This Week in IDEA | December 12, 2007
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Contents
- New IDEA Customer: Davis Electrical Supply Co., Inc.
- New IDEA Customer: North Electric
- New IRD CERICOMX® Customers
- IDEA Completes IDW Upgrade: Inbound Mapper and Additional EZView Fields Now Available
- Did You Know? IDW Hot Facts
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New IDEA Customer: Davis Electrical Supply Co., Inc.
Davis Electrical Supply, a distributor from Cheektowaga, NY, became an IDEA customer on December 10, 2007. Davis ES is a distributor of electrical supplies, appliances and lighting fixtures to commercial, industrial, institutional and residential customers in Western New York. They will be taking advantage of the cost savings and reliability of the Industry Data Exchange (IDX) to exchange business information. Davis ES is a proud member of IMARK. Visit www.daviselectricalsupply.com for more information. Welcome aboard!
New IDEA Customer: North Electric
North Electric, a distributor from Auburn Hills, MI, became an IDEA customer on December 11, 2007. North Electric specializes in commercial and industrial electrical supplies. They will be taking advantage of the cost savings and reliability of the Industry Data Exchange (IDX) to exchange business information. North Electric is a proud member of NAED and IMARK. Visit www.northelectric.com for more information. Welcome aboard!
New IRD CERICOMX® Customers
IDEA, a 1SYNC Data Pool On-Board Solution (OBS) partner, implements suppliers that subscribe to the 1SYNC data pool using IDEA's IRD CERICOMX® application. IDEA was recently assigned two suppliers:
- Red Star, Inc.
- Razor USA, LLC
These companies will be trained to use IRD CERICOMX®, an IDEA branded product for supporting and uploading supplier product information into the GS1 Registry® and GDSN via the 1SYNC Data Pool.
If you would like to learn more about the CERICOMX® product, please contact John Etrie, IRD Product & Customer Support Manager, at (703) 562-4624.
IDEA Completes IDW Upgrade: Inbound Mapper and Additional EZView Fields Now Available
IDEA’s Industry Data Warehouse (IDW) was upgraded on December 9, 2007. This upgrade includes the release of the EZView Version 2.4.1, an expanded Flat File format, and the Inbound Mapper, a tool that creates customized maps to match the supplier’s data format to the standardized IDW format, ensuring a more efficient data import.
The EZView Version 2.4.1 includes new data fields such as the package level Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN) for up to three levels, RoHs compliancy indicators and additional enriched data fields such as video clips.
Some of the EZView GTIN packaging fields include: weight and dimensions, package description, package values and consumer and orderable unit flags to indicate the package level hierarchy. The unit flags make it easy to discern which package levels are intended for order purchasing and ultimate consumption.
In the past, these new EZView fields could only be populated by manufacturers sending data via electronic data interchange (EDI). The release of EZView Version 2.4.1 enables manufacturers sending data in other formats to populate these critical fields in the IDW as well. IDEA's Data Content team will contact each supplier directly to notify them of this upgrade and to request that they add these fields to their IDW data.
Distributors who are subscribed to the IDW Extended Service may now download these additional data fields in custom outbound formats. To upgrade your IDW subscripition to the Extended Service or to begin supplying data for these new fields, contact your IDEA Account Manager.
Did You Know? IDW Hot Facts
Although you cannot make simultaneous data requests that require access to the same manufacturers' data (if you're a distributor), you can request back-to-back IDW reports (e.g. Load Summary Reports) that appear to be accessing the same data tables. For example, if you want to run the same report for each month in 2007, you are able to schedule all of the report requests at the same time.
