PRICAT — Price/Sales Catalogue

Overview

A PRICAT message is sent by Azuvio / CRMconnect to trading partners to communicate product catalogue information, including prices, descriptions, EAN codes and validity dates. Partners use it to set up or update the product list in their own systems before placing orders.

Direction: Outbound (CRMconnect → Partner)
Trigger: New product launch, price change or periodic synchronisation
CRMconnect Module: Sales → Products / Price Lists
Frequency: On change or scheduled (weekly/monthly)

XML Format

Structure

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PriceCatalogue xmlns="urn:azuvio:ediconnect:pricat:v1">
  <Header>
    <CatalogueNumber>PRICAT-2024-Q1</CatalogueNumber>
    <CatalogueDate>2024-03-01</CatalogueDate>
    <ValidFrom>2024-03-01</ValidFrom>
    <ValidTo>2024-06-30</ValidTo>
    <SupplierGLN>5949876543210</SupplierGLN>
    <RecipientGLN>5941234567890</RecipientGLN>
    <Currency>RON</Currency>
    <CatalogueType>Full</CatalogueType>
    <!-- CatalogueType: Full | Delta (changes only) -->
    <PriceListCode>B2B-RETAIL</PriceListCode>
  </Header>
  <Items>
    <Item>
      <EAN>5901234123457</EAN>
      <SupplierArticleCode>PROD-001</SupplierArticleCode>
      <Description>Product Name</Description>
      <BrandName>Brand Name</BrandName>
      <UnitOfMeasure>PCE</UnitOfMeasure>
      <OrderingUOM>CTN</OrderingUOM>
      <OrderingUOMQuantity>12</OrderingUOMQuantity>
      <!-- 1 CTN = 12 PCE -->
      <GrossWeight>0.350</GrossWeight>
      <WeightUOM>KGM</WeightUOM>
      <NetWeight>0.320</NetWeight>
      <VATRate>9</VATRate>
      <UnitPriceExclVAT>12.50</UnitPriceExclVAT>
      <UnitPriceInclVAT>13.63</UnitPriceInclVAT>
      <MinOrderQuantity>12</MinOrderQuantity>
      <ItemStatus>Active</ItemStatus>
      <!-- ItemStatus: Active | Discontinued | New | Temporary -->
    </Item>
  </Items>
</PriceCatalogue>

Main Fields

Field	XML Element	Notes
Catalogue type	`Header/CatalogueType`	`Full` = complete overwrite; `Delta` = changes only
Valid from/to	`Header/ValidFrom`, `ValidTo`	Price validity period
Price list code	`Header/PriceListCode`	Price list applicable to this partner
Ordering UOM	`Items/Item/OrderingUOM`	Minimum ordering unit (e.g. `CTN`=carton)
Ordering UOM quantity	`Items/Item/OrderingUOMQuantity`	Number of units per ordering UOM
Item status	`Items/Item/ItemStatus`	`Active`, `Discontinued`, `New`, `Temporary`
Minimum order quantity	`Items/Item/MinOrderQuantity`	Expressed in ordering UOM

EDIfact Format (D96A)

Segment Summary

Segment	Name	M/C	Notes
BGM	Message start	M	`9` = Price/sales catalogue
DTM	Dates	M	`137`=catalogue date, `94`=valid from, `95`=valid to
NAD+SU	Supplier	M
NAD+BY	Buyer/Recipient	M
CUX	Currency	M
PGI	Product group information	C	Grouping by category
LIN	Article line (product)	M	One per SKU
PIA	Additional product identifier	C	EAN, supplier code
IMD	Article description	M	Product name, brand
MEA	Measurements	C	Weight, dimensions
QTY	Quantity information	C	Package sizes, minimum quantity
ALI	Additional information	C	Item status
TAX	VAT rate	M
PRI	Price	M	Qualifier `AAA`=calculated, `AAB`=alternative
DTM (per PRI)	Price validity period	C
UNT / UNZ	Terminators	M

Minimal Example

BGM+9+PRICAT-2024-Q1+9'
DTM+137:20240301:102'
DTM+94:20240301:102'
DTM+95:20240630:102'
NAD+SU+5949876543210::9+++Your Company'
NAD+BY+5941234567890::9+++Partner Name'
CUX+2:RON:9'
LIN+1++5901234123457:SRV'
PIA+5+PROD-001:SA'
IMD+F++:::Product Name::RO'
IMD+B++:::Brand Name'
MEA+AAX+AAB+KGM:0.350'
QTY+53:12:CTN'
QTY+1:12:PCE'
ALI+ZZZ+1'
TAX+7+VAT+++:::9+S'
PRI+AAA:12.50:CA:1:PCE'
DTM+94:20240301:102'
DTM+95:20240630:102'
UNT+16+1'
UNZ+1+000001'

XSD Schema

Schema file: `xsd/pricat.xsd`
Namespace: urn:azuvio:ediconnect:pricat:v1
Version: 1.0

CRMconnect Field Mapping

EDI Field	CRMconnect Field
EAN	Products → EAN/GTIN
SupplierArticleCode	Products → Internal Code
Description	Products → Name
UnitPriceExclVAT	Price List → Unit Price
VATRate	Products → VAT Class
ValidFrom / ValidTo	Price List → Validity Period
MinOrderQuantity	Products → Minimum Order Quantity
ItemStatus = Discontinued	Products → Status: Inactive

Sending a Delta PRICAT

When CatalogueType = Delta, include only the items changed since the last PRICAT sent:

Price changes
New products
Products discontinued from sale (ItemStatus = Discontinued)
Changes to packaging dimensions

Include only the modified fields; unchanged fields may be omitted from delta messages.