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Readysell 8 customers enjoying the benefit of the Readysell Supplier Stock Service (RS3) to lookup live stock data are now able to view stock availability of products supplied by Pelikan Artline. From your Readysell product screen, simply click the “Show Supplier Stock Levels” button and Readysell will show you up to date availability information for that product.

Pelikan Artline joins a growing list of suppliers integrated with RS3, including Dynamic Supplies, Alloys, Stationers Supply, Satex Distributors, WA Stationery and V Wholesale. Readysell is continuing to grow its list of industry integration partners for both electronic ordering and supplier stock integration. We’ll keep you posted as we introduce new integration partners.

If you have any questions or require assistance getting started with the new integration features, please feel free to contact our support team.

We’re pleased to announce the release of the Readysell reporting best practices and standard reports.

Over the last few months we’ve been working hard in conjunction with the Office Brands ERP Steering Committee to develop and document a set of standard reports, ranging from transactional and operational reporting through to high-level management reports. In line with the Readysell reporting module, we have documented these standard reports in three key areas:

Form Reports

List Reports

Analysis Reports

We’ve also documented some best practices for reporting to help you decide which type of report to use in which scenario. In summary:

• You may not need a report, often list views, particularly saved view variants, can give you live report like features without having to run a separate report.
• Use form reports most of the time when you need a report. Particularly when you need presentation quality, external reports or custom calculations.
• Use analysis reports to supplement form reports for things like ad-hoc reporting, cross tab views of your data, your custom management reporting requirements or where it is necessary to “drill into” the data in more depth.
• Use list reports in special cases where you can’t get the result you want from a list view.

Over the coming months we will be sending a series of emails highlighting how you can deliver concrete benefits to your business by using the Office Brands standard reports. We also plan to make presentations about the Office Brands standard reports at the road show in early 2016.

In order to get the most benefit out of the Office Brands standard reports:

• Consider referring to the reporting best practices documentation when you need a new report. You can save time and potential charges by using one of the standard reports where appropriate.
• Keep an eye on our ongoing updates about reporting, there is sure to be one or two points that could help your business.
• Get to the Office Brands roadshow in 2016. This is your chance to get some reports training and face to face discussion on how to benefit from those reports.
• Schedule an hour or two report training with Readysell each year, to ensure you are up to date with all the latest developments.

If you have any questions that you’d like addressed, please contact Readysell support and let us know.

The Office Brands 7-digit EZCode system has now been in place for a number of years, however we still hear from customers with established product databases about ways they can tidy up duplicate products and improve their EZCode matches.

Readysell can run a script against your data to find products on your system that have an existing EZCode and merge them with duplicates (such as products coded with a legacy supplier code). Tidying up your product file can not only lead to productivity gains (by reducing end user and customer confusion), but also improves reporting and business intelligence compliance.

The Readysell matching algorithm is based on the following criteria:

• All bar codes that match on the right hand side
• Bar codes that match on the right hand side where the two bar codes are different
• All supplier codes that match on the right hand side
• Supplier codes that match on the right hand side where the supplier codes are different
• Bar code exact matches
• Supplier code exact matches

If you are interested in Readysell assisting you with tidying up your product file, please open a ticket at our Support Centre.

Readysell is pleased to announce the availability of electronic ordering integration with Edwards Dunlop Office Products (a division of the BJ Ball Group).

Electronic ordering (known in the industry as EDI – electronic data interchange) is available free of charge for all Readysell customers. Ordering electronically can streamline your ordering process by:

• Avoiding re-keying of data into your system
• Eliminating manual printing, faxing, or emailing of orders
• Providing you with early notice of what stock you will receive
• Ensuring your order gets processed in a more timely manner

Readysell is continuing to grow its list of industry integration partners for both electronic ordering and supplier stock integration. We’re continuing to work with industry partners to expand our list of integrated suppliers.

If you are a Readysell 8 customer, should have already been configured with this new integration. Readysell 7 customers will receive the integration in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or require assistance getting started with the new integration features, please feel free to contact our support team.