Product Data Update Format: Standard DC Spreadsheet
Options and choices make DC products orderable and should be created carefully so that information captured from the buyer during the online order process is accurate.
Below you will find recommendations for numbering your options and choices inside of DistributorCentral. Through experience we've found that following these numbering conventions make maintaining option and choice data easier.
Options
Product Color Information Option (PCI)
Use the Product Color Information option type when you are creating an option that contains product colors. For example, a product color option would be used if you are selling a cup that comes in red, green, or blue.
Format: Option Type Code - Product/Item #
Example: PCI-123
Decoration Color Information Option (DCI)
Use the Decoration Color Information option type when you are creating an option that contains decoration method ink colors. For example, a Decoration Color Information option would be used if a cup can be decorated with black, white, or blue ink.
Format: Option Type Code - Product/Item #
Example: DCI-123
Decoration Information Option (DI)
Use the Decoration Information option type when you are creating an option for a decoration method that does not have ink colors. For example, a Decoration Information option would be used if a cup can be printed in full color, or a shirt can be decorated with Screen Print, Heat Transfer, or Embroidery and the buyer needs to select a decoration method.
Format: Option Type Code - Product/Item #
Example: DI-123
Choices
Product Color Information Choice (PCI)
Use the Product Color Information option type when you are creating an option that contains product colors. For example, a product color option would be used if you are selling a cup that comes in red, green, or blue.
Format: Option Choice Type Code - Product/Item # - Choice Value
Example: PCI-123-RED, PCI-123-GREEN, PCI-123-BLUE
Decoration Color Information Choices (DCI)
Use the Decoration Color Information option type when you are creating an option that contains decoration method ink colors. For example, a Decoration Color Information option would be used if a cup can be decorated with black, white, or blue ink.
Format: Option Choice Type Code - Product/Item # - Choice Value
Example: DCI-123-BLACK, DCI-123-WHITE, DCI-123-BLUE
Decoration Information Option (DI)
Use the Decoration Information option type when you are creating an option for a decoration method that does not have ink colors. For example, a Decoration Information option would be used if a shirt can be decorated with Screen Print, Heat Transfer, or Embroidery and the buyer needs to select a decoration method.
Format: Option Choice Type Code - Product/Item #
Example: DI-123-ScreenPrint , DI-123-HeatTransfer , DI-123-Embroidery