ECatalog
The ECatalog module allows sites to manage large amounts of available product information. If this module is installed, the site can locate items within the electronic catalog and then import the selected items into the inventory with little effort. Additionally, the electronic catalog information can be the source of current retail price and costs of items when the catalog is maintained with current information.
Review IC ECatalog Price Control for more information regarding updating retail prices of your current inventory.
Auto Add Item from ECatalog in POS and TA-PDA Inventory Screen
When an item is manually entered or scanned during a sale (POS | Ring Sale) and is not found to be within the current inventory, this option will allow the system to attempt to locate the item within the electronic catalog. If the item is located within the electronic catalog, the system will automatically add the item to the inventory. This feature is also referred to as "bootstrap".
Auto Add is also available within the TransActPOS Wireless application. With this check box on, auto add will be available under the auto label option.
Inventory item UPCs scanned by the wireless application, within the Inventory option, will be added to the inventory automatically.
If this box is unchecked, it will not show the second image. Inventory item UPCs scanned by the wireless application, within the Inventory option, that is in the ECatalog and isn’t in your inventory, you will get an “Item Not Found” message.
Note: The Auto Add Item feature is based upon the UPC appearing on the scanned item. If the system does not locate the scanned UPC within the current inventory, the system will automatically try to locate the item within the electronic catalog. If the system only locates a single occurrence of the UPC in the electronic catalog, this item is then added to the inventory automatically.
This option can be used to boot strap a store into operation. If this option is used, it is advisable to review the items added during the day to confirm the defaults for the item. The Item Entry report, located within IC | Report, is a useful tool for monitoring new items entered into the inventory by date.
Auto Add Items in TAPDA
Enabling this option will allow someone with a wireless unit to add item UPCs from the ECatalog while working on the adjustments form of TAPDA. With this option unchecked, if you scan a UPC that is in the ECatalog and isn’t in your inventory, you will get an “Item Not Found” message.
Note: This option is different to the option found above “Auto Add Item from ECatalog in POS and TAPDA Inventory Screen.” This Auto Add will only work in the adjustments section of the TAPDA.
Tax on "Core Charges"
If you check the "Tax Core charges" box, the system will allow you to select a tax table to associate to the auto-added core charges. If you leave it unmarked, you can still select a non-tax table for auto-added core charges.
Default Core Class
You can also select the Default Core Class for new Core's added via ecatalog.
Include Alternate Price when present and Auto-Adding Item
If you have Auto Add enabled, you can check the option to Include Alternate Price when present. This will automatically pull in the alternate price if it is present for the item that is being auto added from ECatalog. This option is also required if you wish to include the automatic adding of the item with alternate UPC.
The drop down menu will allow you to change what is automatically updated when adding an item.
As a management tool, the IC | Reports | Item Entry report will present the items added to the system for a specific date range. When running the Auto Add option, periodically run the report to review the items appended to the system and make changes to the item within IC | Inventory as needed.
Disable the Ecatalog Multiplier in determining the quantity received.
If this option is selected, receiving will ignore the ecatalog's multiplier and use the Purchase unit of measure that is on the item.
Taxonomy Source Vendor
The selected vendor will determine the Class of new items when they are added to inventory (if the item is an ecatalog item).