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Retailer Ids

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You can set up multiple Retailer Ids per company. A company is subdivided in several branches. You can link branches to a Retailer Id. Thus, per Retailer Id the CRM data is processed via the selected branches.

What do you want to do?

You can set up the parameters for every retailer. Retailer id’s parameters record are set up per Marketing company.

Retailer Ids Form

This form is displayed when you click Manufacturer systems (Module) and MB. Mercedes-Benz (Company) > Menu - Utilities > Mercedes-Benz parameters and you browse to + Marketing parameters > + Retailer Ids > [Company] on the Project parameters browser.

Retailer Id: Enter a unique Retailer Id (provided by the MPC) for whom you want to set up the Retail Interface.

Export:

Select branch from list: Select the branches (locations) that belong to the Retailer id. Per Retailer id an export file is created. This file contains the CRM data of the selected branches.

Legend: Selected branches for the retailer are displayed in blue. When a branch is selected for one Retailer id it isn't possible to select the same branch for another Retailer id, this branch is displayed in grey.

Retail interface active: Select to indicate if you want to use the Retail Interface for this retailer.

Country code: Selected code is placed in the export file's header. The country code is a mandatory field in the header of the XML file.

Default branch: Is allocated to a customer record that is automatically created on import.

Date last export: Displays information about the last export date.

Last send sequence: Displays information about the sequence number of the last export took place. Every time an export is run, this sequence number increases. Thus, the figure shows the number of exports.

Date last import: Displays information about the last import date.

Last receive sequence: Displays information about the sequence number of the last import took place. Every time an import is run, this sequence number increases. Thus, the figure shows the number of imports.

Adding a Retailer Id

Before you can setup the parameters for retailers, you need to create retailer ids per company.

To add a new retailer id:

  1. Click the New element or the NewProgram.gif icon.

    The Retailer Ids form is displayed.

  2. Click the Amend toolbar button tbOptions.gif or click the Edit > Amend menu bar command, enter Retailer ID and complete the parameters fields concerning this retailer.

  3. Click the Save toolbar button Save.gif or click the Edit > Save menu bar command, to save your changes.

    Your retailer id parameters are represented as a parameter element in the browser, with the Retailer ID appended.

Amending a Retailer Id

You amend a retailer id if you need to change the parameters for some reason.

To amend a retailer id:

  1. Click the Retailer Id element that represents the settings you want to change.

    The Retailer Ids form is displayed for the Retailer Id you selected.

  2. Click the Amend toolbar button tbOptions.gif or click the Edit > Amend menu bar command and make the changes.

  3. Click the Save toolbar button Save.gif or click the Edit > Save menu bar command, to save your changes.

Deleting a Retailer Id

If it is necessary to delete a retailer id, proceed as follows.

To delete a retailer id:

  1. Click the Retailer Id element that represents the parameters you want to delete.

    The Retailer Ids form is displayed.

  2. Click the Amend toolbar button tbOptions.gif or click the Edit > Amend menu bar command.

    The Delete toolbar button is available.

  3. Click the Delete toolbar button Cross.gif or click the Edit > Delete menu bar command.

    You are prompted to confirm deletion.

  4. Click Yes to delete the settings.

    The record is deleted and the parameter element is removed from the browser.