Catalogs

The supplier’s unique identifier for a product. May be referred to as the supplier part number, supplier item id, or SKU.

A URL for a publicly accessible image that can be displayed with the product information. The image file should be in JPEG or PNG format for compatibility with common web browsers.

Time from receipt of order to shipment of product. Typically measured by number of days.

The name of the manufacturer of the product. Used to filter search results in some eProcurement systems.

Part number used by the manufacturer to uniquely identify the item. This field may be used to help shoppers find items by part numbers. For suppliers, populating this field may increase the visibility of your products in search results.

Minimum and maximum order quantities set limits on the quantity a user can order.

The incremental ordering quantity of the UOM (eg. a value of 5 would require the user to order 5, 10, 15, etc of the UOM).

The Unit of Measure (UOM) is the marketed units by which an item will be delivered when purchased and to which the unit price refers. Unit prices should be in reference to 1 UOM. Some e-procurement systems require the code to be one of a pre-defined list of UOM’s. Common standards for Units of Measure inclue ANSI and UNUOM.

The number of units included in the UOM. (eg. a UOM of BX and a UOM Quantity of 100 indicates 100 units per box)

UNSPSC is an open classification system for products and services. UNSPSC codes are 8 numeric digits that correspond to a commodity such as Pencils or Air Filters. The UNSPSC classification system is organized as a 4 level hierarchy of: Segment, Family, Class, and Commodity. Each level of the hierarchy represents 2 digits in the UNSPSC code. Products should be classified at the commodity level whenever possible. Buying organizations use UNSPSC codes to generate reports of spend by category. Some buying organizations may require this field to be present.