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Glossary

Term

Description

Account acknowledgement

The act of a POS Vendor acknowledging an account number that has been added to the PharmX gateway by a supplier.

Account approval

The act of a supplier approving an account number that has been added to the PharmX gateway by a POS vendor.

Account number

A unique account number given to a pharmacy by the supplier. This number is used by the supplier to identify each pharmacy. It is used by PharmX to ensure the message transmissions comes from and is directed to the right Pharmacy.

Account role

Account roles are set against an account on the PharmX gateway and will determine what features an account can use with their gateway interactions.

 

Available roles:

  • Orders – checking this box enables orders to be sent to the supplier via the PharmX gateway for a given account

  • Invoices – checking this box enables invoices to be sent to pharmacies via the PharmX gateway for a given account

  • NDSS – Checking this box indicates that the account is used for NDSS messages (National Diabetes Services Scheme)

Billing account

The account number that is used when there is a different account number for billing purposes than the account number used for the delivery for the goods. This is often used for pharmacy groups or multi store operations with centralised payment to their suppliers.

Deactivate account

Deactivation of a supplier account will render an existing approved account unavailable for use through the PharmX gateway. An account deactivation can be re-activated if needed.

Delete account

Deleting an account will completely remove the account and its data from the PharmX gateway.

Minimum order quantity (MOQ)

Set by the supplier when the supplier requires a specific quantity of products to be orders

NOTE: This is not configured for all suppliers. Further information on MOQ is found at the bottom of this document otherwise, please contact techsupport@pharmx.com.au for further assistance with this feature.

Minimum order value (MOV)

Set by the supplier when the supplier requires an order to meet a minimum value before the order will be processed.

NOTE: This is not configured for all suppliers. Further information on MOV is found at the bottom of this document otherwise, please contact techsupport@pharmx.com.au for further assistance with this feature.

NDSS

National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) is a configuration setting that allows a supplier account to be setup for the sole purpose of transaction with Diabetes Australia and CSO wholesalers. This setting is only to be used in the case that the account is for NDSS ordering.

Pharmacy name

The trading name of the pharmacy retailer in the PharmX portal.

PharmX Portal

 

Allows suppliers and POS vendors the ability to manage accounts and view document activity (orders, invoices, etc) for pharmacies they are connecting with through the PharmX gateway.

PharmX SiteID

A unique 5-digit number used to identify a pharmacy within the PharmX gateway. The SiteID will have associated details such as pharmacy name, address, ABN and is visible in the PharmX Portal.

POS Vendor

Point of sale software provider.

Reject account

Rejecting an account request will advise the POS vendor and pharmacy that a supplier account has not been rejected for activity through the PharmX gateway.

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