Overview

The Global Product Change gives operators complete control over products and makes updating and managing products a seamless experience. Quickly change product pricing, update product categories, tax categories, deposit categories, view change history, and do much more with Global Product Change.

Global Product Change (GPC)

1. Log into ADM.
   
   
2. Click the Product tab, then select Global Product Change from the drop-down menu.
   
3. The Global Product Change screen will display. The Global Product Change for Location(s) button is selected by default, as is the Locations tab on the left. You can change this as needed.
   • Global Product Change for Location(s): Used to update products at the location level. Using
     this option allows you to update multiple products at multiple locations or just one location.
     
   • Operator Product Catalog Change: Used to update products at the global level and optionally location level. Using this option allows you to update products in the global database without pushing the updates to locations if needed, but also provides the option to push the updates. Because this option makes changes at the global level, you will NOT see a Location tab on the left to filter by. This option also provides more bulk edit fields.
     
     
4. Select the desired filters and products. There are search fields at the top of each column to easily search products in the grid.
   
   
5. Make the desired changes and push updates.
   • For more information on the fields you can edit, view the Edit Products via Global Product Change section of this article. 
   • For more information on viewing the global product change history, view the View Global Product Change History section of this article.

View Global Product Change History

1. From the Global Product Change screen, click the History button on the right.
   
2. The Global Product Change History page will display. This will show logs of GPC updates that were completed. For each changelog submission, the following information will be displayed:
   
   • Date/Time Submitted: The date and time when the GPC update was submitted.
   • Date/Time Completed: The date and time when the GPC updated finished updating all products. If the update is still processing, this column will display "In Progress".
   • User: The name of the ADM user that submitted the GPC update.
   • # of Products Updated: The number of total items that were updated as part of this GPC update. If the update is still processing, this column will display "In Progress".
   • # of Locations Updated: The number of total Locations that were updated as part of this GPC update. If the update is still processing, this column will display "In Progress".
   • Change Type: The type of submitted update. Options include “Global Product Change for Locations” OR “Operator Product Catalog Change”. These are the two options users can choose from initially when doing a change.
     
     

3. When a changelog is selected from the Global Product Change History page, further details regarding that specific log will display. The columns are described below. Additionally, there will be an Export Log button in the top, right corner of the page. When selected, this export will generate an Excel file with the same column headers and data that the grid on this page shows.

   • Global/Location: It is possible to update only the global level of a product or the location level of a product.
     • If the change is purely at the global level, this column will display "Global".
     • If the change was done at the location level, this column will display the distinct Location name.
     • If a user updates both the global and location level, this column will display "All".
   • Product Name: The name of the product updated.
   • UPC: The UPC of the product updated.
   • Field: This will show the name of the specific field that was updated. For example, this could be Min, Max, Category. 
   • Change Type: This will show either “Update” or “Increment”, depending on the type of adjustment made to the product.
   • Original Value: This will show the pre-change value of the field. This could be numbers or letters, depending on the change. For example, a user could update a Min value that was set to “5”, or change a Category value that was set to “Beverages”.
   • Updated Value: This will show the post-change value of the field. This could be numbers or letters, depending on the change. For example, a user could update a Min value to “10”, or change a Category value to “Drinks”.

Edit Products via Global Product Change

Location Level - Global Product Change for Location(s)

The Global Product Change for Location(s) option allows operators to update products at the location level. This option also allows operators to remove/un-extend product(s) from one or more locations in bulk.

1. The Global Product Change screen defaults to the Global Product Change for Location(s) selection.
   
2. You can filter by location(s) and/or products using the tabs on the left. Once you've selected the desired filters, click the APPLY button at the bottom left of the page.
   • Locations will be highlighted in blue once they are selected.
     
   • Products can be searched by product name, UPC, UPC range, Product ID, Product ID range, category, or the picklist action assigned.
     
3. Once you click APPLY, the products within your search criteria will display in a grid. There are search fields at the top of each column to easily search products in the grid. Select the desired products. Products will be highlighted in blue once they are selected. Once you have selected all desired products, click NEXT.
   
4. You will then see a page that allows you to make changes to fields for the selected products. You can choose to either Update or Increment fields by clicking on the corresponding buttons. There are information icons next to each of these options. If you hover over the icon closest to the corresponding option, it will give you a brief description of the functionality. Fields left blank will NOT be updated.
   • Update: An update will replace the current value/selection with the value/selection input on this screen. For example, typing 1.00 into the Price field would change the price of all selected products to $1.00. The Update option gives the operator to update the following fields in bulk:
     • Price (this field has two different options to edit by)
       • Amount: This will increase or decrease the price of selected products by the exact amount entered. For example, if you enter 2.50 for the amount, each product will have $2.50 added to its current price.
       • Percent: This will incrementally increase or decrease the price of selected products by the entered amount. When Percent is selected, you can enter values up to two decimal places in the percentage field. For example, you can enter 10.45 or 5.45 to increase the product price by that percentage. You will also be able to enter negative values with a minus (-) sign. For example, you can enter -5.45, which will decrease the product price.
         
         NOTE: Since the product price will not always work out to exactly the hundredths place, the values will always be rounded to the nearest hundredths place in these calculations. For example, if the calculation is $1.156, it will be rounded up to a final price of $1.16. Values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be rounded down and values 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will be rounded up.
     • Min
     • Max
     • Pick List Action
     • Loyalty Multiplier
     • Display “Need By"  
     • Rounding  
     • Remove from Location(s) - If this option is set to Yes, all fields above will be grayed out.
       
   • Increment: An incremental change will add or subtract with current values based on the information entered into the fields on this screen. The Increment option gives the operator the ability to update the following fields in bulk:
     • Price (this field has two different options to edit by)
       • Amount: This will increase or decrease the price of selected products by the exact amount entered. For example, if you enter 2.50 for the amount, each product will have $2.50 added to its current price.
       • Percent: This will incrementally increase or decrease the price of selected products by the entered amount. When Percent is selected, you can enter values up to two decimal places in the percentage field. For example, you can enter 10.45 or 5.45 to increase the product price by that percentage. You will also be able to enter negative values with a minus (-) sign. For example, you can enter -5.45, which will decrease the product price.
         
         NOTE: Since the product price will not always work out to exactly the hundredths place, the values will always be rounded to the nearest hundredths place in these calculations. For example, if the calculation is $1.156, it will be rounded up to a final price of $1.16. Values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be rounded down and values 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will be rounded up.
     • Min
     • Max
     • Display “Need By"  
     • Rounding  
       
       
5. Click the SUBMIT in the lower right corner button once you have entered data into the desired fields.
   
   
   
6. Important!

   Before proceeding, note that any changes made in a global product change will immediately take effect without a location/kiosk sync.

   You will receive a pop-up to confirm the changes. Click OK.
   
7. Once you have confirmed the changes, you will be taken back to the Global Product Change page and should see a pop-up confirming the number of products that were updated in the lower right corner.
   

Global Level, Optionally Location Level - Operator Product Catalog Change

The Operator Product Catalog Change option allows operators to edit even more fields for products on a global scale. You will not be able to choose individual locations with this option, this will instead automatically pull in all your products among your Global Product Database for you to choose from.

The changes made here will change the information in your Global Products. You will still have the option, when you go to save your changes, to apply those changes at all locations as well - or you can keep that option unchecked and it will only update the information within Global Products and not impact the locations.

1. The Global Product Change screen defaults to the Global Product Change for Location(s) selection. Click the option for Operator Product Catalog Change instead.
   
2. The Global Products list will load automatically once the Operator Product Catalog Change option is selected.
   • To filter products displayed in the grid, use the filters in the Products tab on the left. You can filter by product name, UPC, UPC range, Product ID, Product ID range, category, the picklist action assigned, and/or whether the product is active or not.
     
   • If no filters were selected, you can simply search for and select products from the grid. There are search fields at the top of each column to easily search products in the grid.
     
     1. Select the desired products. Products will be highlighted in blue when they are selected. Once you have selected all desired products, click NEXT.
     2. You will then see a page that allows you to make changes to fields for the selected products. You can choose to either Update or Increment fields by clicking on the corresponding buttons. There are information icons next to each of these options. If you hover over the icon closest to the corresponding option, it will give you a brief description of the functionality. Fields left blank will NOT be updated.
        
        NOTE: There is a small checkbox at the bottom of this page that says Update all Locations with changes. This is UNCHECKED by default, so changes would only apply at the global database level, but not at the location level. If you check this box, the changes submitted from this page will update the product at every location in the organization.
        • Update: An update will replace the current value/selection with the value/selection input on this screen. For example, typing 1.00 into the Price field would change the price of all selected products to $1.00. The Update option gives the operator to update the following fields in bulk:
        • Product Name
          • Cost
          • Price (this field has two different options to edit by)
            • Amount: This will increase or decrease the price of selected products by the exact amount entered. For example, if you enter 2.50 for the amount, each product will have $2.50 added to its current price.
            • Percent: This will incrementally increase or decrease the price of selected products by the entered amount. When Percent is selected, you can enter values up to two decimal places in the percentage field. For example, you can enter 10.45 or 5.45 to increase the product price by that percentage. You will also be able to enter negative values with a minus (-) sign. For example, you can enter -5.45, which will decrease the product price.
              
              NOTE: Since the product price will not always work out to exactly the hundredths place, the values will always be rounded to the nearest hundredths place in these calculations. For example, if the calculation is $1.156, it will be rounded up to a final price of $1.16. Values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be rounded down and values 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will be rounded up.
          • Min
          • Max
          • Pick List Action
          • Display “Need By"  
          • Rounding  
          • Loyalty Multiplier
          • Category 1, 2, and 3
          • Tax Category
          • Deposit Category
          • Case Count
          • Disabled - If this option is set to Yes, the product will be disabled in the Global Product list, meaning it will not scan at any locations.
            
        • Increment: An incremental change will add or subtract with current values based on the information entered into the fields on this screen. The Increment option gives the operator the ability to update the following fields in bulk:
          
          • Cost
          • Case Count
          • Price (this field has two different options to edit by)
            • Amount: This will increase or decrease the price of selected products by the exact amount entered. For example, if you enter 2.50 for the amount, each product will have $2.50 added to its current price.
            • Percent: This will incrementally increase or decrease the price of selected products by the entered amount. When Percent is selected, you can enter values up to two decimal places in the percentage field. For example, you can enter 10.45 or 5.45 to increase the product price by that percentage. You will also be able to enter negative values with a minus (-) sign. For example, you can enter -5.45, which will decrease the product price.
              
              NOTE: Since the product price will not always work out to exactly the hundredths place, the values will always be rounded to the nearest hundredths place in these calculations. For example, if the calculation is $1.156, it will be rounded up to a final price of $1.16. Values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be rounded down and values 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will be rounded up.
          • Min
          • Max
            
3. Click the SUBMIT in the lower right corner button once you have entered data into the desired fields.
   
   
   
4. Important!

   Before proceeding, note that any changes made in a global product change will immediately take effect without a location/kiosk sync.

   You will receive a pop-up to confirm the changes. Click OK.
   
5. Once you have confirmed the changes, you will be taken back to the Global Product Change page and should see a pop-up confirming the number of products that were updated in the lower right corner.