TitlePage

TitlePage

Retailer can integrate with TitlePage to import product information from their database. This can streamline the process of creating a Book Stock Item.

Setup API details

Request Security Token from TitlePage

From Retailer 3.4.4, a security token is required to connect to TitlePage. Apply for a security token from TitlePage HERE.

Enter API Details in Retailer

  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Setup → API Connection.
  2. In the list of connections on the left hand side, click on the TitlePage icon
  3. Enter your TitlePage Security Token in the Token box.
  4. Click Save.
Note: For stores with multiple locations, this will need to be done at each store.

Book Department Setup

Each department that contains Book stock items, must be set in order to use TitlePage.
  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Stock Maintenance → Suppliers & Departments.
  2. Click on the Magnifying Glass 🔎︎ button and select your books department.
  3. Tick the box This Department has stock items with Authors? (eg. Books).
  4. Press Save.
  5. Repeat on other Book Departments if you have more than one.
  6. Once finished, close and reopen Retailer.

Setup TitlePage Thema Codes

When creating new Book stock items, Retailer can use the TitlePage Thema Code to automatically assign a Department and Category. This can useful to categorise your Book items correctly.
Note: This is Optional. Skip this section if you wish to manually assign Departments or Categories to book items.
  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Setup → Stock → Thema Code Setup.
    Note: If the Thema Code Setup option is not available, make sure a Department has been enabled for Authors above. Close and Reopen Retailer.
  2. By Default, the basic first letter Thema codes are already in Retailer.
  3. For each Thema Code you can select the Department and Category.
  4. To add more Thema Codes, click the Add button.
  5. In the new line that appears, select a Thema Code from the dropdown list or type in a new code.
  6. Select the corresponding Department and Category for the Thema Code.
  7. Click Save.
If Retailer can't match the Thema Code then it will use the first letter in the code to select the department and category to use.

Setup External Feed Settings

The External Feed Settings control if TitlePage can be used from the Add Stock Wizard and Stock Screen.
  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Setup → Stock → External Feed.
  2. Down the left hand side, click TitlePage.
  3. In the Stock Screen section, choose between:
    1. Disable - TitlePage will not be used in the Stock Screen
    2. Enable for all products - TitlePage can be used for all Stock Items
    3. Enable for Books Only - TitlePage can only be used for Stock Items in a Book Department. See above.
  4. In the Stock Wizard section, choose between:
    1. Disable - TitlePage will not be used in the Add Stock Wizard.
    2. Enable - TitlePage will be used in the Add Stock Wizard.
  5. In the Import Stock Images section, choose between:
    1. Disable - Images will not be imported from TitlePage.
    2. Enable - An Image will be imported from TitlePage (if available).
  6. Down the left hand side under Common Settings, click Options.
  7. For Extra Details Destination, choose between:
    1. Web Description - Product Description from TitlePage will be added to the Web Description field only.
    2. Extra Description - Product Description from TitlePage will be added to the Extended Description field only. 
    3. Web and Extra Description - Product Description from TitlePage will be added to both the Extended and Web Description fields.
  8. Click Ok.

Using TitlePage in the Add Stock Wizard

  1. From the Stock Screen or Find Stock Screen, click the Add button. The Add Stock Wizard will open.
  2. In the Enter Barcode and PLU screen, scan or type in the product's barcode.
  3. Click Next or press Enter twice.
  4. In the External Feed Results page, the grid view will show multiple columns depending on what External Feeds are available.
  5. For any External Feed, click a data point to highlight it blue. At the top of the grid, click a External Feed name in the Source column to highlight all data points from that source.
  6. Once the data points you wish to use are highlighted, click Next.
  7. Continue with the Add Stock Wizard. The highlighted data points will be prefilled in the Wizard.

Using TitlePage in the Stock Screen

  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Stock → Stock Screen or click Stock Maintenance → Stock Screen.
  2. Click the Magnifying Glass 🔎︎ button to open the Find Stock Screen. Select the item you wish to use with TitlePage.
  3. In the Stock Screen, click the External Feed tab.
  4. The grid view will show multiple columns depending on what External Feeds are available and a 'Stock Data' column which shows the current data of the Stock Item.
  5. For any External Feed, click a data point to highlight it blue. At the top of the grid, click a External Feed name in the Source column to highlight all data points from that source.
  6. Once the data points you wish to use are highlighted, click the 'Save External Feed Details to Stock Item' button.

TitlePage data points

The following data points can be imported from TitlePage:
  1. TitlePage Title as Retailer Description
  2. Department and Category using Thema Code. See above.
  3. Author
  4. Sell Price
  5. TitlePage Description as Retailer Extended and/or Web Description
  6. Supplier
  7. Images
  8. Weight
  9. Height
  10. Width

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