Showing posts with label Product. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Product. Show all posts

Color Hex Values

Posted on Jun 23, 2018 by Simon
Now we've added another option of how to change the colors for the punchout page.

Before only the color wheel was provided, but now if there is a color you need and you have the hex value for it, then all you have to do is enter the hex value and the color will change accordingly on the punchout.


(The Account page maintains punchout colors.)

If more info is needed on how to obtain color hex values, here is a good resource RapidTables.

This should be beneficial for a number of sites.

I hope this helps.

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Punchout Catalog Demo Q&A - 2018

Posted on Feb 20, 2018 by Simon
Punchout Catalog Demo Q&A

Thursday's @ 7:00 AM US/Pacific (GMT-0700)








1. Conference Dial-in (United States): (857) 957-1130
Access Code: 241-855-404

2. Join Online Meeting:
Online Meeting ID: rinktee

Instructions:
- At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line.
- When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). 
- To join the meeting, click the online meeting link and follow the prompts.
- (Can also call-in through computer).


Time Zones:

HonoluluUTC-104:00 AM
San FranciscoUTC-77:00 AM
DenverUTC-68:00 AM
ChicagoUTC-59:00 AM
New YorkUTC-410:00 AM
Rio de JaneiroUTC-311:00 AM
LondonUTC+13:00 PM
JohannesburgUTC+24:00 PM
MoscowUTC+35:00 PM
MumbaiUTC+5.57:30 PM
BeijingUTC+810:00 PM
TokyoUTC+911:00 PM
SydneyUTC+1012:00 AM
AucklandUTC+122:00 AM

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Abbreviations

Posted on Jan 30, 2018 by Simon
As a continuation of the previous blog on managing the layout of a punchout titled If Short On Space, here are but a few suggestions on abbreviating long words.

The website Abbreviations was of great help in putting this brief sample.



CCY - Category
MFG - Manufacturer
UOM - Unit of Measure
Item # - Item Number
Desc - Description
Cat - Category

I hope this helps.

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If Short On Space

Posted on Dec 28, 2017 by Simon
Most punchout catalog systems are somewhat stingy on space and also in what they allow you to customize.

Not so with Rinktee.

As seen on the screenshot below, the Details link and "Add to cart" button are almost entirely hidden from view since the admin had chosen to make Category and the Manufacturer columns visible on the punchout item list.











A quick adjustment to the attributes in Views, shortening "Item Number" to "Item #", and Manufacturer to Mfg, and Currency to Curr, frees up space to give room for Details and the button.

For more details on this customization and others, please visit our site at, punchout-item-list.

I hope this helps.

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Fun With Multiple Images

Posted on Nov 30, 2017 by Simon
One Image
Ever need to display more than one image of an item to the user, but the software limited you to just one image?

If you needed two images, or 3, or 4, 5, 6, the choice is yours.

Make sure in your CSV file each item has the images listed, then within Views, move each Image up to the top of the list, and then in Attributes click Visible in List.

Three Images
And that's it! Now the user will see multiple images for each item as they are displayed in the punchout.

I hope this helps.

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Subscription Model Explained in Five

Posted on Aug 31, 2017 by Simon
The subscription model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but now closely modeled by many businesses and websites.

By 2020 its expected that 80% of software will be by subscription.

Here are just five reasons as to why subscription is favored by our customers.


Internet Ubiquity
Available from any computer, from any device, at any time, from anywhere.

Minimal Startup Cost
No license fees, hardware, software, or extra resource expenses.

Application Maintenance
No need to download, upgrade, or install patches, new updates, or maintain hardware like hard disks or RAM.

Cloud Scaling
Architecture that can scale indefinitely to meet customer demand.

Business Integration
Integrate with existing ERP systems or to other business systems across the web.

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JSON Data Magic

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Simon
The modern web has made great improvements in just the last few years, and Rinktee has taken full advantage of these latest innovations by deploying JSON as the main format for storing and managing document data.

JSON uses key value pairs in documents to store records, just as relational databases use tables and rows to store records. The striking difference between a relational database and a JASON non-relational (NoSQL) document is that the schema for each NoSQL record can vary. This means that you are not restricted as to how many attributes you can use to define your items (or remove and add them later if you change your mind).

If you realize in the future that your items need additional attributes like width, length and height, then simply add the required fields and the additions are managed seamlessly across the catalogs and views.

For us to manage the NoSQL documents is also greatly simplified since NoSQL databases are designed to scale out with the addition of distributed clusters of RAM and hard disk space to increase space and throughput without decreasing speed.

So there you have it, JASON non-relational (NoSQL) documents is how Rinktee manages data in the cloud and where you'll notice the improved performance straight away.

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Punchout Catalog Demo Q&A

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Simon
Punchout Catalog Demo Q&A

Thursday's @ 7:00 AM US/Pacific (GMT-0700)








1. Conference Dial-in (United States): (857) 957-1130
Access Code: 241-855-404

2. Join Online Meeting:
Online Meeting ID: rinktee

Instructions:
- At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line.
- When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). 
- To join the meeting, click the online meeting link and follow the prompts.
- (Can also call-in through computer).


Time Zones:


HonoluluUTC-104:00 AM
San FranciscoUTC-77:00 AM
DenverUTC-68:00 AM
ChicagoUTC-59:00 AM
New YorkUTC-410:00 AM
Rio de JaneiroUTC-311:00 AM
LondonUTC+13:00 PM
JohannesburgUTC+24:00 PM
MoscowUTC+35:00 PM
MumbaiUTC+5.57:30 PM
BeijingUTC+810:00 PM
TokyoUTC+911:00 PM
SydneyUTC+1012:00 AM
AucklandUTC+122:00 AM

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Private Supplier Network

Posted on Apr 27, 2017 by Simon
Major eProcurement vendors like SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer (SciQuest) provide their own Supplier Networks or Portals for which Suppliers can join to manage items, receive invoices or to communicate one thing or another.

As long as you the Buyer and your Suppliers abide to the Network set of rules and methods, no issues arise.

If the Buyer needs to establish a new set of rules and methods that Suppliers are required to follow, then unless the functionality is already found in the Network it will leave the Buyer out of luck.

That is why we are presenting a variant of our Cloud product specifically for Buyers that want to establish their own Cloud punchout catalog as a Private Supplier Network.

This will allow the Buyer to:

  • Establish a Private Supplier Network for a select group of Suppliers.
  • Set a common template of mandatory fields for Suppliers.
  • Determine a common set, or a specific set of categories for Suppliers.
  • Allow Suppliers to manage images and additional item attributes themselves. 


For additional details on our Private Supplier Network, please contact us at info@rinktee.com.

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Modified Ariba Punchout

Posted on Apr 17, 2017 by Simon
Our customer Groupe RG (design, production, and distribution of personal protective equipment) had a request from Thales Group (design and build electrical systems for  aerospace, defense, transportation and security markets), to provide a Groupe RG punchout catalog for buyers at the various Thales divisions.

The requirements were:
- the user interface had to be in the French language,
- each division should have its own mini-catalog,
- mini-catalogs to have their own contained search,
- be able to connect to the Ariba Supplier Network,
- the punchout be available in the Cloud.

The only new modification to this request was the addition of the mini-catalogs where items are grouped by divisions, and searches are then limited to that division. All the rest of the requirements were already available in our Cloud solution.

Now we have Thales connecting to the Ariba Supplier Network, accessing the Groupe RG punchout catalog supplied by us here at Rinktee, and the Thales buyer is now bringing back the items to the Ariba shopping cart. A reliable seamless process all done in the Cloud.

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Configurable Punchout

Posted on Mar 20, 2017 by Simon
A customer of ours had an interesting request that we've never encountered before. Rather than having a static catalog of items with predetermined attributes, could we apply our cloud technology to present a punchout with a different set of attributes based on the category the item belongs too?

Easy enough, the only complexity was capturing the data the requester was entering for that attribute and sending it along in the checkout as well.

One typical scenario is a user selecting the Electric Motor category. This category has a predefined set of attributes than does the Pneumatic Actuator category. The Motor might have four attributes the buyer needs info for, while the Actuator might need seven pieces of information for the buyer to make the correct purchase. Rather than uploading a standard CSV category file, the admin uploads a slightly different file called an Object CSV file, and then continues setting up the View and User sessions as before. The requester selects the category (now called object), and proceeds to enter applicable data into each attribute's text box and then submits the configured item into the shopping cart.

The requester in the end is able to configure an item based on their immediate requirements and not wait for the administrator to upload or create a specific item. This type of solution fits directly into our self-service mission to minimize any unnecessary delays and get items ordered as quickly as possible.

Please contact us for more details on this solution at Info.

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Raison d'être

Posted on Jan 27, 2017 by Simon
I'm sure we're all looking to check off these points when we're looking for a solution.

- Save time
- Save money
- Increase revenue
- Reduce stress
- Improve productivity

Sometimes we look high and low and just can't find anything useful out there and end up being stuck with something less then desirable.

How frustrating!

Well this is where we're coming from when we came up with this solution.

Most of the available solutions out in the market were not that good. In one way or another!

I'm almost certain that previous designers of punchout catalogs had never lived through the experience of having to upload and update catalogs from suppliers large and small, day after day, week after week, month after month.

Then programmers poorly built, blindly followed requirements making you suffer through system interruptions, reloads, endless clicking, steps that never made any sense, and the list goes on.

Hey, all we were asking for was a simple solution to upload items from suppliers and put items into a punchout shopping cart.

That's it! Plain and simple.

We know what we want and we want to do it fast.

I hope you find that Rinktee meets these objectives.

Our mission is simple; deliver a cloud solution without user aggravation or frustration.

Keep the price low and let the users stay in control.

Cheers!

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