The fcB2B Standard

Companies within the floor covering industry recognize the need for a simple, inexpensive standard mechanism to electronically exchange transactions between buyers and sellers, thereby lowering costs and improving service. fcB2B Standards strive to do this equally for all entities in the floor covering industry.

The fcB2B X12 Standard Documents

The fcB2B Standard documents are based on ASCX12 Standards that have been fined tuned to meet the nuances of the floor covering industry. In addition to the 6 standard documents, fcB2B has defined Core Rules and Procedures to follow for proper implementation.

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810: Invoice

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832: Product Price Catalog

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850: Purchase Order

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855: Purchase Order Acknowledgement

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856: Advance Shipping Notice (ASN)

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997: Functional Acknowledgement

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Web Services — The latest in fcB2B Technology for Retailers

Web Services are intended to facilitate a common framework which suppliers and their customers can use to establish simple and low-cost electronic data for software applications.

Learn how the flooring industry is tackling the next big ideas in mobile computing from big data and daily commerce to messaging, media, apps, and beyond.

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Stock Check Service

The Stock Check Web Services are designed to protect the integrity of our Dealer and Vendor systems while not compromising on system and business integrities. The solution is a Bi-directional exchange of information through services that are reliable, robust, and designed to help integrate the flooring supply chain process.

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Price Check Service

Price Check Web Services are designed to protect the integrity of our Dealer and Vendor systems while not compromising on system and business integrities. The solution is a Bi-directional exchange of information through services that are reliable, robust, and designed to help integrate the flooring supply chain process.

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Order Status Service

The purpose of this Web Service is to allow a user to directly query a suppliers data to check on the real time status of an order.

The driving force in developing this specification is to move to open, internet-based web services standards.

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Reservation Service

The reservation service follows the prior services for Stock Check and will allow an in stock product to be reserved. Once the product is placed on reserve the PO can be provided and reference the reservation number to complete the order process.

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Related Items Service

Stock Check Web Services are enhanced the following sub-services : Related Items is a detailed inventory response (can be a repeating loop) for all items deemed related to a single inventory item (i.e., installation accessories, trims, moldings, glue, etc.)

This service is included in the Stock Check service documentation.

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Overview documentation

This contains all of the general documentation related to the fcB2B services.

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Price Catalog Request

This is a new service to automate the price catalog resend request. By using this service, suppliers can eliminate the multiple emails or phone calls for a full or partial catalog to be resent. This service does not generate the catalog but only the initial request to have the catalog regenerated. For the receiver of the catalog this eliminates the need to send an email, visit a website or place a call to your supplier, the request can be submitted from within your B2B system.

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Document Service

This service is designed to allow any type of object to be sent for a specific SKU. The requestor provides the SKU and receiver will return a URI and a description of the object. The goal is to allow product images, room scenes, product specifications, etc. to be returned via the URI.