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Drop Ship EDI Gateway
Drop Ship EDI Gateway is an interface between Ecometry and your trading partners to fulfill drop ship orders.
Stock Purchase Order Gateway
The Stock Purchase Order Vendor Gateway is an interface between your purchasing system and your trading partners to fulfill stock replenishment orders. Information is gathered from the Ecometry PO and transmitted to your vendor. PO Acknowledgements indicating the status of the PO from the vendor are passed back to you and updated in Ecometry.
Inbound EDI Gateway
This product allows you to act as an EDI drop ship vendor or fulfillment organization by accepting, filling, and invoicing orders using EDI. By utilizing EDI standards, mapping software, and a method of communicating files electronically, you have the ability to accept order files and import those orders into Ecometry for processing. After creating the orders in Ecometry, the Gateway will create acknowledgement files to pass back information regarding your ability to fulfill the order. The file will notify the trading partner of a) receipt of the order, b) ability to fulfill the order, and c) product cost. Once the order has been shipped, the Inbound EDI Gateway will create a file of invoicing and ship confirmation data for transmission to the trading partner for payment purposes.
Product Literature
EDI Inbound Gateway White Paper (738k .pdf)
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Product Literature
EDI Inbound Gateway White Paper (738k .pdf)
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SupplyShopper Module/Prime Vendor Selection Program
The SupplyShopper program allows you to "shop" your vendors for the best deal possible based on user-defined parameters. The SupplyShopper will automatically assign primary vendors for selected products based on criteria such as cost, lead-time, user-set vendor preference, and inventory levels (Vendor Gateway users only). This program was designed to provide maximum flexibility and use with all product vendors, however, primary usage has been with drop ship products and vendors.
EDI/Order Split Program
If you regularly send multiple line items per order to a drop ship vendor and that vendor has a tendency to split/short ship those orders, this program will facilitate the splitting of order levels in Ecometry. Backordered or unfulfilled items remain in an "at drop shipper" status in Ecometry and not get re-sent to the vendor.
SkyMall Interface
This program allows Ecometry users to send shipped and returned (credit) order information for orders imported from SkyMall into Ecometry in an automated fashion. Since SkyMall handles all payment processing for the customer order, this module reports needed information to SkyMall that is used for customer service.
Product Literature
SkyMall White Paper (80k .doc Word 2000 file)
SkyMall White Paper (363k .pdf)
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Product Literature
SkyMall White Paper (80k .doc Word 2000 file)
SkyMall White Paper (363k .pdf)
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Customer Notification/Post Card & Emails
Create emails or postcards for customers based on backorder status, returned orders, and first time orders. Email information is sent through standard Ecometry email traffic.
Product Literature
SkyMall White Paper (80k .doc Word 2000 file)
SkyMall White Paper (363k .pdf)
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Product Literature
SkyMall White Paper (80k .doc Word 2000 file)
SkyMall White Paper (363k .pdf)
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Customer Promotion Utility
Create order-comments (packing slip comments) based on a user definable criteria table for promotional inserts into packages. The criteria table will include first time buyers (yes or no), product category, dollar value of order (range of dollars), company & division, ship to state & backorders (yes or no). The insert codes are translated into a user definable description that will appear on the collate. A maximum of 4 insert codes can now print on a packing slip.
Returns Import Utility
Batch Returns utility will import return information into Ecometry from a flat file. It will update Order Management orders that are returned outside of the standard Ecometry Return Management process.
TapeMACS Utilities
TapeMACS Editor
This is a custom TapeMACS file editor that includes functionality to review rejects on the fly and delete records from your TapeMACS files, as well as improve navigation though TapeMACS records.
TapeMACS Controller
This utility will automatically kick off the processing of inbound TapeMACS files once they appear on your HP3000, eliminating the need for an individual to manually process them.
TapeMACS Builder
This program was written to create a TapeMACS file from different input source files. This is extremely useful when orders are coming in from various outside sources (i.e. - call centers, third-party websites, "Yahoo Store," etc.) in batch files. These files can be accepted in various formats (comma-delimited, flat ASCII, etc.) and still be read and used by the process. Due to the nature of external systems and file formats, some customization may be required.
TapeMACS Advanced DupeChecker
This runs as a precursor to TapeMACS processing and matches customer name and address to "like" existing customer accounts in Order Management, avoiding the creation of duplicate customer records. This process will insert the proper customer account number in the TapeMACS file so that it is processed correctly. This is a MUST if you are uploading Internet orders through TapeMACS.
TapeMACS Screener
This utility is used to increase the validity of TapeMACS processing and eliminate rejects by running as a precursor to TapeMACS. The program reads the TapeMACS file and verifies its data as being valid before writing the information out to another TapeMACS file for processing. Rejected information and records are written out to a second file for review.
Item Master Utilities
Item Add/Update
Allows users to create and maintain item information elsewhere (i.e. - Excel, Access, Sequel, etc.) and batch load the new/amended data to Ecometry. A real time saver!
Upsell / Upload
The Item Upsell Update program is used to batch-load upsell information to Ecometry from a user-created input file. The program accesses the input file and the referenced upsell data is overwritten or created from the input data. By performing this load in a batch mode, users can more efficiently update their upsell data as needed. Each input file record contains the Item EDP number, upsell type, line number, and upsell data to be written to the database. The program will format the data as needed for the upsell dataset and create a new entry (if the data does not already exist) or overwrite the existing upsell entry for that type and line number for the referenced item. Once the process has completed the input file, program statistics will display the total amount of adds/updates performed.
Offer-Item / Multi-pricing Upload
Allows Ecometry users the ability to perform a batch update/add to their multi-pricing and offer-Item data sets from a flat file generated on another system (i.e. - Lotus, Excel, etc.). This gives the user more flexibility in the creation of this information for use in Order Management and cuts down on the amount of time usually required for this process.
Item to Order Lookup
Allows you to look up orders based on picked, customized items contained in the order. This is a good reverse look up facility if an item is ever separated from the rest of the order or packing slip. This process is made possible due to the creation of an order/item index record in Ecometry. This record is then used to make the reverse look up possible
Order Utilities
Order Information Extracts
These utilities create different extract files of order information that can be exported to external systems for reporting, review, and notification. Information in these files includes: order numbers, customer data (name, address, ship-to, bill-to, customer P.O.), company/division, item information (item numbers, prices, costs, quantities), pertinent dates (entry, ship, return), shipping information (if applicable), etc.
Ship Method Change
This program allows you to programmatically change ship methods on orders. To qualify for this process, an order must meet certain criteria (i.e. - number of items, item packaged weights, etc.). When all criteria is met, the program will make the necessary changes to the order sub heads and processing records for the new ship method and write out an order action regarding the change of the ship method. This process will save shipping costs on orders by using lower rates when they apply.
Order Status Extract
This process is used to update non-Ecometry systems (such as self-developed websites) with the status of an order and its items as they pass through the various stages of fulfillment. A separate database on Ecometry stores and maintains these order status changes and transmits the order updates via a file to the non-Ecometry system.
Customer Utilities
Advanced Duplicate Customer Matching
This program will identify possible duplicate customer accounts in your Ecometry database and create a file to review and merge those customers online. This program uses de-duping algorithms based on variable data from the customer's full address record.
Gift Card/Gift Wrap Utilities
Gift Card Printing
This utility was written to allow Ecometry clients to print out gift cards that have been associated to items on an order. The text printed on the card comes from customization information input by the operator when the order is taken, and is formatted to print on a form run through a Hewlett Packard laser printer. The spool file of these forms is generated during the Ecometry order processing job.
Point of Sale Utilities
Customer Extract
Creates an output file of customer data that can be used to import/update information on a third-party POS system. Includes customer number, name, address, and phone numbers.
Item Extract
Creates an output file of item specific information to be used to populate or update POS systems with Order Management item data. Includes item number, description, cost, price, UPC, vendor, and inventory quantities.
Custom Reports
Drop Ship Order Reporting
This was created to gather information on drop ship orders during order processing and format that data into a transmittal report. This report can then be sent to the drop ship vendor with its related collates for fulfillment.
Order-Backorder Report
Allows users to generate a report of new orders, new backorders, and released backorders within an input date range. The report will include customer specific data, order data, item information, and profit information on all qualifying orders and backorders.
POS Replenishment Report
This program creates a report based on item sales through Point of Sale retail locations, either one POS division at a time or for all POS divisions in one combined report. The report contains information on items and their related sales information that can be used to forecast sales and needs through the various locations. In addition to creating a printed report, the user has the option of creating a flat, ASCII, comma-delimited text file of the same information.
Statement by Customer
This allows users to print billing statements for specific customers based on user input of the Ecometry customer number. The program will use this input to gather and report on open account activity for the production of a statement that can be delivered to the customer for payment.
Billing Summary Report
This program provides Ecometry users with the option of printing a billing summary report based on Customer Account Number for a range of purchase dates. The report lists information such as invoice type, date the order was shipped and billed, the total product sold on the order, financial information about the order (i.e. - product costs, sales tax, shipping costs), the date the order was placed, customer PO. number, ship-to city/state, and order comments by individual invoice/order number.
