GS1net Essential Updates... - GS1 Australia

Hiding unused fields:
• Fields not being used by sectors or data
recipients will be hidden from the screens
to reduce the size and scale of data screens.
• This is being completed in 2 phases of
which phase 1 is already complete.
• We expect phase 2 to be completed
by the 28th March 2009.
Pricing Management:
• Online pricing screens will be significantly
enhanced to provide more enriched
information and allow for more
comprehensive price management.
• This initiative will reduce confusion and
the number of navigations for suppliers
and data recipients when using the online
interface to check their pricing data.
Auto Item Publishing:
• Publishing item hierarchies will be simplified
to introduce logic that checks if prices have
been quoted for a trading partner and thus
ensuring this data is automatically published.
• This will remove the problems associated
with successfully loading your data,
but forgetting to publish the items.
Multiple Open Prices:
• Data recipients have identified the occurrence
of multiple open prices as a major issue, so
system logic will be implemented to ensure
that suppliers first end date their existing
prices before submitting new pricing data.
• This will significantly reduce integration issues
and data recipient support requirements.
Automating Fields:
• Where possible any fields that can be
calculated or automated based on other
inputted information will be programmed
to be sent outbound to data recipients
without the need for suppliers to maintain
or supply these fields of information.
• This will simplify the catalogue item
maintenance process for suppliers.
Improved Browser User Template:
• A range of improvements are being made to the
browser user template (Excel template) to make
it easier to use by hiding fields or defaulting
values based on user configurable information.
• In addition we will be investigating a second
phase of enhancements to the browser
template to further enhance its useability.
Training:
• Commencing late February 2009, a range
of new webinar training sessions will be
available on a regular basis, with different
training sessions being held weekly.
• Sessions will complement the existing
classroom or project specific training options
offered by our Professional Services team.
Documentation:
• A comprehensive user ‘cookbook’ is under
development consolidating much of
the existing user documentation, facts
sheets, definitions, examples, learnings
and additional guidelines of use.
• It will be an easy to read, yet comprehensive
tool to be launched in early May 2009.