypass S/H field is set to Y: you do not advance automatically to the special handling screen unless you enter the special handling code when entering the item; however, you can still advance to the special handling screen by entering 8 next to the item.

See Special Handling Overview for more information.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

S/H price (Special handling price)

The price to charge the customer for special handling. You can specify in the Evaluate Special Handling Charges by Order Line (D67) system control value whether to add the price just once for each order line, or multiply the special handling price by the item quantity for the line.

An error message similar to the following displays if you define a special handling price and the Special handling field is set to N:

Special handling price not allowed when not eligible.

The following message displays if you enter a special handling price and you defined a custom special handling code in the Special handling code field:

Special handling charge not allowed with custom format code.

 

Numeric, 7 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

S/H code (Special handling code)

The additional charge code associated with the type of special handling you are offering for the item.

The system validates that the additional charge code is defined as special handling, with a Type of standard or custom; the system handles each type in a different way. See Special Handling Overview for more information.

If you enter a special handling code here, you will advance to the Work with Special Handling Screen or Work with Custom Special Handling Screen automatically in order entry; however, if the special handling code’s:

Suppress S/H window field is set to Y: the system adds the special handling code and charge to the item without displaying the special handling screen.

Bypass S/H field is set to Y: you do not advance automatically to the special handling screen unless you enter the special handling code when entering the item; however, you can still advance to the special handling screen by entering 8 next to the item.

See Special Handling Overview for more information.

Alphanumeric, 2 positions; optional.

Gift wrap

This value indicates whether gift wrapping is available for this item.

Y or blank = This item can be gift wrapped.

N = In this offer, gift wrapping is not available for this item.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

G/W price (Gift wrap price)

The price in this offer for gift wrapping the item. The G/W field must be set to Y to indicate that this item is eligible for gift wrap. The gift wrap price will be charged for each unit of this item that is gift wrapped.

Numeric, 7 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Freight

The freight amount to be charged for this item. The value in this field will be multiplied by the quantity ordered. This value is used only if Freight by item or Flat Rate by item has been chosen as the Freight method for the source code.

Numeric, 6 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Hidden freight

This value is used only with item level freight methods, such as: Flat rate by item, flat rate by item quantity, flat rate by item source, and by item.

Hidden freight represents the portion of the item's catalog price that is used for freight. You might define a hidden freight value when the freight charge to ship the item is very high. The hidden freight charge is included in the price of the item so the actual freight charge is not visible to the customer.

The hidden freight amount is subtracted from the catalog price of the item when gross profit is calculated and sales are posted. The amount of freight is posted to a separate G/L number, which is defined in the Division file. Hidden freight is also known as "theoretical" or "buried" freight.

Numeric, 6 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Sale item

Indicates whether the item is on sale. This flag controls whether to generate a sale credit when the customer returns the item, based also on the payment method and the setting of the Generate Sale Credit for Orders with Sale Items (I64) system control value. Valid values are:

Y = This is a sale item.

N (default) = This is not a sale item.

If the Exclude Sale Item When Prorating Discounts (I65) system control value is set to Y, this flag controls whether the item is included in prorated discounts or is included when determining whether an order qualifies for a promotion. Also, if both this system control value and the Apply Loyalty at the End of Order (J35) system control value are set to Y, then sale items do not receive a loyalty discount. See these system control values for more information.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; required.

Volume discount

This value indicates whether this item is eligible for an end-of-order discount that will be applied when you accept the order during Order Entry.

Y = The item/SKU is eligible for the volume discount.

N or blank = The item/SKU is not eligible for the volume discount.

How Volume Discounting Works

If the Item Volume Discount is enabled, the system will:

• total the number of units ordered of volume-discountable items

• check the quantity break price table in the SKU/offer for the discount price for each discountable item

Example: the system calculates the volume discount for items A123 and C123, as if the customer purchased 12 units of each item.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Cost

The cost to include the item in the offer. This value is used in square inch analyses and offer page analyses, such as the Offer Page Analysis Report (OPAR), and used in calculations to determine item contribution and profitability.

Numeric, 11 positions with a 4-place decimal; optional.

Square inches

The square inches (not the percentage) that the item occupies on the catalog page or in the offer.

This value is used to calculate the profitability of the item on the page.

Numeric, 3 positions; optional.

Coupon discount $ (Coupon discount dollars)

This value represents the amount that is subtracted from the price when the item/SKU is ordered from this offer.

Numeric, 7 positions with a 2-place decimal; optional.

Coupon expiration date

The date the coupon expires.

Numeric, 6 positions (MMDDYY format); optional.

Projected units

The number of units of this item that you expect to sell in the offer. You enter this forecasting value manually; the system does not update this field. This value is used for reporting purposes such as in the Inventory Status & Projection Report (ISRP).

Numeric, 7 positions; optional.

Feature/option

This value indicates whether the item is considered a featured or optional item in a depiction. A depiction is a photograph or drawing of several items within an offer. The featured item is the focus of the depiction; whereas, the optional items are less prominently displayed.

Example: If a dining room is depicted, the dining room set may be the featured item and the individual place settings, crystal, and centerpiece may be the optional items.

Valid values are:

F = Item is the featured item in the depiction.

O = Item is an optional item in the depiction.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Pickup/new

This value indicates whether the item has been carried over from a previous offer or is new to your product offerings.

Valid values are:

P = Item is a pickup item, previously sold in another offer.

N = Item is a new addition in this offer.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Warranty

This field defines whether the item in this offer is a warranty item.

Valid values are:

Y = The item in this offer is a warranty item. When an operator adds this item to an order in order entry or order maintenance, the system adds the item to the order at no charge.

N or blank = The item in this offer is not a warranty item.

If the Default Price Override Reason for Warranty Items (G01) system control value contains a price override reason code, the system defaults this code to the Price override code field, otherwise the operator must enter a code.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Required reason code

This field defines whether an Order addition reason code is required when the item in this offer is added to an order in order entry or order maintenance.

Valid values are:

Y = The item in this offer requires an add reason code when the item is added to an order in order entry or order maintenance. The system displays the Enter Add Reason Window when an operator adds this item to an order in order entry or order maintenance.

N = The item is this offer does not require an add reason code when the item is added to an order in order entry or order maintenance.

Alphanumeric, 1 position; optional.

Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (2 of 2)

This screen displays SKU/Offer information you can correct or change.

How to display this screen: Press Page Down at the Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2).

INR1514 CHANGE Change Item/SKU Offer Upload (2 of 2) 10/04/99 13:08:35

KAL Co.

Item . . . . . . : MITTENS HOMEMADE MITTENS

SKU . . . . . . . : BRN SMLL BROWN SMALL HOMEMADE MITTENS

Offer . . . . . . : A01 OFFER A01 - SPECIAL EDITION

SKU Offer Information: Action code . . . . . . A

Effective date . . 100499

Price . . . . . . . 12.00

Associate price . . 9.00

Page number . . . . 3 Curve code . . . . . . .

Expected return . . %

Special handling . N S/H price . . . . . . .

S/H code . . . . . . . .

Gift wrap . . . . . N G/W Price . . . . . . .

Freight . . . . . . Hidden freight . . . . .

Sale item . . . . . Volume discount . . . .

Cost . . . . . . . Square inches . . . . .

Coupon discount $ . Coupon expiration date .

Projected units . . Feature/option . . . . .

Pickup/new . . . . . . .

Warranty . . . . . Required reason code . .

F3=Exit F12=Cancel

See the field descriptions for the Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2).

Display Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 of 2)

To display: Enter 5 next to an item/SKU offer upload at the Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen to advance to the first Display Item/SKU Offer Upload screen.

You cannot change any information on this screen. See Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2) for a description of the fields on this screen.

Press Page Down to advance to the Display Item/Offer Upload Screen (2 of 2). See Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (2 of 2).

Submitting the Item/SKU Offer Upload

To process: Press F9 at the Work with Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen to submit the Item/SKU Offer Upload batch program.

The system displays a message similar to the following indicating the batch job has been submitted:

Job 257865/ITMSKUOFR submitted to job queue.

 

Note: You cannot submit the item/SKU offer upload if another person has submitted the upload and the ITEMSKUOFR job is currently running. Also, if you submit the job multiple times but change the setting of the Generate item out triggers flag before the previously submitted job is complete, the system displays an error message: Item out trigger gen opt set differently for submitted job - try again later. Once the submitted job has finished, you can resubmit it with the different item trigger setting.

The Item/SKU Offer Upload batch program:

• validates each item/SKU offer upload in the Item/SKU Offer Upload file, regardless of the company you are currently in.

• produces the Item/SKU Offer Upload Exception Report, which lists each item/SKU offer upload that contains errors.

Item/SKU offer upload validation: The Item/SKU Offer Upload validates that:

• the Company code is a valid company in CWDirect.

• the Item code is a valid item code in CWDirect.

• the SKU code is a valid SKU code in CWDirect.

• the Offer code is a valid offer code in CWDirect.

Note: If the company code, item code, SKU code, or offer code are not valid, the system places the item/SKU offer upload record in an error status. You cannot correct the company, item, SKU, or offer, and must delete the record.

• an item that does not contain SKUs does not have SKU/offer information defined in the Item/SKU Offer Upload file.

• all required fields contain information. The fields in the Item/SKU Offer Upload file that are required are:

• company

• item code

• SKU code, if the item contains SKUs

• offer code

• action code

• effective date

• sale item flag

• all fields than require a valid value contain a valid value. See Change Item/SKU Offer Upload Screen (1 or 2) for a description of each field that requires a valid value.

• if the item/SKU offer upload record is an add record (action code A and blank status), and an item/SKU offer does not currently exist in CWDirect. You can correct this error by changing the action code to C to represent a change.

• if the item/SKU offer upload record is a change record (action code C and blank status), and an item/SKU offer currently exists in CWDirect. You can correct this error by changing the action code to A to represent an addition.

• an item/offer does not already exist in CWDirect for the SKU/offer upload information. You can correct this error by defining item/offer information with an action code of A (addition) in the item/SKU offer upload.

• the item/SKU offer upload record does not have an I (in use) status.

What the upload program creates: If the item/SKU offer upload record passes all of the edits, the system updates the item/SKU offer upload record with a status of P (processed) and creates the following information in CWDirect:

• if the item/SKU offer upload record contains item/offer information, the system uploads the information to the Item/Offer file.

• if the item/SKU offer upload record contains SKU/offer information, the system uploads the information to the SKU/Offer file.

• if the item/offer information contains an effective date and price, the system uploads the information to the Item Price file.

• if an existing item price exists for the same effective date, the system overwrites the existing record with the new information.

• if an item price does not exist for the effective date, the system creates an item price with a quantity of 1.

• if the SKU/offer information contains an effective date and price, the system uploads the information to the SKU Price file.

• if an existing SKU price exists for the same effective date, the system overwrites the existing record with the new information.

• if a SKU price does not exist for the effective date, the system creates a SKU price with a quantity of 1.

Once the Item/SKU Offer Upload batch program completes, the system deletes any item/SKU offer upload records that are in a P status and deletes the active procedure so that the batch program can be submitted again.

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