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Access, maintain, and toggle between diverse data sources for item creation, SKU maintenance, and price updates. Rich search options and automated reporting bring efficiency to your sourcing process. Over 2.2M records available today.
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Extended Database • Valuable Independent of EDI • Research, Item Creation, Sourcing • SKU & TMF Maintenance • Biblio info, price, status changes • Two Different Databases • GM; Books • Many data sources
EXTDB Records • Item/Title Header Record • ISBN & UPC are Keys • Item Specific Info, Data Source Indicated • Ability to Determine Primary Data Source • Vendor Specific Data • Price & Availability; Multiple Vendors • Toggle Between Header & Vendor Data
EXTDB Books • titles@ingram (600K) • Ingram Extended (900K) • NACSCORP • Matthews Medical (7.7) • J.A. Majors (7.7) • Thomson (soon) • Over 2.2M records today
EXTDB GM • Douglas Stewart • School, Dorm Supplies, Electronics, Tech Products • NACSCORP/Ingram Micro • Full Range of Hardware, Software, Peripherals
Setup & Maintenance • Access from Vendor • License, Fee?, Media or FTP Credentials • Set Parameters; Load Code File • Load Database • Space & Time to Load Vary • Most Small Enough to Run Nightly • Ingram Price/Avail Nightly, Full Cat Weekly • Performance Issues Being Investigated
Searching EXTDB • Within the Module • Book & Product Search • From Merch Systems • Prompts at Bottom of Screens • Use Search Parameters (T; etc.) • Different Parameters for GM • Interface Follows Book Conventions
What’s Next • More Catalogs • Relatively Low Programming Overhead • Need to Resolve Load Performance Issues • Database Hierarchy • Richer Search Options/Interface • Avexxis Conversion Byproduct? • Utilities • Reporting & Automated Maintenance • By System/By Data Source