Catalog management

TBlox has several service packages for catalog management.

TBlox-Catalogus Management

Info


TBlox offers a service model that allows you to select and use only the software and services that fit your current needs. Select your service package for implementation, catalog management, supplier connectivity, support or training. TBlox offers master datafile services for item level classification, object class codes, supplier enrollment & class authentication.

TBlox offers two packages for catalog management on a monthly subscription basis.

With catalog management support TBlox offers certain functional management assistance to help your suppliers maintaining your specific catalog. Supplier is responsible for the maintenance of client specific prices and products. TBlox offers first line support and provide assistance to both you and your supplier.

Catalog maintenance services is a full-service concept to outsource the entire maintenance of your catalogs.

Specifications

Setup
  • managing and maintaining of items: order number, internal and external description, (price) history, package content, bar code, batch number, supplier, margin, order limits, order size, location codes, purchase cost, net price, discount per item, validity of price arrangements, different kinds of VAT codes, texts, documents, pictures, contract appointments, units, status, availability and rate of circulation.
  • Short and long product description.
  • Quickly loading up of data by using Excel sheets.
  • Putting products in product groups.
  • Linking items to files (technical drawings, instructions, pictures, etc.)
  • It is possible to use different setups for look and feel.
  • Photo/image, film and audio are supported to list products/services.
  • Overview of certificates.

Catalogs
  • Presenting products conveniently arranged to the purchaser.
  • Linking catalogs to customers.
  • Catalogs and links can easily be adapted.
  • Standard catalogs, punch out catalogs, and (free) form catalogs are supported by this application.
  • Possibility to create an intern product catalog.

Notifications supplier
  • Linking of items to preferred suppliers.
  • Punch-out catalogs are integrated.
  • Possible  to use different pricing strategies in one catalog.
  • Punch-out catalogs have the look and feel of the own application.
  • Within a catalog it is possible to use several classification schemes.
  • Publication to user groups can be on product level and catalog level.
  • Queries can be set on: supplier product number, product group, product description, keyword, commodity tree, supplier, price and classification code.
  • Queries can be set on: purchaser product number
  • Portal functionality is offered to let suppliers update/maintain their data.
  • Attributes can be published selectively to user groups.
  • Custom forms can be assigned on item level to support additional data entry in ordering process.
  • The search engine has the ability to use wildcards and boolean operators
  • Syntax validation checks are provided
  • Alphanumeric validation checks are provided
  • Semantic validation checks are provided
  • There is an approval workflow for content validation offered

Report
  • It is possible to log changes
  • Historic data available.
  • The module can be integrated with other SRM or ERP applications
  • UNSPSC, eClass, EAN, ProfiClass, ETIM and STEP are supported by the module.