topic Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy in Ask A Question for McLane

Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:56:25 GMT

Hi,

I am not understanding how to upload my products with the correct Hierarchy. I have attached an image of how the products are packaged.

We have 24 inners within a master carton. Each inner contains 10 units. Each Master carton contains 24 inners for a total of 240 units in each master carton.

Thanks

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

CommunityJedi22 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:06:47 GMT

Hello and thank you for reaching out and for the excellent detail. Unless McLane requests otherwise, the best practice for your hierarchy would be a Case / Pack / Each configuration. The Case is your "Master Carton," the Pack is your "Inner Carton," and the Each is your Single Unit (Consumer Unit).

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:09:53 GMT

Hi,

Can you tell me which option I should select for the Inner Carton?

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

CommunityJedi22 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:23:40 GMT

I would recommend Pack

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:24:53 GMT

Hi,

There is no option for Pack, should I select Package instead?

Thanks

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

CommunityJedi22 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:32:16 GMT

Hello, sorry, yes, I would recommend Package. We habitually call that a Pack 🙂

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:44:58 GMT

Hi,

Got it, will set it up now.

Thank You

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:46:38 GMT

Hi,

Is there anything specific I need to enter here:

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:51:31 GMT

Hi,

Also do I have to link the hierarchy here in the links section?

Thanks

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

CommunityJedi22 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:02:47 GMT

Based on your questions it seems you may be new to GDSN/IM. I highly recommend you take a look at these quick training videos to help you get up to speed for item creation, validation, linking, and publication to avoid any mistakes. I also recommend you use the McLane playlist and look at their requirements for synchronizing with them HERE.

Yes, you will want to complete all required attributes and link from in a Case/Pack/ Each configuration.

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

sean3691 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:33:14 GMT

Hi,

I keep getting these errors when trying to setup the Hierarchy. I have watched the tutorials on how to setup and have uploaded all the necessary information. The only issues I am having is with the Hierarchies.

Thank You

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

CommunityJedi22 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:16:04 GMT

Hello and once again, thank you for the excellent details. When creating your hierarchy, your link quantities should match your value for the Total Count of All Products at each level. Here is the explanation of this attribute in the IMPD.

IM GUI / Load Sheet (FUSE) Name (Change to)	Definition (Change to)
Total Count of All Products	The total count of all products within this item. For example, a Case of 12 Jars (or Eaches) would have a Quantity of Next Level Item(s) of 12. As for the Jar (or the Each), Quantity of Next Level Item would be 1. Used by a buyer and/or consumer to understand what type of product they are receiving; also used for inventory/warehouse management.

For your example, you have these GTINs:

Case 00840178400031 - Total Count of All Products = 240
Pack 00840178400055 - Total Count of All Products = 10
Each 00840178400017 - Each Should Always be set to "1" as there can be nothing below it

If the values you populated in IM (noted above) are correct, you are saying your Case has 240 packs in it and your Pack has 10 Eaches in it. If true, when you create your hierarchy, start at the Case, Link 240 Packs to it, then link the Each to the Pack with Qty 10.

Re: Mclane Product Hierarchy

A_Flower — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:19:30 GMT

I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, but we have a similar configuration so I'm showing the set up. Maybe this will help sean3691. We have a master case with 12 inners containing 24 units.