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Inventory Catalog - Template and guide
Inventory Catalog - Template and guide

Links to download template and quick overview of expected formatting

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Written by Heigo Tolppa
Updated over 2 weeks ago

The quickest way to get your parts catalog onto SkySelect and start generating matches is to download our template and follow the guide below.

Formatting Requirements:

  • We support CSV, XLSX, and XLS

  • The file should have a header row, followed by rows of parts with additional info such as price, condition, lead time, etc.

  • Part Number column is the only mandatory field and is used to match the demand to your inventory.

    • Any additional info will be used to automatically fill your quote.

    • All "Auto-quote" fields are needed to quote for parts automatically

ℹ️ Price is only visible to you as the Supplier and to the customers being quoted. It does NOT appear in any search results

Column and field overview:

Field

Requirement

Help

Part Number

Mandatory

Up to 32 alpha/numeric characters

Quantity

Auto-quote

Count of items you have in stock.

0 and/or empty values are accepted for manufacturers¹

Condition

Auto-quote

2 characters. Accepted values²

UOM

Auto-quote

2 characters

Accepted values³

Location

Auto-quote

Location of stock.

Lead time in Calendar Days

Auto-quote

Up to 3 numbers

Additional options

Unit Price

Auto-quote

Up to 10 numbers

Unit Price Qty N

Auto-quote volume discounts

Any number of price breaks are accepted as additional columns. Replace N with the start of discount qty⁵

Currency

Auto-quote

Alternate Part Number

Optional

Allows to specify alternate part numbers your stock is compatible with, ensuring they generate quotes or leads from your inventory catalog. Add multiple alternates by separating them with a comma "," (e.g., 001693, 01-1322-0000)

Description

Optional

Trace

Optional

All values accepted⁶

Trace Date

Optional

Date format YYYY-MM-DD

Shop Name

Optional

Warranty

Optional

In months. e.g. 12, 18, etc.

Min Order Qty

Optional

Std Pack Qty

Optional

Serial number

Optional

Multiple can be comma separated

Cage Code

Optional

In case there are multiple seller codes in your company

Manufacturer Code

Optional

DOM

Optional

Date format YYYY-MM-DD

Expiration

Optional

Date format YYYY-MM-DD

Shop Name

Optional

Hours Remaining

Optional

Up to 10 numbers

Cycles Remaining

Optional

Up to 10 numbers

Notes

Optional


¹ 0 and/or empty values will be interpreted as any qty can be supported within the given lead time.

² Condition field expects 2-letter values from the left of the table below. Abbreviations map to the values on the right.

³ List of accepted units of measurement (UOM)

³ List of accepted units of measurement (UOM)

⁴ Acceptable values

  • Stock - same as 0 lead time

  • LTOR/RQST - allowed to generate leads for manufacturers and distributors.

⁵ For each break add a column with qty number where the new price starts from e.g.

UNIT PRICE QTY 5, UNIT PRICE QTY 10, UNIT PRICE QTY 100 etc.

⁶ Any value will be saved as notes. Using the trace options listed below are shown in the trace field for buyers. One or multiple comma-separated values from the list below.

Upload your file and assign the catalog to buyers you want to quote for

You can upload the catalog from the Catalog Management page.

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