Glossary

ALLOCATED

A Part2b order condition showing that listing is being held to fulfill the buy order.

BACK ORDERED

A Part2b order condition that shows listing is not currently available to fulfill the customer's buy order.

BILLABLE

A Part2b order condition that shows the order has shipped and an invoice will be created.

BILLED

A Part2b order status that indicates the order has shipped and an invoice has been created.

BILLING UNIT

A term for the standard unit of measure in which a product or service is billed.

BUSINESS UNIT

A Part2b operating unit or department.

DELIVER

The last date by which the product should be delivered, as requested by the customer.

ESTIMATED SHIP DATE

Based on forecasted product order, the date when Part2b awaits the product to be shipped.

IN TRANSIT

A Part2b order status that indicates the order has been shipped from an initial order location and will be consolidated at another location for final shipment to the customer.

KUT

A Part2b order status that indicates the order has been released to the supply location and the product is specially processed from manufactured material.

LIST PRICE

The advised price for a product or service.

MADE TO ORDER

A Part2b order conditions that shows the order has been released to the supply location and the product is specially processed from manufactured material.

MARK FOR

A final destination location of a shipment referenced on the invoice.

NET PRICE

The total adjusted price for a product or service.

NON STANDARD PART

A product that does not have a unique Part2b ID because it is available in so many forms that assigning a unique ID is impractical. For example, a tape product may be available in hundreds of sizes. Since there are so many variations of the product, there may be a generic Part2b ID assigned to it that can be used to order this product in a variety of widths and lengths. Also called a "generic" part.

ON DOCK

A shipment conditions that shows the order has been staged for shipment but isvtransaction the arrival of the carrier.

ORDER LEVEL PRICING

Recalculates the prices for the order based on the total order. Order level prices for standard items are determined by volume purchases and product assort ability rules. Order level pricing is optional by Business Unit Context. Order level prices are displayed in the shopping cart, the checkout page and the order confirmation page. Order level pricing does not include future date pricing, extra charges, discounts, sales tax and transportation.

ORDER QUANTITY

The amount of product requested on an order.

PENDING

A Part2b order status that indicates the order is being reviewed by Part2b personnel.

POINT OF SALE FILE

File that contains customer data which can be useful to sales, marketing, and technical departments in better addressing end-customer needs.

POS

Point of Sale.

POS CONFIRMATION NUMBER

Number that the Order Center provides to indicate that a Point of Sale file was successfully uploaded. Be sure to note this number for future reference.

PREMIUM DELIVERY

When selected, this shipping option invokes special handling to ensure that the order is delivered in accordance with the customer requested deliver-by date. This service may incur additional shipping charges.

PRICE PER UNIT

The cost for an individual ordering or billing unit used to calculate the total price of a part.

PRODUCT ID

An ordering number for a product or service.

QUANTITY

The amount of any given part.

REBUY LIST

A list of products previously purchased online by the user or products that the user has added to the list with the intention of purchasing later. This list allows the user to quickly re-order products when needed.

RELEASED

A Part2b order status that indicates the order has been forwarded to the supply location for shipmen.

SHIP QUANTITY

The amount of product shipped on an order.

SHIP BY DATE

Used in checking product availability, the date when the customer prefers shipment of the product.

SHIP TO

The name and address information that express the shipping destination of an order. A Ship to location is defaulted for the user and can be changed before adding any products in the shopping cart and in some cases, after as well.

SHIPPED

A Part2b order status that indicates the product has transferred from Part2b to a carrier for delivery.

STANDARD DELIVERY

The default shipping option applied to the purchase order; the order is processed.

TOTAL LINE PRICE

The total cost for a specified amount of product.

UPC NUMBER

Universal Product Code number; a number used to identify a Part2b product.

WAIT CLEARANCE

A Part2b order status that indicates the order is pending review by Part2b personnel.