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Bass Pro - Inventory Upload - Manual File Upload in Portal

By: Karianne Muckle

Manual File Upload in the Portal

This step in Gandalf is meant for you to upload an initial inventory feed into the Dsco platform.

CommerceHub recommends managing your inventory in the Portal by uploading flat-files if you:

    1. Have more than a just few items in your assortment
    2. Feel comfortable working with spreadsheet templates

Template Formats

There are two flat-file template formats in Dsco to help you get your items uploaded from the Portal. The first is the Dsco platform standard format, and the second a customizable (or “Data Mapped”) format. You’ll learn about both options below.

  • Dsco Standard Flat-Files

Using Dsco means that the import files you need to manage your account are available to you straight from the Dsco Portal. While these files show only Dsco-required fields as mandatory, they include additional fields which your trading partner may require.

To download your own copy of these standardized files, please visit the article here.

To get your Items into Dsco with a standard format, please download and complete the Catalog Import template. Once you have filled it out with your data, click the teal Guide Me button directly above to engage interactive instructions for upload.

  • Custom Data Mapped Flat-Files

If the standard Dsco Catalog template doesn’t quite work for you, a tool called the Data Mapper is available to you in Dsco.  In order to use the data mapper tool, you’ll need to reach out to dscopartnersetup@commercehub.com so the feature can be enabled first.

For more in depth information about getting the most out of this feature, you can then read this article. Once you’ve set up the map, fill out your customized file and then click the teal Guide Me button just above.

Confirming Upload Results

Once you’ve filled out and uploaded the file format of your choice, you’ll need to check the upload results. This is an important step to complete for any file upload to Dsco, and can be done by viewing your Automation History in Dsco.

To learn how to check upload results from your Portal interactively, please select the Guide Me button immediately above. If you don’t understand the error messages there, this article will help.

 

Once you have successfully uploaded at least 3 items with 11 units each to your account with the file format of your choice, please click the VERIFY INVENTORY UPLOAD below to proceed to Step 3.