Before you load your O/PUS quarterly catalog update, check here for late-breaking news, including any corrections after releasing OPUSInstall, OPdb, and FYI² Notes for the
current quarter.
- 2/25/2010: Get Get Monthly Price Files for March Via O/PUS PSN
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We are happy to announce that all standard monthly files are available now for download via PSNControl from S.P. Richards and United Stationers.
Note: The United Stationers March file includes all changes that occurred since the posting of the February file, including the mid-February price changes that were effective Feb. 22.
Some dealer-specific plans may be provided later. When you use PSNControl to download the files, the Transfer List date display will indicate when any vendor pricing file was last updated.
All files can be processed using the U_SPR and U_UNI loading programs via graphical multiloaders (UpdateSPR.exe and UpdateUNI.exe) or text-based (+IFP).
For additional details, see:
- 2/18/2010: United Stationers Releases Mid-February Price File Update
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Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 — United Stationers has released a mid-month price file update effective Monday, Feb. 22.
This release includes the changes announced in United Stationers' Jan. 23 message with the subject Cut-Sheet Paper Prices Increasing. Price increases from major paper mills affect a significant number of paper-category SKUs. If you have questions about this change, please contact your United Stationers account manager.
O/PUS has processed the updated price file and posted it as UNI-FEB2 along with all updated price plans on the O/PUS PSN. The quickest recommended method is to load the file UNI-FEB2, using the same steps as you would load a monthly price plan update.
All files can be processed using the U_UNI loading programs via the graphical multiloader (UpdateUNI.exe) or text-based (+IFP). For additional details, see United Stationers Monthly Price Plan Update.
Note: Some dealer-specific plans may be provided later. When you use PSNControl to download the files, the Transfer List date display will indicate when any vendor pricing file was last updated.
We anticipate being able to release separate monthly updates for March 2010 toward the end of next week.
Q: If I have not yet loaded the regular Monthly file (UNI-FEB), do I need to load it before I load the UNI-FEB2?
A: NO, the UNI-FEB2 includes the UNI-FEB data as well as the changes to paper prices?
Q: Will we still post March monthly file for United?
A: Yes. March file will be posted in the normal time frame.
Q: I had rather wait and update my system with the March file. Will the March file contain these paper price changes in UNI-FEB2?
Q: Yes. March file will have any changes that occurred since the posting of the February file.
- 1/27/2010: Get Get Monthly Price Files for February Via O/PUS PSN
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We are happy to announce that all standard monthly files are available now for download via PSNControl from S.P. Richards and United Stationers.
Some dealer-specific plans may be provided later. When you use PSNControl to download the files, the Transfer List date display will indicate when any vendor pricing file was last updated.
All files can be processed using the U_SPR and U_UNI loading programs via graphical multiloaders (UpdateSPR.exe and UpdateUNI.exe) or text-based (+IFP).
For additional details, see:
- 1/7/2010: Canadian FYI² Notes, Update Files Ready to Load
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Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 — O/PUS published FYI² Notes for O/PUS Canadian Customers for the first quarter of 2010.
O/PUS has processed and tested this quarter's item and pricing updates for the O/PUS Opdb Canadian file. The files are available to download from the O/PUS PSN as of noon CDT Friday, Jan. 8.
ECi DDMS Technical Support offers complimentary complimentary Quarter-End Saturday Support for Canadian dealers on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, 9 AM - 4 PM Central Time.
During Canadian Quarter-End Saturday Support, you can contact ECi DDMS Technical Support with questions relating to quarter-end O/PUS procedures, by calling 800-366-4778. There will be no charge for questions about your Canadian quarter-end O/PUS procedures.
However, if your call is AFTER SCHEDULED HOURS, or NOT RELATED to Canadian quarter-end O/PUS issues, you may be billed for 24/7 support. Faxes and emails to ECi DDMS Technical Support will not be processed until regular business hours resume Monday morning.
- 1/6/2010: MultiLoader Issue With Existing Contracts, Dates
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We sent MultiLoader Issue With Existing Contracts, Dates to a short list of affected dealers who downoaded a specific version of the O/PUS UpdateUNI.exe multiloader software.
- 1/5/2010: Quarterly Web Storefront Catalog Updates Jan. 9-10
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ECi Content Services and Operations will update your Web storefront servers with new quarterly catalog images and content THIS WEEKEND, between 8 am CDT Saturday, Jan. 9, through 8 pm Sunday, Jan. 10. This maintenance affects the following sites:
- ECinteractive®
- is.D-Force® 2
- Original is.D-Force®
- Dealer Station®
- Dealer Station® Xtended
The content load is in addition to ECi's standard data center maintenance tasks
(www.DDMS.com/support/massfax/dcMtceWindow.htm). As a result, this weekend requires an extended maintenance window.
While the Web server is offline, you and your customers will be unable to connect to your storefront site. We will notify you via email with any updates on Sunday.
You may wish to set up or adjust your site's Automatic Scheduled Maintenance and site text, if applicable. For details, see your online help.
- 12/31/2009: O/PUS Super Store Data Update Files Ready to Load
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O/PUS has completed processing and testing the Super Store item and pricing update files from Trade Service, and made them available to download via PSNControl.
Using your PSNControl software, you can download either of two super store data files:
- The standard edition (filename SSDitems) includes super store name and SKU -- FREE as part of your O/PUS subscription.
- The premium edition (filename SSDpricing) includes everything in the standard edition, but also includes pricing, units of measure, and packaging information. When you download the SSDpricing file in PSNControl each quarter, the software will prompt for a new authorization code.
PRICING AUTHORIZATION NOTE: The premium SSDpricing update is offered by Trade Service for an additional fee and requires a new authorization code each quarter(*); last quarter's authorization code has expired. To authorize the pricing update for this quarter, you must give Trade Service the "request" code that you may obtain while downloading the file in PSNControl, or when you attempt to begin the SSD Update.
- Dealers who signed up for an annual subscription to SSDpricing updates should have received their authorization codes for four quarters if you have called Trade Service at least one time. If you haven't called them or have misplaced your codes please contact Trade Service at 866-561-5940, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm PST.
The SSD Update is a completely optional post-load procedure. We recommend that you run the SSD Update only after you have completed all your other O/PUS quarter-end and post-load procedures. Although your SSD Update settings take only a few seconds, data processing may take an estimated 90 minutes.
Trade Service recommends using the Super Store pricing data as a "benchmark" position from which to develop your own customer-specific pricing. The Office Depot and Office Max pricing represent a single national price, while the Staples pricing has been broken down into three broad U.S. regions (Western, Mid-Western, and Eastern). Please be aware that the pricing data may not reflect your exact geographic location nor any variance that may be due to special or temporary promotional pricing.
Note: Quill and Corporate Express only provide item cross-reference data; they do NOT provide pricing data. In addition to item cross-references, Trade Service obtains "Single National Pricing" data for Office Depot and Office Max, and "Regional Pricing" (West, Midwest, and East) for Staples.
For detailed instructions on using the Super Store Data, see Super Store Data Update (pdf).
- 12/31/2009: O/PUS Parameters to Review for 1st Quarter
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See O/PUS Parameters to Review for 1st Quarter
- 12/23/2009: O/PUS Ready to Load
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We sent O/PUS Update Notes: 1Q2010 Ready to Load to all O/PUS customers.
- 12/23/2009: Download OPUSInstall Software Update
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O/PUS released software updates in OPUSInstall for download now via ECI Customer Support Portal. Each quarter, you need to download and run OPUSInstall. The quarterly release of OPUSInstall includes any enhancements, vendor parameters (as described in FYI² Notes) or other software changes that may be necessary to update your Item database with this quarter's data:
- Updated! PSNControl Version 1.1.192 or higher.
- Updated! O/PUS SIMPLE Version 1.1.541 or higher.
- Super Store Data Update Version 1.0.0.122 or higher.
- Instant Contract Eraser 1.0.0.0 or higher.
- Updated! UpdateSPR.exe Multiloader v91116a or higher.
- CORRECTED 1/5/2009! UpdateUNI.exe Multiloader V00105a or higher.
Now you can securely download your DDMS software from the ECi Customer Support Portal at your convenience!
* The OPUSInstall software update was previously available on the DDMS public Web page; it is now being moved to our Portal.
IMPORTANT: The members-only ECI Customer Support Portal's page of Software Downloads is the primary method of delivery for all DDMS software.
To download and run O/PUS Install:
- Go to support.ECiSolutions.com
- Enter your unique Email Address.
- Enter your password (For a temporary password, check the I forgot my password checkbox.)
- Click Submit.
- If this is your first time, don't miss Andrew's 10-minute video Guided Tour on portal features and his 2-minute video on downloading the latest software. These are available on the login page above the sign-in box.
- If you requested a temporary password via email, click the link in your email to log in. At the prompts, change the password to one you can easily remember.
- Click Software Downloads on the button bar at the top.
- Select OPUS from the Product Line drop-down box, or scroll down to the OPUS heading.
- Click OPUSInstall heading, and follow the instructions there.
If you are having issues logging in or getting your password, please call your support team and they can walk you through the process.
In addition to software downloads, you can use the Portal to log your requests for technical assistance, add attachments related to your support tickets, add notes to a web conversation with your support technician, update ticket status, view your support ticket history, and look up the status of software issues you previously turned in for development.
- 12/23/2010: FYI² Notes Published With News For This Quarter
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O/PUS published FYI² Notes for the 1st Quarter 2010. In this issue:
- is.group: No More OPUSISG! Load ISGITEMS from UpdateUNI
- S.P. Richards, United Monthly File Updates Included in Q1 Load
- Free O/PUS Refresher Training Wednesdays, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30
- ECi Offers Complimentary Saturday Support Via Email/Portal Jan. 2
- If You Run DDMS 8.16+, Stop EBS Scheduler During O/PUS Load
- Download O/PUS Software Updates via ECi Support Portal
- Other Reminders
- Complete Your Quarterly Update in Three Stages
- Vendor Notes
- Contracts, Flyers & Programs
- 10/22/2009 — Anticipated Dates for 1st Quarter 2010
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ECi DDMS Technical Support anticipates the following release dates for 1st Quarter O/PUS® Multi-Vendor Catalog Updates and related events:
- OPUSInstall.exe, OPUS, OPUSISG, OPUSTPA, and the FYI² Notes newsletter are all slated for release the week of Dec. 21-25.
- Saturday Support Jan. 2: ECi DDMS Technical Support offers Period-End Saturday Support and O/PUS quarter-end procedures will be available Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 am – 4 pm Central Daylight Time. No Phone Calls during Saturday Support. For assistance at no charge on day-end, month-end and quarter-end O/PUS procedures, please send your question via portal, email, or fax.
- We have received the monthly update files from S.P. Richards and United Stationers in time for inclusion within the OPUS file. As a result, there is no need to download or process UNI-JAN or SPR-JAN separately at this time.
- Super Store Data (SSDitems and SSDPricing) is slated for Jan. 1.
- ECi Content Services and Operations will update Web Storefront servers (Ecinteractive, is.D-Force 2, Dealer Station, is.D-Force, and Dealer Station Xtended) on the weekend Jan. 9-10 from Saturday at 8 am through Monday at 7 am Central Standard Time.
- OPUSCAN is slated to be released Jan. 9.
- UNI-FEB and SPR-FEB are slated for Feb. 1.
- UNI-MAR and SPR-MAR are slated for Mar. 1.
- 12/1/2010 — Free O/PUS Refresher Training Wednesdays, Dec. 23 or Dec. 30
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ECi offers free Web-Based refresher training to review parameters and procedures and learn what's new for this quarter, on a first-come, first-served basis. For connection instructions, see www.DDMS.com/training/free
