Supplier Guide for PIM How to Create Item Family - WEBUI

Product Information Manager PIM

Supplier Login Page

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Supplier Login Page: http://pim.aafes.com Enter your username and password to log into PIM

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A. Supplier Homepage consist of the Vendor Workflow widget

B. The single person icon allows you to see items assigned to you and the multiple person icon allows you to see items assigned to you and any group you are a member of.

C. Welcome Widget displays your username

D. Upload Assets such as Image thumbnails and product information sheets

E. Clicking on the Exchange logo will bring you back to the homepage

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Homepage E

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C B

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A.Under the Vendor Workflow Widget

B.Click on Initiate New Items

C.Select Initiate New Item Family

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B A

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A. In the GPC Brick field click on the button to the right

B. Select the Product Root folder

C. Select your segment

D. Click the arrows to drop down as shown below

to brick level, the brick will have a small red line on the folder

E. Highlight your item, select ok

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D

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C B

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A. To the right of the Primary Product Ship point field, click on green + indicator

B. You can search two ways to attached your ship point

1. Click on Search tab , type vendor name in the search field , click search , highlight, click ok

2. Click on Browse tab, click supplier root , search by alpha drill down to ship point, highlight correct ship point , click ok

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A. Complete all attributes for your item, fields in blue are mandatory and must be filled out to move to the next workflow

B. Once fields are completed click submit

C. You will be directed back to the homepage

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B

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A. Item Review will show the number of new items created

B. Under Normal column click on the number

C. Any item not completed within allotted time frame will escalate to high priority column

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C B

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D. Check Box Under “Assigned To…..” , if you do not check the box up front you will not be able to save your data

E. Click on item link under the name column to complete tabs

Buy Side – Item Review

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E D

Characteristics Tab

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A. Navigate to the Characteristics Tab and complete all attributes for your item 1. If any mandatory attributes highlighted in blue

are not filled in the tab will be underlined in yellow

2. Some fields are mandatory but not blue because they are not globally mandatory. If you have not entered a value in these fields you will get an error message that lets you know which field/fields need to be filled in.

B. GTIN, GTIN type, Color Name(starting with a capital letter, absolutely NO CAPS) are mandatory

C. Save data.

Characteristics Tab

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C

B

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Product Details

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A. Under the Product Details tab , complete all attributes for your item

B. Fields in blue are Mandatory to move to the next workflow

C. If mandatory fields are not filled in, the tab will remain underlined in yellow.

D. Save Data.

Product Details

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D

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B

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Category Specifics

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A. Under the Category Specifics tab , complete all attributes for your item

B. Fields in blue are Mandatory to move to the next workflow

C. If mandatory fields are not filled in, the tab will remain underlined in yellow

D. Save Data

Category Specifics

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D

C B

A

Item Family Details/Variant Matrix

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There are two ways to create children A. Click on Variant Matrix Tab , then select the Create

Variant button

A A

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B. Click on NRF code select your color and size, use the arrow to move to the next box, Selecting your attributes determine the number of children that will be created, select Ok to return to the homepage

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C. Click on Create Product button, name the item (it should be different from the family item, i.e. dress1, dress2), select ok, once you have created all the children return to the home page

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C

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A. Item Review- Click on item link under the name column to complete tabs (don’t forget to assign it to yourself before clicking the link)

B. Complete all attributes under Characteristics, product details, and category specifics

C. Click Save

D. If mandatory fields are not filled in, the tab will remain underlined in yellow

E. Click on arrow or exchange logo to go back to homepage, go under normal, click numbers to open your items

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Item Family Details/Children

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B

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Item Family Details/Children A. Under item review, Check the parent and child items

B. Submit to next state in workflow icon will appear, click on icon

C. Popup will appear, click okay

D. If no errors, items have been sent to buyer for review and

approval

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PIM email address pimadmin@aafes.com

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Thank You!