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Data Exchange Standards XML Template
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <inventory>
- <transmission Transtype="New" Company="CompanyName">
- <!-- TransTypes can be 'New',"Update","Age","Deprecate" -->
- <Items>
- <Item>
<CustItemCode>customerItemNumOrCode</CustItemCode>
<ItemNumber>ItemNumOrCode</ItemNumber>
<ItemName>Item Name</ItemName>
<Description>Item Description</Description>
<ItemCategory>Info</ItemCategory>
<ItemSubCategory>Info</ItemSubCategory>
<PurchLeadTime>Info</PurchLeadTime>
- <!-- Product Image Information -->
- <Images>
<ImageId>Image Name</ImageId>
<ImageDesc>Image Description</ImageDesc>
<PicturePath>Image Path</PicturePath>
- <!-- Path could be a file directory or URL -->
</Images>
- <Handling>
<HarmonizationCode>HarmonizationCode Info</HarmonizationCode>
<MSDSRequired>MSDSRequired Info</MSDSRequired>
<MSDSNumber>MSDSNumber Info</MSDSNumber>
<HazardCode>HazardCode Info</HazardCode>
</Handling>
- <!-- Product Packages Unit of Measures -->
- <packs>
- <packconfig>
<uom>uom Info</uom>
<uom_name>uom_name Info</uom_name>
<UOMDesc>UOMDesc Info</UOMDesc>
- <UOMType>
<Base>Base Info</Base>
<Pickable>Pickable Info</Pickable>
<Purchace>Purchace Info</Purchace>
<Receivable>Receivable Info</Receivable>
<Sales>Sales Info</Sales>
<Stock>Stock Info</Stock>
<Breakable to_uom="" />
<Inner inner_of="" />
</UOMType>
<packSize>packSize Info</packSize>
- <conversionfactor>
- <!-- UOM to convert to from current UOM -->
<to_uom>CS</to_uom>
- <!-- conversion factor to multiply current UOM qty to get to the to_uom -->
<factor>12</factor>
</conversionfactor>
<uom-weight basis="LBS" />
<uom-dimweight basis="" />
<uom-dimweightInternational basis="" />
<uom-volumn basis="" />
<uom-length basis="" />
<uom-width basis="" />
<uom-height basis="" />
- <UOMBarcode>
<Itembarcode LabelOnProduct="Yes" barcodeType="UPC,code128" />
123456789012345
</UOMBarcode>
- <!-- Product Costing Info -->
- <Costs>
<ListPrice>ListPrice Info</ListPrice>
<StandardPrice>StandardPrice Info</StandardPrice>
<CustomPrice>CustomPrice Info</CustomPrice>
<DiscPct>DiscPct Info</DiscPct>
<Freight>Freight Info</Freight>
<LandedPrice>LandedPrice Info</LandedPrice>
<PurchMin>PurchMin Info</PurchMin>
<PurchMult>PurchMult Info</PurchMult>
<suggestedRetail>suggestedRetail Info</suggestedRetail>
</Costs>
</packconfig>
</packs>
- <!-- Shipping Information -->
- <Shipping>
<UPS_able>UPS_able Info</UPS_able>
- <!-- Is product UPS Shipable -->
<FedEx_able>FedEx_able Info</FedEx_able>
- <!-- Is product FEDEX Shipable -->
<DHL_able>DHL_able Info</DHL_able>
- <!-- Is product DHL Shipable -->
- <!-- Skid building information -->
- <skid>
<caseuom>caseuom Info</caseuom>
<uom_per_skid>uom_per_skid Info</uom_per_skid>
<cartons_layer>cartons_layer Info</cartons_layer>
<layers_per_skid>layers_per_skid Info</layers_per_skid>
</skid>
</Shipping>
- <!--Product Attributes -->
- <!--Product Attributes are grouped into common and specific attributes by product line -->
- <FreshAttributes>
- <!--Fresh Product Attributes except Bouquets -->
<occasion_holiday>occasion_holiday Info</occasion_holiday>
<origin>shipping origin Info</origin>
<Season>Season Info</Season>
- <availability>
<DateRange startdate="" enddate="" />
<Month_avail>Month_avail Info</Month_avail>
<Quarter_avail>Quarter_avail Info</Quarter_avail>
<Year_avail>Year_avail Info</Year_avail>
</availability>
<GenusSpecies>GenusSpecies</GenusSpecies>
<Variety>Variety</Variety>
<color>color Info</color>
<Grade>Grade shape Info</Grade>
- <!--Fresh Product Attributes specific to a product line -->
- <!--There are some attributes which are in more than one of the 4 lines -->
- <!--Not beign in the ALL product lines makes that attribute specific to A product line -->
- <ProduceAttributes>
- <!--Produce Attributes -->
<Size>Size</Size>
<Type>Shape</Type>
<Count>FruitCount</Count>
<Brand>Brand Info</Brand>
</ProduceAttributes>
- <PottedAttributes>
- <!--Potted Plant Attributes -->
<CultivatorVariety>Variety or Cultivator</CultivatorVariety>
<plantType>Plant Type Info foliage/non/flowering/non</plantType>
<containerType>Container Type Info</containerType>
<containerMaterial>Container Material</containerMaterial>
<containerSize>Container Size</containerSize>
<height>height Info Grade/Size</height>
<lightLevel>Lightlevel</lightLevel>
</PottedAttributes>
- <XMAttributes>
- <!--Xmas Greens Attributes -->
<CultivatorVariety>Variety or Cultivator</CultivatorVariety>
<SizeLength>SizeLength</SizeLength>
<Type>Shape</Type>
<Use>Use info</Use>
<SizeHeight>height Info</SizeHeight>
<SizeDiameter>Diameter</SizeDiameter>
</XMAttributes>
- <FFAttributes>
- <!--FreshFlower Attributes -->
<CultivatorVariety>Variety or Cultivator</CultivatorVariety>
<SizeLength>SizeLength</SizeLength>
<Type>plant type hanging/upright/</Type>
<Use>Use novelty/line</Use>
<height>height Info Grade/Size</height>
</FFAttributes>
</FreshAttributes>
- <BouquetAttributes>
- <!--Bouquet specific Attributes -->
- <!--I need help with this one. We don't do many bouquets -->
<Color>Color of Bouquet</Color>
<Variety>Variety</Variety>
<Grade>Grade shape Info</Grade>
<Size>Size</Size>
<Type>Shape</Type>
<Count>Stem count</Count>
<Brand>Brand Info</Brand>
<origin>shipping origin Info</origin>
<occasion_holiday>occasion_holiday Info</occasion_holiday>
<Season>Season Info</Season>
- <availability>
<DateRange startdate="" enddate="" />
<Month_avail>Month_avail Info</Month_avail>
<Quarter_avail>Quarter_avail Info</Quarter_avail>
<Year_avail>Year_avail Info</Year_avail>
</availability>
</BouquetAttributes>
- <hgattributes>
- <!--Hard Goods Attributes -->
<color>color Info</color>
<shape>shape Info</shape>
<length>length Info</length>
<width>width Info</width>
<height>height Info</height>
<opening>opening Info</opening>
<base>base Info</base>
<choke>choke Info</choke>
<origin>origin Info</origin>
<material>material Info</material>
<waterok>waterok Info</waterok>
<occasion_holiday>occasion_holiday Info</occasion_holiday>
<Season>Season Info</Season>
- <availability>
<DateRange startdate="" enddate="" />
<Month_avail>Month_avail Info</Month_avail>
<Quarter_avail>Quarter_avail Info</Quarter_avail>
<Year_avail>Year_avail Info</Year_avail>
</availability>
</hgattributes>
</Item>
</Items>
</transmission>
</inventory>
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