Angela, Do you get the same products from the manufacturer that you do from the distributor? Why not use the UPC that is on the packaging...?
We buy a LOT of product from distributors and not directly from the manufacturer. When the item is set up in our system/item master, we use the UPC from the product - no matter who the manufacturer is. Generally, we don't get the same product from two sources. The problem you may come up against when creating a "fake" UPC, is that you may inadvertantly 'create' a real UPC that you may end up getting in the future from another source..... When we don't have a valid UPC for a product, our system generates a "fake" UPC that is preceeded with 4000 and then our 7 digit SKU and then the check digit. Of course, the 7th digit of our SKU is also a check digit. Another place you can run into issues with SKUs and UPCs is when a "zero supressed" UPC (such as used on cans of Coke, Pepsi and other food products) can be the same as your SKU - so scanning then scans a UPC and brings up the SKU - on a different item. Craig Dunham EDI Coordinator Big 5 Sporting Goods --- In [email protected], Angela Breland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a vendor that is a distributor, so they do not have their own manufacturer's number and thus no UPC codes. What would be a possible option to popultate the SSCC-18 with in positions 4-10? We check if it is all zeros when scanning. > > > Thank you, > > Angela Breland > EDI Specialist > Bass Pro Shops > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
