Delete items

Using an example, this chapter explains how to delete items from a catalog in iPIM Supply. For this purpose, a catalog file without the item to be deleted is imported. Hereby, the import configuration of the catalog is set in a way that the absence of items is reported so that they can be deleted via the import report.

Initially, the following catalog file containing three items was imported:

In the process, the following items were created in iPIM Supply:

In this example, the third item of the item list is to be deleted. First, the item is removed from the catalog file:

Following this, the catalog file is imported again. In the process, the absence of an item is reported. And eventually, the item is deleted via the import report.

Note
The deletion of items only affects iPIM Supply. The deletion does not affect the iPIM Portal. The respective items need to be deleted there as well.

1. Adjust the import configuration

In this step, the import configuration is adjusted accordingly:

  1. Go to the catalog process overview.
  2. Click on “Import”. Chevron rightYou are directed to the import configuration.
  1. From the “Import mode” menu , select the option “Assortment update”. This is the import mode for follow-up imports.
  2. From the “Import missing items mode” menu , select the option “Report missing items” so that a warning is given when expected items are missing in the import.
  3. Click on the Save button to save your settings.Chevron rightA success message is shown. Your settings are now saved.
  4. Go back to the catalog process overview. To do so, click on the “Catalog process” tab.
 

2. Carry out the import

In this step, the catalog file without the item to be deleted is imported:

  1. In the “Import” card, click on the Run button to call up the corresponding dialog box.
  1. Drag the catalog file over the drop area and drop it there or click on the Browse files button to call up the catalog file via the file manager. Following this, the file is loaded into the cache and the file name is shown below the drop area.
  2. Click on the Start import button to trigger the import. Once the import was completed successfully, a corresponding message is shown. The items are now loaded into the system. In this case, these are two of the originally three catalog items. Hence, the status traffic light for the import turns yellow.

3. Call up the import report and delete the item

In this step, the import report is called up and the item to be deleted is deleted:

  1. Click on “Import report” Chevron rightYou are directed to the import report of the import carried out most recently.
  1. Scroll down to the “Report grouped by item” card.
  2. Click on the button. Chevron rightA prompt window is shown.
  3. Click on the YES button to confirm the deletion of the item. Chevron rightA success message is shown. The item is now deleted from the list of items.