Overview of data formats
Here you will find an overview of available data formats and their corresponding contents:
| Format | Name | Description |
| SUPPLIER_AID | Supplier article number (SKU) | Your order number for the item must be entered here. This information is mandatory and must be unique. The length should be a maximum of 18 characters to ensure compatibility with SAP. Special characters such as spaces or commas should not be used |
| DESCRIPTION_SHORT | Short item description | Short description or name of the item, with a maximum of 80 characters (according to BMEcat). Keywords for the search can also be specified via the format “KEYWORD” if they do not fit into the short description |
| KEYWORD | Keywords, synonyms, search terms | For better identification of the article. Maximum 10 keywords per article. Repetitions from the short text should be avoided |
| MANUFACTURER_NAME | Manufacturer | Name of the article producer, abbreviated form without legal form (e.g. ‘HP’) |
| MANUFACTURER_AID | Manufacturer article number (SKU) | Unique article number from the manufacturer |
| ARTICLE_FEATURES | Features | The features of an item can be defined via this segment. The definition is made via the elements ‘REFERENCE_FEATURE_SYSTEM_NAME’, ‘REFERENCE_FEATURE_GROUP_ID’, ‘FNAME’ and ‘FVALUE’ (see below) |
| REFERENCE_FEATURE_SYSTEM_NAME REFERENCE_FEATURE_GROUP_ID | Classification system Item ID | Name of the classification system (e.g. ‘ECLASS-7.1’) and the ID assigned to the item within this classification system |
| FNAME FVALUE | Feature name Feature value | Features of an item can be defined via feature name and feature value. Article features must be defined in pairs (name and value) |
| EAN | EAN/GTIN | European article number, must be compliant with GTIN-13 or GTIN-14 |
| DESCRIPTION_LONG | Long item description | Detailed item description, maximum 2,000 characters (including spaces). This text can also be formatted (bold, italic, list, line break and paragraph) |
| BUYER_AID | Buyer article ID | Article number of the buyer company |
| DELIVERY_TIME | Delivery time | Specification in working days, no decimal places allowed |
ARTICLE_ORDER_DETAILS | Order details | This segment is used to specify information about the packaging of the item and the order conditions. The definition is made via the elements ‘ORDER_UNIT’, ‘CONTENT_UNIT’, ‘NO_CU_PER_OU’, ‘PRICE_QUANTITY’, ‘QUANTITY_MIN’ and ‘QUANTITY_INTERVAL’ (see below) |
| ORDER_UNIT | Order unit | Unit of measurement for the order quantity. Designates the unit of measurement or the container unit in which the item is delivered. The price refers to one order unit. Only predefined ISO codes are permitted |
| CONTENT_UNIT | Content unit | Unit of measurement for the content summary. Indicates the unit of measurement or container designation of the contents, i.e. the actual item. This field has an informative character and is not related to the price. Only predefined ISO codes are permitted |
| NO_CU_PER_OU | Content summary | Number of content units per order unit |
| PRICE_QUANTITY | Price quantity | Integer! Number of the basic order unit. The default value is assumed to be ‘1’, unless a different price quantity is specified |
| QUANTITY_MIN | Minimum order quantity | Minimum order quantity related to the order unit, only integer values starting from 1 are allowed. The default value is assumed to be ‘1’, unless specified otherwise |
| QUANTITY_INTERVAL | Interval quantity | Interval quantity (or quantity scale) in which the product can be ordered, starting from the minimum order quantity. The default value is assumed to be ‘1’, unless specified otherwise |
| ARTICLE_PRICE_DETAILS | Price details | In this segment, the price data of an item can be defined. The definition is made via the elements ‘ARTICLE_PRICE price_type=”x”‘, ‘PRICE_AMOUNT’, ‘PRICE_CURRENCY’, ‘TAX’ and ‘LOWER BOUND’ |
| ARTICLE_PRICE price_type=”x” | Price type | The following price types can be used for the price definition: list price (x = net_list), customer price (x = net_customer) or price on request (x = on_request) |
| PRICE_AMOUNT | Standard price | Price based on the price quantity (see above). The currency is indicated via the data format ‘CURRENCY’! Decimal places are indicated in BMEcat with a point (e.g. ‘2.30’) |
| PRICE_CURRENCY | Currency | Currency abbreviations, special characters (such as € or $) are not permitted. Different currencies within a catalogue should be avoided |
| TAX | Value added tax | Permitted format: 0.XX |
| LOWER_BOUND | Smallest scale quantity | Minimum purchase quantity for scaled prices. No decimal places allowed |
| MIME_INFO | References to additional documents | This element can be used to specify additional documents for an item. In general, JPEG, GIF, PNG and PDF files as well as URL links are permitted. Detailed information and examples of this element can be found in the Newtron documentation |
| ARTICLE_REFERENCE | References to articles | This element can be used to refer from one item to other items, for example, to a spare part or successor model |
Depending on the customer, other special requirements may apply. These requirements, as well as further documentation, can be obtained from Newtron on request.
Detailed information on BMEcat version 1.2 can be found in the following document: