Use the following procedure to create a Market Relay order (items with book/page/line numbers) for items that True Value offers at its Spring and Fall markets. Prior to creating a Market Relay order, run the Electronic Market Download (EMD) followed by the Market Download Item Report (RMD) to make the creating of a Market Relay order quicker and easier. If you choose not to run EMD/RMD, create the Market Relay order as a Normal or Future order.
Do not include Connect 4 Profit (C4P) items on your Market Relay order. C4P items must be on a separate purchase order.
From the Purchasing and Receiving window, click Add PO (F4). In the dialog box that displays, select 6-Direct Mail Relay (TS). At Buyer's ID, enter your initials. At Vendor, enter your vendor code for True Value. Enter the PO number and enter the Relay Number. Note that the Relay Number will not appear in the drop-down box. It is generally 096 for the Spring Market and 097 for the Fall Market.
Make sure the backorder flag is Y for this purchase order, even if your True Value vendor record defaults to N. That way, this purchase order will remain "open" after you receive your first market shipment.
If the item you want to order is in your Inventory file, enter the 6 digit SKU number in the Item (SKU) field, enter the order quantity in the Order Qty (Stk) field, and press Enter The item posts to the order grid and the remainder of the data fields, including the book/page/line, automatically fills in with the appropriate item information from the Inventory file and Market file.
If the item you want to order is NOT in your item file, enter the order quantity in the Order Qty (Stk) field, and enter the 8 digit book/page/line (with no spaces or dashes) in the Mfg/Spcl field. For example, if the book/page number is 7401-3, and the line number is 07-5, you'd enter 74013075. Complete any other fields you require, since the fields will not be filled in from the Market file.
You can click Viewer (F9) for a list of all items in the Market file. You can select items from this screen to add to your order if they are in your Inventory file. Items not in your Inventory file must be added by manually entering the book/page/line in the Mfg/Spcl field using step 4 above. Be sure to only select Market Relay (book/page/line) items from the viewer, not C4P items. (Tip: click the arrow by the Show field, select Relay, and press Refresh to display only the Market Relay items.)
Repeat steps 3 or 4 as necessary to add additional items to the market PO.
When you are ready to transmit the PO to True Value via EPO, enter the appropriate Relay number In the Relay Number field (generally 096 for the Spring Market and 097 for the Fall Market), and select P-Send P.O. Number. Fill in the other fields as you normally would.
Click Run (F4) to transmit your Market Relay order to True Value.
For more detailed information on Market ordering, go to Membersonline.com, News and Programs, Retail Systems, Unity, Market Information. Or contact your Retail System Help Desk.