To sell your products through Trading Partner Connect, you must indicate which products you want to make available so they display on the web site and are available for your partners to see. This process is called rationalization.
Because you and your trading partners likely have different names and part numbers for the same item, the Trading Partner Connect system needs to translate and connect your product with like products in the system that are available. The conversion takes place within the Trading Partner Connect database, so only you can see your company-specific product information, providing a secure trading marketplace.
Note: Use the TPCx view in order entry to view if a product has been rationalized to the Trading Partner Connect web site while you are creating sales, purchase, or transfer orders.
See the following topics for more information about inventory availability:
To post products that you consider dead stock, products that you have had in your inventory for an extended period of time without any sales, see Posting Dead Stock Products.
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Important: Depending on the size of your inventory and how many products you plan to post to the Trading Partner Connect web site, the rationalization process can take two weeks or more. |