Quick Start Guide Coles Product Catalogue

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1 Product Catalogue

2 Quick Start Guide Coles Product Catalogue This Coles Product Catalogue (CPC) is a free online portal for Coles suppliers. The CPC enables you to enter, validate, store and maintain master data (i.e. item and price) in a single location for the item(s) you sell with Coles. This information is then sent (also known as published ) securely with Coles, increasing the efficiency and accuracy of communicating item and price data. This document covers the common functionalities of the CPC. For more information regarding the CPC, please contact CPC Customer Support Team on or colesedatasupport@coles.com.au Dashboard - Landing page after login The Dashboard is the point of entry to the CPC system, providing you with an overview of your activities. Menu Bar Click Supplier Item List to view your products. Click PriceSync to access your price information. Create A New Item Click this shortcut button to create a new item Need help? Click to contact the CPC support team Recent Items View recently updated items here. Click the Pencil Icon to edit the item. Or click See all items to open the Supplier Item List. Item State Chart Quick view of your item and price statistics

3 Supplier Item List Supplier Item List is where new items can be created and existing items are searched for and maintained. We have preloaded existing information we hold about your products. Select each product and check that the information is correct. Search Panel Search for products in your catalogue. The Function Bar To activate function bar, choose a product by ticking the box to perform necessary actions Item List A list of your products currently ranged with Coles. Double click an item to open in a new tab. You can view/edit the item in the Item Editor. Edit Open item to edit. Add Price Add prices to an item. This opens the PriceSync Module. Validate Validate item. Release Item needs to be released before item can be published Publish Send item Or click Create to create a new item. Overall State The status of your product. Publication Info Check if your item has published to Coles successfully Refresh Refresh the Item Hit List. Item pricing The dollar sign shows that there are prices for this item. Click to view price

4 Item Editor The Item Editor screen allows you to view and update item information. Check the preloaded information we have about your products are correct. To amend the existing data, click the box next to an attribute, edit the value and save. The red dots depict data errors which are mandatory to fix. Please provide us with your additional Country of Origin Labelling information. For more information on how to populate Country or Origin Labelling, please refer to: Country of Origin Labelling - Quick Start Guide. Navigation Panel Click each field group to view your existing item data. Item Function Bar You can perform various actions on the item. Add Price Add prices to the item. This opens the PriceSync Module. Validate Validate item. Save Save your changes. Release Item needs to be released before items can be published Information Panel Shows information about the item, such as publication details, item confirmation, error and price details Mandatory Errors The red dots depicts item data with errors which are mandatory to fix. Validating the item will also provide the Validation Report with the block error details. Publish Send item Packaging Hierarchy Navigator View packaging levels linked to the current item. Click the GTIN to open the item in a new tab. Click on Edit Hierarchies to change the packaging if required. Validation Report Validating an item will produce a Validation Report. Correct data errors (if any) by editing item details to meet Coles data requirements. Editor The Editor captures all fields required by Coles and displays existing item data of the product. Scroll vertically to view your item data. You can also use the Navigation Panel to view item data in other field groups. To edit, simply click on the field, populate data and save.

5 PriceSync PriceSync is the price module of the CPC where existing prices are searched for and maintained. Adding a price for an item from the Item List or Item Editor will also open PriceSync. Or you can select Prices from the PriceSync drop down menu. The Function Bar Ticking the box next to a price will activate the function bar. Price Search Search for prices uploaded for your items. Filter your search by selecting multiple search criteria. Edit Edit your pricing Validate Validate price data to ensure it meets requirement Release Send price to Coles after validation is successful. Change Use the price change wizard to update an existing price Item Details Quick view of the item linked to the price. Refresh Refresh the Price Hit List Price Hit List A list of all prices for items you range with Coles. Double click to open a price in a new tab. You can view/edit the price in the Price Editor.

6 Price Editor The Price Editor allows suppliers to enter new price information for an item or update an existing price. The Function Bar Simple functions to use when add/edit a price. Add new price Add another price record for the same item Save Save the price added/edited Price ID Every price has a unique Price ID for identification Validate - Validate price data to ensure it meets requirement. Release Send price to Coles after validation is successful. Price Validation Report Validating the price will produce a Validation Report. Errors will need to be fixed before releasing the price to Coles Red Errors Red dots depicts mandatory fields where information must be provided Editor The Editor captures all fields required by Coles when loading price information. Enter price information into available fields provided such as Price Reason, Price Value, Price Start/End date, etc.