Setting up Neckermann.at
Neckermann Austria enables you to present your products on the market neckermann.at. On this page, you will find detailed information about the settings you need to carry out in order to set up the market Neckermann Austria in your plentymarkets system. Pay attention to this information in order to ensure a smooth setup of this market.
1. Registering with Neckermann.at
If you are interested in the partner programme of Neckermann Austria , contact Neckermann.at directly. Please note that the neckermann.at website is currently only available in German.
Contact person | Email address |
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René Riebenbauer - Head of Sales Platform and Content Management |
2. Setting up Neckermann.at in plentymarkets
After joining the Neckermann partner programme, use your access data to set up the market in plentymarkets. You can integrate the platform Neckermann.at Enterprise into plentymarkets. To set up Neckermann.at Enterprise in plentymarkets, proceed as follows.
Setting up Neckermann.at in plentymarkets:
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Expand the Basic settings area.
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Carry out the settings as described in Table 2.
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Save () the settings.
Setting | Explanation |
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Interface mode |
Select the interface mode.
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Sales partner information |
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Partner ID |
Enter the ID that you have received from Neckermann. |
Company name |
Enter the name of the company or the online store. |
Surname, first name (contact person); |
Enter the contact person’s name, telephone number and email address. |
Item settings |
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Link tax rate |
Select a Neckermann.at tax rate for each plentymarkets tax rate from the drop-down list. Austria has two reduced tax rates: 10% and 13%. As such, the same item can have a different tax rate in Austria than it does in your main country of business. To be able to export the correct tax rate for Neckermann.at in such cases, you specify a different tax rate on the item level: How to specify a different tax rate for individual items
To specify a different tax rate for individual items, create a characteristic and link it to these items. Creating a characteristic for a different tax rate at the item level:
Link the characteristic in the Characteristics tab of the item for which you want to speficy a different tax rate. Linking characteristic for a different tax rate to an item:
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Item name |
Select a text field that is transferred to Neckermann as the item name. |
Item name (maximum length) |
Select 35 characters or 65 characters. |
Item preview text |
Select a text field that is transferred to Neckermann as the item preview text. |
Item preview text (maximum length) |
Select 30 characters or 50 characters. |
Short item text |
Select a text field that is transferred to Neckermann as short item text. |
Item description |
Select a text field that is transferred to Neckermann as the item description. |
Transfer item without assigning it to a brand |
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Image position for energy label |
Enter the image position of the item image if the energy label is saved as an item image instead of as a characteristic. For further information about the energy label, refer to the Providing information on the energy efficiency chapter. |
Transfer cross-selling |
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Transfer RRP |
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Item dimensions saved in the item data |
Select the item dimensions. |
Transfer client (store) ID? |
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Standard commission model |
Select the commission model that you received from Neckermann. |
Stock buffer |
The transferred stock is reduced by the entered value. This ensures that an item cannot be completely sold out on this market. |
Delivery periods |
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Feature list |
Select a text field or Do not transfer. |
Transfer item number |
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Overwrite the availability of items that are not limited to stock, if the stock is 0? |
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Stock quantity for items that are not limited to stock, if the stock is 0 |
Enter the stock quantity that should be displayed if the stock is missing. |
Order settings |
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Book orders as not paid for |
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Save package number |
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Connecting to this market allows for the following automatic functions to take place:
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Daily item export
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Hourly stock synchronisation
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Hourly order import
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Hourly forwarding of shipping confirmations
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Hourly forwarding of returns
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Hourly forwarding of cancellations
Transfer of package numbers
Every single Neckermann order must not possess more than one package number. If this precondition is not fulfilled, the orders concerned are not forwarded to Neckermann! |
3. Activating the order referrer
An order referrer tags an order with the sales channel on which the order was generated. You also need to activate the order referrer in order to link items, characteristics etc. with Neckermann.at. Go to Setup » Orders » Order referrer to activate the order referrer.
Activating the order referrer for Neckermann.at:
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Go to Setup » Orders » Order referrer.
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Activate the option Neckermann.at Enterprise.
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Save () the settings.
4. Setting the order status
Set the order statuses for cancellations and determine when returns are forwarded to Neckermann.
Setting the order status:
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Expand the Order status area.
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Carry out the settings as described in Table 3.
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Save () the settings.
Setting | Explanation |
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Order status for total cancellation "stock cancellation" |
Select a status, e.g. [8] Cancelled, [9] Return, or [10] Warranty. |
Order status for total cancellation "customer cancellation" |
Select a status, e.g. [8] Cancelled, [9] Return, or [10] Warranty. |
Report returns when they reach status |
Select a status, e.g. [9] Return. |
5. Setting up FTP server access
Set up your FTP server access in this chapter. Neckermann requires FTP server access for importing orders and invoices.
Setting up FTP server access:
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Expand the FTP server area.
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Enter the access data that you received from Neckermann.
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Save () the settings.
6. Importing components
Components of the market Neckermann correspond to the characteristics in plentymarkets. Characteristics in plentymarkets have to be linked to Neckermann components. This is done by uploading a CSV file which contains the Neckermann components. You will receive this file after having closed a contract with Neckermann.
Importing Neckermann components:
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Open the file from Neckermann.
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Select and copy the columns COMPONENT_ID and COMPONENT_NAME.
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Insert the columns into a new file in a spreadsheet program.
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Save the file in CSV format on your computer.
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Expand the Component import area.
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Select the field separator.
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Click on Select file.
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Open the CSV file.
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Save () the settings.
→ The Neckermann components are available in the drop-down lists of characteristics.
7. Activating characteristics for the market
In the next step, link your characteristics with the Neckermann components.
Activating characteristic for the market:
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Go to Setup » Item » Characteristics.
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Expand the characteristic ().
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Select the Neckermann component from the Neckermann.at EP component drop-down list.
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Save () the setting.
8. Importing logos
Neckermann provides you with various logos, e.g. for features or characteristics that designate quality. The import is done by uploading a CSV file which contains the Neckermann data. Link logos in the same way as you link Neckermann components.
Importing Neckermann logos:
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Open the file from Neckermann.
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Select and copy the columns LOGO_ID, LOGO_DESCRIPTION and Short description.
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Insert the columns into a new file in a spreadsheet program. The file name must be LOGO_ID;LOGO_NAME;SHORT_NAME.
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Save the file in CSV format on your computer.
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Expand the Import info logo area.
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Select the field separator.
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Click on Select file.
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Open the CSV file.
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Save () the settings.
→ The Neckermann logos are now available in the drop-down lists of characteristics.
9. Linking categories
Neckermann provides you with a file which contains the categories that have to be assigned to the plentymarkets categories. The categories are then linked and further items from the linked category are assigned automatically.
Linking categories:
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Click on the Link categories tab.
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Enter the categories into the Neckermann category ID column.
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Save () the settings.
10. Activating primary categories
If you have linked one item to several different categories, e.g. if you are using different category links for different markets, then you can activate the primary category in the Categories tab of an item. If you do not activate a primary category, the first category is automatically used as the primary category.
Activating the primary category:
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Go to Item » Edit item.
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Open an item.
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Click on the Categories tab.
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Activate a primary category.
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Save () the settings.
11. Linking attributes
If you have created attributes in your plentymarkets system, you have to link these attributes with Neckermann. To do so, you have to import the Neckermann components first. Proceed as described below to link the attribute Colour with Neckermann. Link further attributes in the same way.
Linking attributes:
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Go to Setup » Item » Attributes.
→ An overview of all existing attributes opens. -
Expand the attribute colour.
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Click on the Market variation tab.
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Select the option Neckermann.at Enterprise from the Market drop-down list.
→ An additional drop-down list Neckermann.at Enterprise is displayed below. -
Select the attribute Colour from the Neckermann.at Enterprise drop-down list.
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Enter values into the column Neckermann.at Enterprise under Market variation.
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Save () the settings.
12. Linking manufacturers
Brand IDs for Neckermann.at can be imported with the import tool or they can be entered manually.
To import brand IDs for Neckermann via the import tool, create an import of the type Manufacturer. After you have created the import, you have to set the import options, set the matching, and create the mappings.
12.1. Creating an import
First create an import of the type Manufacturer.
Creating an import:
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Go to Data » Data import: Import.
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Click on Add import ().
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Carry out the settings. Pay attention to the explanations given in Table 4.
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Save () the settings.
→ The import is created.
→ The matching settings of the import open.
Setting | Explanation |
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Basic data |
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Name |
Enter a name. This name is displayed in the overview and can be used for the search. |
Interval |
Select an interval for the imports. |
Type |
Select the type Manufacturer from the drop-down list. This import type is used to import manufacturer data. |
Import |
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Data type |
Select the file format of the import file. |
Character set |
Select the character set of the file or the option Detect automatically. |
Starting in line |
Select a line starting from which the data should be imported. |
Header is included |
Select whether the import file contains a header. |
Use global cache |
Determine whether the global cache should be used for a file or not. If the setting is activated, only modified data rows will be imported. If the setting is not activated, you can import one and the same file again at any time. |
Automatic mapping |
Select whether the mapping should be done automatically. The columns in the CSV or TXT file can be mapped automatically to the plentymarkets data fields. To ensure that the mapping works properly, the names of the fields that you selected in the FormatDesigner must not be changed. |
Separator |
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Separator |
The separator of the CSV or TXT file is automatically detected. This setting is activated by default. |
Delimiter |
Select delimiters within the fields that may contain multiple values.
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Source |
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Source |
Select Manual upload, FTP, HTTPS or SFTP. Manual upload = Select and upload a local file. FTP = Host, port, user name, password and file name are displayed.
HTTPS = *Select External URL.
SFTP = Host, port, user name, password and file name are displayed.
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12.2. Setting the import options
After you created a Manufacturer import, you set the import options. To do so, carry out the settings as described in the Setting the import options chapter of the Import tool page.
12.3. Setting the matching
Next, set the matching for the import. To do so, carry out the settings as described in the Setting the matching chapter of the Import tool page.
12.4. Creating a mapping
Last, you have to create the mappings for the data fields. To do so, carry out the settings as described in the Creating a mapping chapter of the Import tool page.
13. Setting the variation availability
You need to activate all variations that you want to sell on Neckermann.at. This is done in the Availability tab of a variation within the Item » Edit item » [Open item] » Tab: Variation ID menu.
Use group function or batch processing
You can edit the availability of several variations at once by using either the variation group function or batch processing. |
Setting the variation availability for Neckermann.at:
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Go to Item » Edit item » [Open item] » Tab: Variation ID » Tab: Settings.
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Open the variation that you want to sell on Neckermann.at.
Tip: To sell all variations of an item on Neckermann.at, carry out the settings for the item’s main variation. This activates the availability of all variations of the item. -
In the Availability area, activate the option Active.
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Click on the Availability tab.
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In the Markets area, click in the selection field.
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Activate the option Neckermann.at Enterprise.
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Activate the option Web API.
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Click on Add ().
→ The market is added. -
Save () the settings.
→ The variation is available for Neckermann.at. -
Click on the Multi-Channel tab.
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Select a commission model.
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Select a Item type.
Tip: Information about the commission model and the item type is provided by Neckermann. -
Save () the settings.
14. Saving SKU
If necessary, save market specific SKU for those variations that you want to sell on this market.
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Go to Item » Edit item » [Open item] » [Open variation] » Tab: Settings.
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Click on the Availability tab.
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In the SKU area, click on Add ().
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Select the referrer Neckermann.at.
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Enter the SKU.
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Click on Add ().
→ The SKU is saved and displayed.
Only the most important settings for the import are described here. Is this your first time working with the import tool? Then get familiar with how data imports work in plentymarkets first. |
Column in CSV file | Explanation | plentymarkets data field for mapping |
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Variation ID |
Enter the variation ID in this column. |
Variation ID |
Market ID |
Enter the referrer ID 119 in this column. |
SKU > Marketplace ID |
Account ID |
This market does not require a marketplace account. As such, enter the number 0 in this column. |
SKU > Marketplace ID |
SKU |
Enter the SKU that you want to save for the variation for this market in this column. |
SKU > SKU |
Information about the commission model and the item type is provided by Neckermann.
15. Providing information on the energy efficiency
To comply with EU regulations on energy efficiency that came into force on 1 January 2015, you have to provide information on the energy efficiency of certain items to sell them on Neckermann. In addition, you have to make product data sheets available to potential buyers of these items. To do so, create the following characteristics and link these characteristics to the items that you want to sell on Neckermann.at:
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Energy efficiency class
Characteristic type: No -
Energy label
Characteristic type: File
File format: e.g. JPG or PNG (image format) -
Product data sheet
Characteristic type: File
File format: PDF
Creating the characteristic energy efficiency class:
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Go to Setup » Item » Characteristics.
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Click on the New characteristic tab.
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Enter the name in the Name (internal) field.
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Select the characteristic type No.
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Save () the settings.
Linking energy efficiency class characteristic to an item:
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Go to Item » Edit item.
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Open the item.
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Click on the Characteristics tab.
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Activate the energy efficiency class characteristic that you created.
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Save () the settings.
→ The characteristic is shown in the list.
Creating the characteristic energy label:
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Go to Setup » Item » Characteristics.
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Click on the New characteristic tab.
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Enter the name in the Name (internal) field.
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Select the characteristic type File.
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From the drop-down list Neckermann.at EP characteristic, select the option Energy label.
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Save () the settings.
Linking energy label characteristic to an item:
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Go to Item » Edit item.
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Open the item.
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Click on the Characteristics tab.
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Activate the Energy label characteristic that you created.
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Save () the settings.
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Click on Upload files.
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Navigate to the folder where the energy label is saved.
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Double-click on the file of the energy label.
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Save () the settings.
Or: Instead of saving the file to the characteristic, you can save the energy label in the Images tab of the item.
Saving the energy label as an image:
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Go to Item » Edit item.
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Open the item.
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Click on the Images tab.
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Add the image file of the energy label either via Select files or via the drag & drop function.
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Decide on a consistent image position for all energy labels.
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Enter this image position for the image.
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Save () the settings.
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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In the Basic settings area, enter the image’s position number into the Image position for energy label field.
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Save () the settings.
Creating the characteristic Product data sheet:
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Go to Setup » Item » Characteristics.
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Click on the New characteristic tab.
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Enter the name in the Name (internal) field.
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Select the characteristic type File.
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From the drop-down list Neckermann.at EP characteristic, select the option Product data sheet.
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Save () the settings.
Linking product data sheet characteristic to an item:
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Go to Item » Edit item.
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Open the item.
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Click on the Characteristics tab.
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Activate the Product data sheet characteristic that you created.
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Save () the settings.
→ The characteristic is shown in the list. -
Click on Upload files.
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Navigate to the folder where the product data sheet is saved.
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Double-click on the file of the product data sheet.
→ The product data sheet is uploaded. -
Save () the settings.
16. Activating the payment method
Activate the payment method Neckermann Payment as described below.
Activating the payment method Neckermann Payment:
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Go to Setup » Orders » Payment » Methods.
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Activate the option Also show inactive.
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Open the folder International.
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Click on Neckermann Payment.
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Carry out the settings. Pay attention to the information given in [table-payment-method].
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Place a check mark next to the option Active.
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Save () the settings.
Setting | Explanation |
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Language |
The following options are saved for the language selected: Name, Info page, Info page (internal), Logo, and Upload logo. This enables you to enter values for these options in various languages. The values for a language are activated as soon as a buyer selects the language in the plentyShop. |
Name |
Enter the name that should be displayed in the plentyShop and on invoices etc. |
Info page |
Select a category page of the type content or enter the URL of a website to provide information about the payment method. |
Info page (external) |
If you selected the Info page (external) option under Info page, then enter the URL of the info page here. |
Countries of delivery |
Do not select a country of delivery. |
Logo |
Select one of the following options for displaying the logo:
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Logo view |
If Show upload logo was selected from the Logo drop-down list, then the logo that was uploaded is displayed here. |
Upload logo |
If Show upload logo was selected from the Logo drop-down list, then upload an external logo here. |
Priority |
Select the priority for displaying the payment method in the plentyShop. |
Costs: Flat rate or percentage |
If the payment method results in additional costs, enter the percentage value or flat rate value. The selection depends on the conditions of your contract. |
Permitting the payment method in customer classes
Go to Setup » CRM » Classes to activate or deactivate permitted payment methods. |
For further information, refer to the Managing payment methods page.
17. Uploading a PDF template for delivery notes
Proceed as follows to create a PDF template for delivery notes for Neckermann.
Download the template files for Neckermann.at in DOCX and ODT format. Open the file in Word (DOCX) or in LibreOffice (ODT), make any necessary adjustments and export the file as a PFD file. Upload this PDF template to plentymarkets as described below.
Uploading a PDF template for delivery notes:
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Go to Setup » Client » [Select client] » Locations » [Select location] » Documents » Delivery note.
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Click on the tab PDF template.
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Click on Add template.
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From the drop-down list Payment method, select the option Neckermann Payment.
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Select a language from the Language drop-down list.
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In the line Template, click on Choose template file.
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´Upload the PDF template.
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Save () the settings.
18. Displaying exported items
Search for items that you have already transferred to Neckermann in the Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise » Tab: Transferred items menu. Enter the item ID, the name or the Neckermann number into the search field to search for specific items or leave the search field empty and click on Item search to display all results.
19. Displaying error reports
All operations relating to the market Neckermann are recorded in your plentymarkets system. You can retrieve error reports containing a list of all error messages and notes with the corresponding IDs. In the Error reports menu, all errors related to your stock used for Neckermann are displayed. The following error types are distinguished:
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Note: A note is displayed.
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Warning: In case of warnings, all items are imported.
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Error: In case of errors, no faulty items are imported.
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Critical error: In case of critical errors, no items are imported.
Retrieving error reports:
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Go to Setup » Markets » Neckermann Austria Enterprise.
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Open the Error reports tab.
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Click on Retrieve error reports.
→ The error reports are retrieved and displayed.
The Latest error reports list provides information about type and number of errors for the following data types:
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Media (images): Information about media files.
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Catalogue: Information about the catalogue and all included items of a seller.
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Stock synchronisation: Information about the hourly stock synchronisation and price synchronisation.
In case of errors due to incorrect item data occurring during the item export from plentymarkets, information about the affected item as well as the error type can be found in the error message. Fix the error and check whether there are additional error messages after you have carried out the next automatic item export.
Description of error messages
For further information about error messages, contact Neckermann. Ask your Neckermann contact person, if needed. |
20. Creating returns
Create returns for Neckermann in the Orders » Edit orders menu. The package code which can be found on the return label is required.
Creating returns:
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Go to Orders » Edit orders.
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Open the order.
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Select the create option from the Return… drop-down list in the Overview tab.
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Enter the package code of the return.
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Place a check mark in the Accept column under Item.
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Save () the settings.
→ The return is created and opened. The code is saved in the return’s Settings tab.
21. Cancelling orders
As there is no possibility to delete cancellations for example of individual items in an order, set the quantity of items affected to 0 in this case. Provide a reason for each cancellation, either Item not in stock or Customer cancellation.
22. Generating Neckermann invoices
The process for generating Neckermann invoices differs from the process for other order referrers. This is why there is an additional menu for generating Neckermann invoices in plentymarkets. Invoices for Neckermann orders are not generated in your plentymarkets system, as is the case for invoices with other order referrers. Instead, your plentymarkets system receives a special file (pcl format) directly from Neckermann, which contains the orders that you received.
You can carry out settings related to the layout of the invoices in the Setup » Client » [Select client] » Locations » [Select location] » Documents » Invoice menu. Go to Setup » Orders » Events in order to define which additional procedure should be carried out when the invoice is printed. If you would like the procedure to be limited to orders from the Neckermann market only, then make sure that you create a filter with the Referrer filter type and select Neckermann within the filter.
Use the Generate Neckermann invoices menu to filter out the orders of your choice from all of the Neckermann orders that you received and to open the corresponding invoices in a separate file. With the help of the search filter in this area, you can determine which criteria should be used to select orders for the retrieval of invoices.
Retrieving Neckermann invoices:
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Go to Orders » Fulfillment » Generate Neckermann invoices.
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Set the desired search filter options.
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Under Procedure, select the Order status that you would like to have assigned to the selected orders after the invoices were successfully retrieved.
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Carry out the settings. Pay attention to the explanations given in Table 7.
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Click on the gear-wheel icon.
→ A ZIP file is created which contains the invoices corresponding to all of the orders that you selected with the filter options. -
After you have unzipped this ZIP file, you can save and print your invoices.
Setting | Explanation |
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Order status |
Select the current status of the orders that you would like to generate invoices for. |
Items shipped on |
Select the date from the calendar. The date when items were shipped can only be used as a filter if you selected status [7] Outgoing items booked from the Order status drop-down list. |
Owner |
Select an owner for the orders that you are searching for. Alternatively, select the option ALL. |
Client (store) |
Select one of the stores or select ALL. |
Warehouse |
Limit the search to a particular warehouse or carry out the search for ALL warehouses. |
Limit |
You have to limit the number of invoices that can be generated to one of the values in the drop-down list. The maximum is 200 invoices. |
Change order status |
Select a new order status that you would like to have assigned to the selected orders after the invoices were successfully retrieved. Alternatively, select the option no change. |
23. Viewing the API log
The Data » API log menu contains a history of processes that run via the Neckermann interface. The formats NeckermannATEP and NeckermannATCD are available for Neckermann.
Viewing the API log:
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Go to Data » API log » Tab: API log.
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Select the NeckermannATEP format from the Process drop-down list.
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Select a date if you only want to see entries for a specific day.
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Select the number of results per page.
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Click on Search () to display the results.