Upgrading from Gateway 2 to Gateway 3
For suppliers upgrading from gateway 2 to gateway 3, there are various key differences in the gateway 3 interface and enhancements to the standard gateway document types such as order and invoice. The new document formats will maintain the majority of existing document information but will also contain additional information in an effort to provide a more accurate representatioen of real-world purchasing activities and provide more data integrity and consistency for developers.
PharmX has also implemented new support services such as (but not limited to):
Stock availability can be setup with a supplier so queries from POS systems can be made on stock levels
Order compliance capabilities (where enabled by the supplier), allowing the POS to ensure an order sent complies with agreed minimum order values and MOQ requirements with the supplier
Minimum order value Can be configured by suppliers to ensure that only orders meeting the MOV or orders that have a freight charge acceptance are sent through suppliers.
Minimum order quantity can be configured in the case a supplier wishes to set a minimum number for a product.
Full order acknowledgement is the concept of providing the PharmX gateway with a full order ack regardless of the channels through which the order was placed. Channels such as reps, CRM, phone orders that do not go to PharmX. A full order ack can be sent to the gateway and that order ack will be converted to an order and made available for the POS to retrieve providing full transparency and accuracy over all orders regardless of channel.