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Today our matching process is based on a link between the label ID and the item Id (that can be the item barcode).
In the case where If you have a package containing the same items, there is not necessarily an ID for it. However, VUSION Link does offer a feature where when you perform a matching, it gives you a list of all the similar items you would want to match your label with. pack of more than one item without having a specific barcode for this pack, the matching needs to be adapted to display the right pack prices instead of the unitary price of the product.
For those cases, and if you have defined a specific internal code for the pack, VUSION Link offers the possibility to perform a matching on similar items. Each package item is considered as a unique and single item.
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Please note that the feature requires the use of the following software:
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How to?
Step 1: Edit the BO file
You must designate have/add (if not existing yet) a "parentItemId" field in your BO files the "parentItemId".
It is important to note that the similar items should always have the same “ParentItemId”.
Here for example, for all
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San Pellegrino articles we have the same “ParentItemId”: 333.
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Step 2: Map this new field in Studio and
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deploy your new setting
To be understood by our system, you need to map this new field into your setting thanks to Studio.
A. Back Office tab
Once you have uploaded the file via API: you have You need to reconfigure the BO file in Studio.
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2- On the semantics tab, map your new field on “parentItemId”. Drag and drop the new fields from your BO in the mapping section. Make sure the fields are matching the fields in the article data section.
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3- After mapping your new fields, download your setting.
Step 3: Deploy the setting of Studio on VUSION Manager
Read the VUSION Manager user guide part 2.5.2 to know more on how to deploy a setting
VUSION Manager user guide.
Step 4: Activate the feature on VUSION Manager
Go to your “Technical configuration” tab on your retail chain.
Go to “V-Link” tab, select “No” on the section “Item: Matching unknown”, so that VUSION Link will search within the existing items.
Select “Yes” on the section “Item: Select similar item from list” to activate the feature on VUSION Link.
Save configurations.
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Step 5: VUSION Link
On VUSION Link matching page:
1- Scan the label or type the label ID.
2- Important! Put the “ParentItemId” in the item id box. For example here: 333.
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