NuORDER glossary of terms and acronyms

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Acronyms

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Acronym Stands for Definition
A
API Application Programming Interface Backend code that allows two or more computer programs to communicate with each other.
ATP Available to Promise A portion of a brand’s inventory that enables the brand to promise delivery by a certain date.
ATS Available to Sell Inventory currently on hand in the warehouse and available for immediate sale/shipment. ATS Reports show inventory in stock.
C
CC Credit Card Streamline your buying process by securely adding credit card information in NuORDER.
CVV Card Verification Value For brands that offer Payments, include your Security Code (also known as CVV) when securely adding credit card information in NuORDER.
D
DTS Digital Trade Show A type of virtual event hosted in an online environment where goods and services are exhibited for a particular industry.
E
EDI Electronic Data Interchange The computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between business partners.
ELC Estimated Landing Cost The bottom-up cost estimate created by a buying organization. For example, wholesale price + customs + freight.
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (system) Software used by a company to manage key parts of operations, including accounting and resource management.
F
FTP File Transfer Protocol A standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network.
L
LTL Less than truckload (shipping) A shipping service for relatively small loads or quantities of freight.
M
MFA Multifactor authentication Multifactor authentication adds an extra layer of security to a user's account to prevent unauthorized access.
MSRP Manufacturer’s suggested retail price The price that a product's manufacturer recommends it be sold for at the point of sale.
O
OTP One-time passcode Multifactor authentication adds an extra layer of security to a user's account to prevent unauthorized access. It requires a time-based one-time password (TOTP) program to generate a one-time passcode (OTP).
OTS Online Trade Show A type of virtual event hosted in an online environment where goods and services are exhibited for a particular industry.
P
PDP Product Details Page Select an item to see the Product Details Page and to add products to your cart.
PO Purchase Order An official document that is created by a buyer and sent to a seller to confirm their intention to purchase products and/or services.
POS Point of Sale A place where a customer executes the payment for goods or services and where sales taxes may become payable.
R
RMS Retail Management System A platform that combines several technological tools to support the operation of a retail store or chain.
RTP Real-time Pricing Real-time Pricing allows you to apply advanced pricing models.
S
SaaS Software as a Service A method of software delivery and licensing in which software is accessed online via a subscription, rather than bought and installed on individual computers.
SKU Stock Keeping Unit A unique identifier retailers assign to each product that makes it easier to track inventory.
SMU Special Make-Up (Relevant to Assortments) A temporary or placeholder item, often an exclusive product for a specific retailer that is developed in the buying appointments.
SSO Single Sign-on Single Sign-on gives users access to multiple systems with one set of login credentials.
T
T&C Terms and Conditions You can create Terms and Conditions that users must accept before placing an order or entering your portal.
TOTP Time-based one-time password Multifactor authentication adds an extra layer of security to a user's account to prevent unauthorized access. It requires a time-based one-time password (TOTP) program to generate a one-time passcode (OTP).
U
UDA User-defined Attributes A set of properties customized by the user to define an object type.
UPC Universal Product Code A unique, 12-digit number used to identify a product, often via a barcode.
W
WH Warehouse Warehouses are the locations where your products are stored and can be used to control product visibility.
WO Working Order The Working Order is your current, active order, accessible by selecting the cart icon in the upper-right corner.


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Terms

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Term Definition
A
Assortment Live, collaborative documents used by retailers to plan their buys during and post-market. Your catalogs, product data, and images from NuORDER flow into the assortment tool where your buyer can make selections and add their notes of intent.
B
Banner When configured, a Banner displays in the top right corner of product images if it’s sold out or if a custom banner was selected (examples: New or Best Seller).
Blacklisting Blacklisting restricts product visibility. See also Whitelisting.
Bulk Order A Bulk Order uses a single order to place separate orders for multiple locations (aka doors).
C
Campaign A Campaign is an email sent from NuORDER, which tracks buyer engagement.
Custom List Create Custom Lists of recommended styles to send to specific buyers.
Customer Group Create Customer Groups to manage buyer visibility to products, promotions, order min and max rules, linesheets, widgets in pages, and more.
D
Delivery Window Delivery windows define the timeframe in which a product ships.
Doors A Door is a location with a physical address (not virtual).
Drop Shipping Brands use Drop Shipping if ordered products are shipped from a third party (examples: directly from the manufacturer).
E
EZ Order EZ Orders allow brand users to send a link with suggested products, so buyers can enter quantities to complete their order.
F
Fixed Group A Fixed Group is a manually generated list of recipients for Campaigns. See also Smart Group.
Future availability Future availability ties to specific dates of future arrivals or replenishments.
G
Guest Buyer A Guest Buyer isn’t connected to your brand and their visibility is limited.
H
Hotspot Hotspots tag products in images, so buyers can add them to their cart.
I
Immediate availability Immediate availability indicates current stock on hand.
L
Linesheet (aka Catalog) A Linesheet (aka Catalog) is a wholesale sales sheet used to merchandise products and is an essential selling tool for most brands.
M
Marketplace NuORDER Marketplace is where brands and buyers can find each other and connect.
O
Order Export Template Brands configure Order Export Templates so buyers can upload order details with a spreadsheet.
P
Prebook availability Prebook availability denotes styles not yet in production and allows for unlimited future bookings.
Promotions Promotions encourage buyers to add more to their cart with order and product discounts.
R
Retailer (aka Merchant) A company that buys products from a manufacturer or wholesaler and sells them to end users or customers.
Rollup A way to review multiple assortments together on screen to analyze the complete buy across brands/departments, and identify potential gaps and duplication in the buy.
S
Sites Manager Use Sites Manager to build and manage the pages in your brand site and Marketplace.
Size curve A size curve represents the distribution of quantities of different sizes in the size run a retailer is carrying inventory for.
Size run All the sizes a particular product is being manufactured in.
Smart Group A Smart Group is a list of recipients for Campaigns and is dynamically created based on selected filters (example: all buyers in Arizona). See also Fixed Group.
Split Order Some brands create rules to automatically split orders into multiple orders based on specific criteria (examples: Season, Department, or Warehouse).
V
Virtual Showroom Virtual Showrooms are an interactive display of your products with shoppable hotspots.
W
Whiteboard Whiteboards allow you to work collaboratively to design marketing assets with product data, version history, visibility rules, and the ability to export files to share with buyers.
Whitelisting Whitelisting allows product visibility. See also Blacklisting.
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