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Catalog Management

Catalog Management

While suppliers own their own catalog and content, SciQuest gives them the option to use the full self-service functionality of the Supplier Portal or use SciQuest's catalog management services. Whether the suppliers use the portal or our services, the SciQuest toolset offers strict validation processes, education and general support to ensure that suppliers use the correct formatting and global standards for the hosted catalogues.

Mandatory standards are enforced in categorization - the SciQuest Scientific Taxonomy and UNSPSC - and unit of measures and product sizes (ANSI/ISO). The catalog validation process also provides standards support for important attributes that are required for the scientific community; such as CAS number, purity, attributes related to controlled substance and hazardous substance regulations, etc. At any stage of the validation and loading processes, detailed feedback will be given in the validation reports.

Most suppliers have no problems delivering catalogs in the correct formats with the SciQuest toolset. However, if suppliers require more extensive support, the SciQuest Content Services team is available to educate the supplier in detail as well as help with proper formatting and technical validation of the content.

Additional catalog management services

• Categorization - Suppliers can use an additional SciQuest service to categorize the content correctly in the deep SciQuest scientific categories. There is a nominal fee for the supplier for this categorization service.
• Diversity suppliers - SciQuest identifies diversity suppliers for its customers using the Austin-Tetra standard service. This service is offered at no cost.
• Data quality reports - Suppliers and buyers in the network receive periodic updates on the content quality of the hosted catalogs in the network. These reports are used by customers and suppliers alike to identify opportunities to improve the end-user experience and to maintain a high quality of data in the catalogs.

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