Overview
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Live stock feeds enable customers to check the levels of stock at the supplier before an order is placed Stock data is provided via a Readysell “Supplier Stock Service” (RS3) which is refreshed on a periodic (normally hourly) basis from the suppliers. Stock levels provided can be obfuscated before they are provided to Readysell, or at the Readysell side before they are transmitted to customers – massaging can be used to obscure cases where there are large or small stock holdings (for example show “Low Stock” if stock falls below a certain quantity or show “> 50” if there’s more than 50 units). |
Data Transport
There are currently four supported methods for providing this data to Readysell.
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The supplier hosts a CSV or XML file on an FTP server. The file contains the Product Code, Quantity on Hand (massaged or actual) and (if necessary) branch/warehouse. Readysell will poll the file once per hour.
Method 4: CSV or XML
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via email
The supplier uploads emails a CSV or XML file to a Readysell hosted FTP serverprovided email address. The file contains the Product Code, Quantity on Hand (massaged or actual) and (if necessary) branch/warehouse. Readysell will import the updated file.
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