TradeIT can store various data about your products. The following section explains how they are used and which of them you will need for your use case.

General

•Description: a description of the product that is used throughout the application and in printouts

•GTIN: the Global Trade Item Number of the product

•Internal Article Number: the number that is used internally in your company to identify the product

•Price: the default net price for the product that can be overwritten for specific customers.

•Price Base: the amount for which the specified price is valid. A product that has price 50,-- and price base 10 costs 50,-- per 10 items

•Unit: the unit in which the product is measured

•VAT: the vat rate that is applied to the product

Prices

This section is used to specify special prices for your customers. The default price from the General section is applied for a customer if there is no special price.

•Buyer Number: the number that the buyer uses to identify the product

•Price: the price that should be used for the customer

•VAT: the vat rate that should be applied to the product for the customer

•Corporation: the customer for which this price is valid

Customer-specific

This section is used to specify customer-specific product data. These are then sent, together with the regular product data as product updates. You will find further information in chapter 4.6 Product Updates starting on page 20.

Texts

•Short Description: a short description for the product; this always equals the product description from the General section

•Long Description: a more detailed description of the product which can contain measurements and ingredients, as needed

•PLU Text: a short text that is used for example on receipts;

•Brand Name: the brand name of the product

•Marketing Name: the marketing name which might also include package size

Additional Data

•Returnable Item: indicates if the product is a returnable container

•Variable quantity; indicates if the product is invoiced in another measurement unit than it is ordered

•Organic Product: indicates if the product is organically grown

•Order Unit: indicates if the product can be ordered; if not, only smaller or larger units are shipped

•Advance Order: indicates if the product needs to be ordered in advance

•Dispatch Unit: indicates if the product can be shipped; if not, only smaller or larger units are shipped

•Invoice Unit: indicates if the product can be invoiced; if not, only smaller or larger units are invoiced