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Row 1: Each column of row 1 is the Key Word for that option item. Key Words must only appear once for each product (worksheet) and must not contain $. Below is a table of Key Words with special significance.  Key Words are used to fill in the Job Sheet and for pricing. If 2 columns are to apply to the same field add # and a unique number on the end of the Key Word e.g. DESCN and DESCN#2 where DESCN is a list of locations and DESCN#2 is a typing field if "Other" is selected.

Key Word

Function

Details

DESCN

Description for Order Line usually Room/Location

 List of options listed underneath.

ITEMWIDTH

Width required, used for price calculations

If omitted is set to one (1).

ITEMHEIGHT

Height/Drop required, used for price calculations.

 If omitted is set to one (1).

ITEMDEPTH

If depth is required or can be used for price levels.

 If omitted is set to one (1).

QTY

Quantity of this item.

 If omitted is set to one (1).

RRP

Price before any discounts.

 

UNITCOSTCost Price 

AMT

Price after standard discounts.

 
CODEPART1Get Code of Material selectedMostly used for Options that depend on the Material chosen e.g. Rail Road Y/N option only available for some fabrics.
CODEPART2Get Code of Material Type selectedRestrict Options available based on the Material Type selected in the same way as Options that depend on a previous option selected.
CODEPART3Get Code of Colour selectedAs with CODEPART1 and CODEPART2 used for Options that depend on the Colour selected. Note not everyone uses Colour for colour, it might be Hinged or Sliding.
DESCNPART1Get description of Material selectedFunctions the same as CODEPART except use the full Material Description.
DESCNPART2Get description of Material Type selectedFunctions the same as CODEPART except use the full Material Type Description.
DESCNPART3Get description of Colour selectedFunctions the same as CODEPART except use the full Colour Description.
INSTALLATIONJOB#NOTEDispatch NotesDispatch notes to appear per line item

Rows

 

 

1

This is the Key Word (Name) for this column (Option).

So KEYWORD (not case sensitive) is the Key Word (Name) for this option and must be unique for this tab (Product Type/Inventory Group)

2

This is the Inventory Code for pricing. It can be omitted.

To indicate the inventory code to be used to look up pricing add the pipe character "|" followed by the inventory code in capitals that is to be looked up for price.  This is not validated so if price does not appear check the code is correct and exists in Inventory Maintenance. Typical usage is Freight Product Code here, AMT as Field and the response is the price.

3

The column Key Word that which provides the product code for pricing which can be this column.

So if this is the quantity for a previously selected option this tells the system which option it applies to.

4

The field on the previous option’s charge record where answer is to be saved.

Format is pipe character “|” then the Type Word which can be QTY, ITEMWIDTH, ITEMHEIGHT, ITEMDEPTH, RRP, AMT. are Key Words.

5

Add value to Saved Field (Y) else Clear and then add (N or blank).

This applies to text as well as numbers.

6

The Look Back column that the option relates to.

The column that restricts the options available are dependent on (restricted by).

7The question to display to the user.e.g. Location

 

Row 8 is the command that sets the data type, required, see table below for command details.

Character

Function

Details

L

Drop Down List

 List of options listed underneath.

$

Text box

 

R

Integer (no decimals) with a 2 sets of number ranges and messages

Used to warn not recommended sizes and the second set for not allowed. Not allowed is also indicated by there being no price.

&

Integer input

 

 #

Decimal input

 

D

Discount amount

with decimals and deduct 

example fo entry -50

N

Notes

 

H

Heading

Heading only so options can appear grouped.

F

File Upload

Uploads file to attached files for that order

Row
Function
Details

9

Is Required

Enter Y if Option must be answered if available (enabled).

10Can Mass UpdateThis is for future functionality.
11Clear value when Copied to new itemEnter Y if the Option is to be cleared when copied from another line item.
12Is Not for Online Wholesale OrderingThese Options are for internal use e.g.manufacture or buy-in
13Use First valid Answer as defaultEnter Y if the first available answer is to be displayed by default.
14Help MessageText of a message to be displayed when the ? at the end of the line is clicked, ? is not displayed if there is no message.
15Picture URLFuture option to display a picture specific to the option such as a technical drawing of a bracket.

 

Rows 16 and below list options for both ‘L’ and Look-Back commands. These can consist of up to 3 sections separated the vertical line (Known as the Pipe character| ) The parameters are explained using the following example:- LEFT CHAIN|Stainless Steel|OPCHASSTL

V Options

Lookup options

 

LEFT CHAIN

This means that this option is only to be shown if the value selected in the Look-Back option matches it.

So if LEFT CHAIN (not case sensitive) was chosen in the previous option then Stainless Steel will be in the dropdown for them to choose.

|Stainless Steel

This is the text that will be presented in the list to the person entering the item.

 

|OPCHASSTL

Inventory Code for pricing. This is the second option for L or third for V is used.

To indicate the inventory code to be used to look up pricing add the pipe character "|" followed by the inventory code in capitals that is to be looked up for price.  This is not validated so if price does not appear check the code is correct and exists in Inventory Maintenance.

In the example below the PELRETURN is activated for all answers to PELWIDTH but because the No|+4 in PELTYPE causes it to skip 4 columns the PELRETURN will not be available if No is selected. Note that the options under PELRETURN all have | with nothing to the left of it so the V uses any answer provided it doesn’t skip this column.

BUZ Unique Option Name as at 9/8/13PELTYPEPELWIDTHPELRETURNPELRETURNSIZE
Inventory Code for Pricing    
Value applies to Price from Related Option Name PELTYPE  
Related Column Data Field ITEMWIDTH  
Related Column is Add to else Set to    
Look Back @ BUZ Column Name   PELRETURN
Question Heading

Pelmet

Pelmet Width

Pelmet ReturnReturn Size
Option Type

L

&

L&
Is RequiredY   
Can Mass Update    
Clear value when Copied to new item    
Is Not for Online Wholesale Ordering    
Use First valid Answer as default    
Help Message    
Picture URL    
Answers from here down

Yes

Yes

BothBOTH|
Answers from here down

No

 Left OnlyLEFT ONLY|
Answers from here down  Right OnlyRIGHT ONLY|
   None 
     

Example of dependent Options

A

Y

Z

AA

AB

AC

AD

BUZ Unique Option Name as at 

ANGLE COLOUR

SPECIAL COLOUR ANGLE

PARTS1

SIZE1

PARTS2

SIZE2

Inventory Code for Pricing      
Value applies to Price from Related Option Name   ANGLE COLOUR ANGLE COLOUR
Related Column Data Field   ITEMWIDTH ITEMWIDTH
Related Column is Add to else Set to   FALSE TRUE
Look Back @ BUZ Column NameANGLE REQUIREDANGLE COLOUR PARTS1 PARTS2
Question Heading

Angle Colour

Special Colour

Parts

Size

Parts

Size

Option Type

L

L

L

L

L

L

Is RequiredYY Y Y
Can Mass Update      
Clear value when Copied to new item      
Is Not for Online Wholesale Ordering      
Use First valid Answer as default      
Help Message      
Picture URL      
Answers from here down

YES|APO|OPANGAPO

SPECIAL COLOUR|Admiralty 51017

12*12

12*12|1000|OPP12/12/10

12*12

12*12|1000|OPP12/12/10

Answers from here down

YES|Birch White|OPANGBW

SPECIAL COLOUR|Anotec Dark Grey 51275

20*12

12*12|2160|OPP12/12/21

20*12

12*12|2160|OPP12/12/21

Answers from here down

YES|Black|OPANGBLACK

SPECIAL COLOUR|Anotec Mid Bronze 51014

20*25

12*12|2600|OPP12/12/26

20*25

12*12|2600|OPP12/12/26

 

YES|Special Colour|OPANGSPECOL

SPECIAL COLOUR|Anotec Natural Pearl 89119

20*40

12*12|3000|OPP12/12/30

20*40

12*12|3000|OPP12/12/30

  

SPECIAL COLOUR|Anotec Off White 51271

12*40

12*12|4000|OPP12/12/40

12*40

12*12|4000|OPP12/12/40

  

SPECIAL COLOUR|Anotec Silver Grey 51272

Patio Bolt|OPPATBOL

12*12|4500|OPP12/12/45

Patio Bolt|OPPATBOL

12*12|4500|OPP12/12/45

Column Y ANGLE COLOUR, List, required that only shows if YES was selected in the previous and Special Colour is a surcharge on the following options and the price comes from product OPANGSPECOL.

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Example of getting total lineal metres of pelmet by adding width + pelmet returns.

PELWIDTHPELRETURNPELRETURNSIZEPELRETURNSIZE2
    
PELCOLOUR PELCOLOURPELCOLOUR
ITEMWIDTH ITEMWIDTHITEMWIDTH
  YY
PELTYPE PELRETURNPELRETURN
Pelmet WidthPelmet ReturnLeft Return SizeRight Return Size
&L&&
 Y  
    
    
    
    
    
    
LINEA VALANCE 98MM NO INSERT|BothBOTH|BOTH|
LINEA VALANCE 140MM NO INSERT|Left OnlyLEFT ONLY|RIGHT ONLY|
LINEA VALANCE 140MM WITH INSERT|Right Only  
LINEA VALANCE 140MM WITH INSERT|None  

Extras Sheet

This is a similar format to the Inventory Group sheets and is used as a single set of options that apply to the whole Quote/Order.

BUZ Unique Option Name as at FREIGHTMETHODFREIGHTCOMPANY
Inventory Code for Pricing  
Value applies to Price from Related Option Name  
Related Column Data Field  
Related Column is Add to else Set to  
Look Back @ BUZ Column Name FREIGHTMETHOD
Question HeadingSent byFreight Destination
Option TypeLL
Is RequiredYY
Can Mass Update  
Clear value when Copied to new item  
Is Not for Online Wholesale Ordering  
Use First valid Answer as default  
Help Message  
Picture URL  
Answers from here downCourierCOURIER|NSW|OPFRNSW
Answers from here downOwn CarrierCOURIER|Qld|OPFRQLD
Answers from here downPickupCOURIER|Vic|OPFRVIC
  COURIER|SA|OPFRSA

Extras -Adding to Unit Cost and RRP

Column F has an Option Code of OPEXCST and to get the Unit cost and the RRP to use this 1 Option code for pricing you must set it up as below

Colunm F

  • Unique name - COST
  • Inventory Code for Pricing - OPEXCST
  • Related Data Field - UNITCOST

Column H

  • Unique name - EXTRACHARGE
  • Value applies to price from related Option Name - COST (this links it back to the Option code in the COST column)
  • Related Data Field - RRP

If either Cost or RRP are left blank BUZ will only apply the cost or the RRP but if both are entered then both will be applied

 

 

InvoiceExtras Sheet

This is THE SAME format as the Extras sheet and is used as a single set of options when finalizing an order when creating the invoice. This is usually used by wholesale companies. The FREIGHT and DISCOUNT columns below are explained below the example.

BUZ Unique Option Name as at 24/03/2013FREIGHTMETHODFREIGHTDISCOUNT
Inventory Code for Pricing  OPDISCOUNT
Value applies to Price from Related Option Name FREIGHTMETHOD 
Related Column Data Field RRPRRP
Related Column is Add to else Set to   
Look Back @ BUZ Column Name  FREIGHTMETHOD 
Question HeadingSent byFreightDiscount
Option TypeL#D
Is RequiredY  
Can Mass Update   
Clear value when Copied to new item   
Is Not for Online Wholesale Ordering   
Use First valid Answer as default   
Help Message   
Picture URL   
Answers from here downToll Ipec|NSFRTOLL TOLL IPEC 
Answers from here downBy Our Van|NSFRVANBY OUR VAN  
Answers from here downOwn CarrierLOCAL TRANSPORT  
 Local Transport|NSFRLOC  
 Goods Collected  

V Options

Lookup options

 

FREIGHT

This is the Key Word for this column (Option).

So FREIGHT (not case sensitive) is the Key Word (Name) for this option and must be unique for this tab (Product Type/Inventory Group)

Row 3: FREIGHTMETHOD

This is the column that the Inventory Code for pricing is .

To indicate the inventory code to be used to look up pricing add the pipe character "|" followed by the inventory code in capitals that is to be looked up for price.  This is not validated so if price does not appear check the code is correct and exists in Inventory Maintenance.

Row 4: RRP

The field for the option Item that that answer to this is to be saved to..  Possible fields are DESCN, ITEMWIDTH, ITEMHEIGHT, ITEMDEPTH, QTY, RRP, AMT

Format is pipe character “|” followed by the field that the value is to be saved as. This is the third (last) parameter on the line.

DISCOUNTThis is the Key Word for this column (Option). 
Row 2: OPDISCOUNTInventory Code for pricing.Here we see a product code OPDISCOUNT to apply the value to rather than change the line item values as with discounts given at the quote stage.
Row 4: RRPThe field for the option Item that that answer to this is to be saved to..  Possible fields are DESCN, ITEMWIDTH, ITEM HEIGHT, QTY, RRP 

 

Marketing Sheet

Marketing is also in a similar format and contains questions relating to current marketing campaigns and demographics.

It is found in the same output spreadsheet as above.

***Note: For the Lead Sources reports to work the first 2 column must be TYPE and  COMPTYPES

Below is the top section of a typical Marketing sheet.

BUZ Unique Option Name as at 1/10/2013TYPECOMPTYPESTYPEOTHEROTHERINFO
Inventory Code for Pricing    
Value applies to Price from Related Option Name    
Related Column Data Field    
Related Column is Add to else Set to    
Look Back @ BUZ Column Name TYPETYPE 
Question HeadingSurveyCompany TypesOther DescriptionOther Info
Option TypeLL$$
Is RequiredYYY 
Can Mass Update    
Clear value when Copied to new item    
Is Not for Online Wholesale Ordering    
Use First valid Answer as default    
Help Message    
Picture URL    
Answers from here downRadioRADIO|2CHOTHER| 
Answers from here downNewspaperRADIO|2 Day FM  
Answers from here downLetter BoxRADIO|2GB  

Import Errors

Typical Error "Error in sheet: AWZS - Sheet Name: AWZS,Inventory Code: OPRLBRKT Column #:6 Row #:13"

Option Product Codes are validated as existing during the import and the above message indicates the Inventory Code was not found. If the Code is not a Code this indicates the column is not formatted correctly.

Important Price Calculation considerations

Zero Quantity required

When calculating the prices most involve quantity(Qty), ItemWidth, ItemHeight and ItemDepth. Often these are not all set using the Options so BUZ sets them to 1 (one), if you have an Option that includes a response of 0(zero) you may end up with 1 flowing through, this mainly effects quantity. So if you have an Option that asks, for example, the quantity of brackets and a valid answer is 0 then the Options needs to structured so that the resultant charge is not for 1.

Price Grid returns zero

When pricing both the main product and the add-ons and Price Grid is used if the Price Grid returns zero price, this includes sizes greater than the maximum setup in the grid, are considered "not available" so when this happens unexpectedly don't forget to check the Options as well as the main product.

 

Generic layouts to download

Products

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Extras

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Invoice Extras

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