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Call PrismCore Support to assist you in installing and configuring WPConsole, as necessary.
In PrismCore > Purchasing > Purchase Orders > Outgoing Message Maintenance module, select the hammer option Manage Vendors then select Direct.
Set the Supplier Nebraska Book Company.
Set your Nebraska Book Company vendor in the Vendor field.
Enter the login and password for the location(s) using the service.
Wantlist Workflow
setting up NBC Direct (NBC Connect).
Verify with your IT that traffic is allowed both inbound and outbound (TCP and UDP) for this url: getbooks.nebook.com. Both TCP and UPD connection is needed for port 20. Port 21 only needs TCP connectivity.
Wantlist Workflow
In PrismCore > Purchasing > Want Lists > Want Lists module, Create the want list, or purchase order you will send.
Use the hammer option Send
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and follow the prompts.
Monitor the "Outgoing Messages" module, and note when the want list
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message changes to a status of "Sent".
Monitor the "Incoming Messages" module for vendor responses.
When a response is
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received
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, if
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If the system is NOT set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Purchase Orders module and will be in a PROPOSED status.
If the system is set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Receiving module in an OPEN status.
You may then choose to regenerate the want list, and continue. If you did not choose to create or update the PO when you scheduled a want list message, you will need to manually create a Purchase Order, and update it as necessary, based on the response.
Auto-Cascading Want Lists: If choose to cascade the want lists, a response will be received in Incoming Messages. When the response is received, the system will do one of the following:
If the system is NOT set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Purchase Orders module and will be in a PROPOSED status.
If the system is set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Receiving module in an OPEN status.
A new want list, for the next vendor in your cascade list, will be created,
and scheduled. This process will continue until all vendors in your list have been messaged, or all quantities are filled. If you did not choose to create or update the PO when you scheduled a want list message, you will need to manually create a Purchase Order, and update it as necessary, based on the response.
Manually Cascading Want Lists (NOT AVAILABLE in Version 1530): A response will be received in Incoming Messages. When the response is received, the system will do one of the following:
If the system is NOT set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Purchase Orders module and will be in a PROPOSED status.
If the system is set to track canceled items, the PO will be available in the Receiving module in an OPEN status.
You must then manually cascade the want list by using the hammer option called "Cascade Want List" in the Want List module, for the original want list. If you did not choose to create or update the PO when you scheduled a want list message, you will need to manually create a Purchase Order, and update it as necessary, based on the response.
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the PO attached to the want list is in a PROPOSED status in the Purchase Orders module, it will update with the quantities in the response from the vendor.