Extended Database Gary Swisher & Jere Warner
Extended Database Valuable Independent of EDI Research, Item Creation, Sourcing SKU & TMF Maintenance Biblio info, price, status changes Two Different Databases GM; Books Many data sources
EXTDB Records Item/Title Header Record ISBN & UPC are Keys Item Specific Info, Data Source Indicated Ability to Determine Primary Data Source Vendor Specific Data Price & Availability; Multiple Vendors Toggle Between Header & Vendor Data
EXTDB Books (600K) Ingram Extended (900K) NACSCORP Matthews Medical (7.7) J.A. Majors (7.7) Thomson (soon) Over 2.2M records today
EXTDB GM Douglas Stewart School, Dorm Supplies, Electronics, Tech Products NACSCORP/Ingram Micro Full Range of Hardware, Software, Peripherals
Setup & Maintenance Access from Vendor License, Fee?, Media or FTP Credentials Set Parameters; Load Code File Load Database Space & Time to Load Vary Most Small Enough to Run Nightly Ingram Price/Avail Nightly, Full Cat Weekly Performance Issues Being Investigated
Searching EXTDB Within the Module Book & Product Search From Merch Systems Prompts at Bottom of Screens Use Search Parameters (T; etc.) Different Parameters for GM Interface Follows Book Conventions
What’s Next More Catalogs Relatively Low Programming Overhead Need to Resolve Load Performance Issues Database Hierarchy Richer Search Options/Interface Avexxis Conversion Byproduct? Utilities Reporting & Automated Maintenance By System/By Data Source