How to Create a Vendor Program under the Master Vendor in Xvantage for Associates

Overview:

This article will provide steps how to create a vendor program under the master vendor in Xvantage for Associates (X4A).

Process:

1. Go to My Apps and open Okta.

2. In Okta, search for X4A and open it.

3. Within X4A, hover over the left navigation menu Revenue and click GDE deals & discounts or Navigate to GDE by using the standalone link: gds.ingrammicro.com.

4. If using the standalone link, from the homepage, choose Vendor Programs.

5. Search for a master vendor in the search field and open it.

6. Select Add new Vendor Program.

7. Complete the required Vendor Program fields:

   10. Program identity

       • Program Name: unique program name used for bid ingestion.

       • Description: include a short unique description of what the program is for.

   11. Vendor codes

       • Vendor Codes: comma-separated vendor codes used for product mapping. These should match the vendor codes being whitelisted in Impulse and Back Office, and should include the master vendor codes as well.

   12. Source and commercial context

       • Source: select the appropriate source (examples listed: Excel, XML, parsing).

       • Company Code: select the relevant company code for the country (training example referenced “MD” and a country-specific code).

       • Currency: for EMEA, use EUR (training referenced EUR for EMEA and USD for US).

       • Bid Type: select the bid type based on the program needs.

   13. Discount behavior

       • Vendor Discount Type: select from the available types (branch, reseller, program,company wide, end user).

       • Discount Calculation Type: select how discount is calculated:

       • Delta: difference between PO cost and promotional price.

       • SO cost: fixed cost (approved special price) and claim calculation uses PO cost minus fixed cost.

       • Percentage: percentage discount based on a cost basis (average cost, base cost, replacement cost referenced).

         • Discount calculation cost basis: used as the base cost for delta calculation (as referenced)

   14. Multi-reseller handling

       • Multi reseller flag: set to “Y” when a deal is ingested for more than one reseller.

       • Share quantity: controls how product quantity is distributed across multiple resellers:

       • With Yes, the same quantity is shared among all resellers (called out as applicable for EMEA and APEC).

       • With No plus multi reseller enabled, each reseller gets a fixed quantity (called out as applicable for US, Canada, Mexico).

8. Continue through the remaining program tabs and attributes as needed. The platform contains many attributes (training referenced a large set), so configure only what is required for the program scope.

9. Click Save to create the Vendor Program.