Glossary

1

1WorldSync

1WorldSync (1WS) is a product data management company that delivers industry proven product information management systems, education and data synchronization implementation.

1WS

1WorldSync is a product data management company that delivers industry proven product information management systems, education and data synchronization implementation.

A

AFS

Amazon Feed Services Program for allowing API functionality for Amazon Vendor Central.

Array

A set of individual values or properties that can be acted upon as a group in formulas (enclosed in square brackets), or multiple separate values returned by a formula.

ASC

Amazon Seller Central is a 3rd party seller system for brands and merchants to market and sell products directly to Amazon’s customers.

ASIN

Amazon Standard Identification Number. Every product created on Amazon receives an ASIN for Amazon to Identify the item.

Attributes

Fields that hold retailer-specific information in readiness reports. Use information stored in properties, transformed in readiness reports to meet retailer requirements for syndication.

AVC

Amazon Vendor Central is Amazon's first-party seller, invitation only wholesale program for brand-owning manufacturers and distributors.

B

Base Product

Includes parent products and solo products.

Boolean

Typically used to trigger workflows and as a filter data point for lists and syndication, the yes/no property type only allows two choices, Yes and No.

C

Catalogs

Allow non-Salsify users with a link digital access to a branded online set of products and product content. Users with the link will only have access to the set of products, content and digital assets you include in the catalog. Any updates made to the catalog and its included products will be applied in real time. Catalogs can include customizable product content spreadsheet and digital asset exports.

Channel

Prepare, transform and publish products and digital assets associated with products. Workflow channels prepare product content to syndicate, readiness reports set up mappings to syndicate to partners like Walmart and Amazon, export custom product content with templated exports, and create digital asset transformations to meet syndication and internal data needs.

Content Refresh

Retailer process to add or change information for products they carry/have received product information for previously. May require information that's different from or in addition to the item setup process.

D

Digital Assets

Image, video, or any other file type stored in Salsify. Digital assets may or may not be associated with products. Click here to learn more about digital assets in Salsify.

Distribution Partner

Distribution partners are companies that receive product information through the syndication process in Salsify. It can include retailers, advertising platforms, ecommerce platforms, or any other entity that you syndicate product content to.

DSV

Drop ship vendor

E

Enumerated

Picklist/Category property type is used when there is a known set of property values to choose from like brands, colors or categories. It presents users with a dropdown menu of available values, and those values can contain hierarchies.

Ephemeral

User chooses a single or set of products and publishes them from somewhere other than a channel. Typically from the view product page, or product details page.

ERP

Enterprise resource planning is business-management software that an organization can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities. It's the system of record for product information storage.

F

FERT

SAP term commonly used to indicate an "each" level packaging hierarchy. FERT is the SAP Materials Type for Finished Product. In Salsify, it will most often be a child product.

First-party Seller

Primary manufacturer of a product supplier selling in bulk to a retailer through a wholesale agreement.

FPO

Front Page Offer

FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer network. In most cases referred to here, the FTP server allows files to be accessed by a unique URL.

G

GDSN

The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) is an internet-based, interconnected network of interoperable data pools and a global registry known as the GS1 Global Registry, that enables companies around the globe to exchange standardized and synchronized supply chain data with their trading partners using a standardized Global Product Classification.

GLN

Global Location Number (GLN) can be used by companies to identify their locations, giving them complete flexibility to identify any type or level of location required. GDSN uses GLN to identify data pool owners within the network.

GS1

GS1 is an international not-for-profit organization that maintains the only global system for bar coding and standardized identification of products, assets, services, places and organizations.

GTIN

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) can be used by a company to uniquely identify all of its trade items. GS1 defines trade items as products or services that are priced, ordered or invoiced at any point in the supply chain.

I

Internal Readiness Report

An Internal Readiness Report is a Readiness Report based on your organization’s properties. Internal Readiness Reports allow you to analyze product readiness based on the properties you have in Salsify. It will show you, at a high level, your level of completion per property.

N

New Item Setup

Retailer process to add a new product they haven't received product information for before.

NIS

New Item Setup - Retailer process to add a new product they haven't received product information for before.

O

Organization ID

Unique identifier for the Salsify organization. Required in cases where a user is associated with multiple Salsify organizations. Can be found in the URL path of the Salsify app, after /orgs/ eg. in http://app.salsify.com/app/orgs/s-9999-9999 the org ID is s-9999-9999.

P

Parent Product

Base product with variants associated with it. Parent products contain properties that have common values across all variants. For example, Brand and marketing copy might be stored at the parent level, while color and size are commonly stored at the variant level. Parent/variant functionality is not enabled in all Salsify organizations.

PIM

Product information management system.

Product Identifiers

Unique IDs that allows Salsify to recognize whether new data should be attached to an existing product or, where the product ID isn't in the system yet, a new product should be created.

Properties

Customizable fields that store product information, digital asset information, and information about the properties themselves (metadata).

Property Groups

Organize properties on the product details page, and exportable in JSON format.

Publish

Deliver product content in a channel's format. The channel setup also determines method of delivery, which could be a download to the user's computer, delivery to another server via FTP, Dropbox or Box, or directly to a retailer. You will see the delivery method to confirm before the information is sent.

PXM

Product Experience Management targets delivery of the digital product experiences that consumers demand.

R

Readiness Report

Channel settings that create mappings between Salsify properties and retailer attributes for product syndication.

S

Salsify Labs

Salsify Labs are driven by our Customer Solutions team, who roll out new, innovative capabilities that provide additional value to our customers at no additional cost. Salsify Labs aren’t part of our core roadmap. See the knowledge base article for full details.

SAO

Refers to Walmart's Store Assortment Online initiative to enhance its customers' experiences both in stores and online. The SAO initiative aims to make information for products sold in Walmart stores accessible to consumers online, but not make products transactable online.

Sellable Product

Includes variant and solo products.

Simple List

A list of products or digital assets whose only commonality is they are on the same list. Products or digital assets can be added individually or in bulk, and the list only changes when updates are made manually. Click here for more information on simple list management.

Smart List

A list of products or digital assets built with filters, based on commonalities of properties, states, or list membership. List membership changes based on the filters applied.

Solo Product

Products that don't have any parent/variant associations.

T

Third-party Seller

A supplier that wholesales products to a retailer but is not the manufacturer of the product, or does not have a direct wholesale agreement with the retailer.

V

Variant

Sellable products associated with parents. Variant products contain properties that are unique to the variant. For example, size or color are commonly stored at the variant level, and Brand and marketing copy might be stored at the parent level. Parent/variant functionality is not enabled in all Salsify organizations.

W

Walmart Online Grocery

Formerly Walmart To Go, Walmart Grocery is a service allowing customers shop online for grocery and other in-store products and pick them up at available store locations.

Workflow

Processes that assign tasks to users to complete product information in Salsify.