EDI 852 Product Activity Sub-module

A Complete Sales Reporting Subsystem Based on Point of Sale Data from Retail Trading Partners

Certain Trading Partners such as CVS and Home Depot offer access to their store-level point of sale information and stock position data which is transmitted to suppliers in EDI format. With Vantage Point’s new EDI module, the 852 Product Activity document data can be downloaded and printed using several sales analysis report options.

The Vantage Point EDI 852 module is actually a sales analysis subsystem. The raw sales data is translated and stored in a Microsoft SQL Database that provides the basis for unlimited reporting possibilities. The 852 module comes with predefined sales analysis reports and can also be accessed with industry standard reporting tools such as Crystal Reports™ and SQL Reporting Services. The standard reports can be pasted into Excel directly from print preview for additional sales analysis possibilities.

As a result, trends that may be influenced by regional marketing investments, sales promotions and demographics can be identified and marketing investments optimized.

The Vantage Point EDI 852 system can be used as a tool to compliment The Data Masons Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Solution.

• Sales data and stock position data can be used to better measure marketing performance and allocate advertising dollars.
• Visibility of customer stock positions at a store level provides valuable planning data.
• One low module price includes the necessary components for all of your Vantage Point EDI Trading Partners that provide sales information via the 852 Product Activity document - a feature now offered or planned by many national retailers.