Vendor Price File Loading Instructions

This page provides instructions for using vendor-specific loading programs to process flyers, catalogs, promotions, and contracts that you can download via the O/PUS PSN.

Some suppliers require you to request the instructions directly from them or from Technical Support to request the instructions (where contact information is noted below).

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Supplemental Vendors (listed below*) may not update their pricing files on the same quarterly schedule as other suppliers. For additional information, see O/PUS Supplemental Vendor Subscription Form.

All Value program: U_ALLV

All Value Price Update Instructions

* Arlington program: U_ARLI (pricing file last updated 10-3-2008)

Arlington Update Instructions (pdf)

Azerty program: U_AZER

Azerty Update Instructions (pdf)

* Diversified Computer Supplies program: U_DCS (pricing file last updated 10/6/2008)

Diversified Computer Supplies Update Instructions (pdf)

* Doane Keyes program: U_DOAN (pricing file last updated 9-19-2008)

Doane Keyes Update Instructions (pdf)

* Educators Resource program: U_EDRES (pricing file last updated 10/3/2008)

Educators Resource Update Instructions (pdf)

* Equipment Distributors

file names and instructions are available from Mike Prichard at 1-800-366-6636

Forms & Supply

(contact ECi Technical Support for these instructions).

Hallmark program: U_HMK

Hallmark Update Instructions (pdf)

Horizon program: U_HORI

Horizon Update Instructions (pdf)

Independent Stationers (is.Group)

File names and instructions are available from their Web site: www.isgroup.org

JWOD-NSN O/PUS has implemented a consolidated item key for JWOD items that you load from United (U_UNI), S. P. Richards (U_SPR), and is.group as of August 9, 2004. The first time you load the is.group JWOD pricing file after that date, you will be prompted to download and run the U_NSN update program. This update program implements a consolidated item key for JWOD items. Afterward, you may use the is.group loading program to to load the is.group JWOD pricing file. The consolidated item key eliminates the need to call or fax JWOD P/Os to the vendor, or key them in to the vendor’s on-line ordering system.

* Lagasse program: U_LAG (pricing file last updated 9/19/2008)

Lagassse Update Instructions (pdf)

Norwestra (now SPR Canada) program: U_SPR

SPR Canada Update Instructions - text-based (pdf) (name changed as of 1Q 2004) or Load Multiple S.P. Richards Price Files At Once

OF/USA

Contact Ron Mayfield, 800-872-2728 xt. 130, for these instructions.

Office Partners

Contact ECi Technical Support for these instructions.

* Pens Etc. program: U_PENE (pricing file last updated 9/24/2008)

Pens Etc. Update Instructions (pdf)

* Printer Essentials program: U_PRTESS (pricing file last updated 9/18/2008)

Printer Essentials Item Catalog Update Instructions (pdf)

S P Richards program: U_SPR

S.P. Richards Update - text-based (pdf) or
Load Multiple S.P. Richards Price Files At Once (pdf)

JWOD-NSN O/PUS has implemented a consolidated item key for JWOD items that you load from United (U_UNI), S. P. Richards (U_SPR), and is.group as of August 9, 2004. The first time you load the S. P. Richards JWOD pricing file after that date, you will be prompted to download and run the U_NSN update program. This update program implements a consolidated item key for JWOD items. Afterward, you may use the S.P. Richards loading program to to load the S.P. Richards JWOD pricing file. The consolidated item key eliminates the need to call or fax JWOD P/Os to the vendor, or key them in to the vendor’s on-line ordering system.

Tech Data program: U_TECH

Price files and the ProdList.exe item file are available for download from www.techdata.com.

The O/PUS TechMapper application, available upon request from opus@eci2.com, is required to convert TechData files to a format readable by your DDMS® system.

Tech Data Tech Mapper Instructions (pdf)

Trimega Purchasing Association (TPA)

File names and instructions are available from their Web site: www.trimega.org

United Stationers program: U_UNI

To view United’s latest Price Plan Code Chart, link to www.ussco.com, log into the Classified Zone, and select the “Item File/Unitape” page.

United Stationers Update - text-based (pdf) or
Load Multiple United Stationers Price Files At Once (pdf)

JWOD-NSN O/PUS has implemented a consolidated item key for JWOD items that you load from United (U_UNI), S. P. Richards (U_SPR), and is.group as of August 9, 2004. The first time you load the United Stationers JWOD pricing file after that date, you will be prompted to download and run the U_NSN update program. This update program implements a consolidated item key for JWOD items. Afterward, you may use the U_UNI loading program to to load the United JWOD pricing file. The consolidated item key eliminates the need to call or fax JWOD P/Os to the vendor, or key them in to the vendor’s on-line ordering system.