Month: October 2024

If you have BSMGR set up to use the price point reference file (as described here), you need to download the current reference file.

• Version 8.11 (and earlier) –
  1. Download the Zipped data files by clicking here.
  2. When the download completes, open the Zip file and extract/copy the files to your BOOK folder.
• Version 9.00 –
  • You should have already received the current file via the automatic cloud update routine.
  • If you don’t have the newest Dayspring file, you can manually trigger the cloud update routine.
    1. MAKE SURE ALL STATIONS ARE OUT OF Bookstore Manager.
    2. At Enter Program Name, enter “SCHEDULE”.
    3. Make sure “Update BOOK” is checked. (All should be checked, but the BOOK portion includes the current Dayspring files.)
    4. Click the “Check for Regular Updates Now” button and wait for the routine to finish.
    5. Click the “Start” button and wait for the routine to finish.
    6. Once the routine is completed, all stations can get back into Bookstore Manager.

Please let us know if you have any problems downloading or extracting the file.

Your BSMGR Support Team
support@bsmgr.com | (800) 997-6724 (option 2)

NOTE: If you are not sending the Munce 2024 Christmas Catalog, Christmas Flyer, or 2-Day Sale Flyer, you can ignore this message.

If you are sending the Munce 2024 Christmas Catalog, Christmas Flyer, and/or 2-Day Sale Flyer, please download and process the data file that will prepare your inventory.

1. Get the current Munce catalog files…
   • Version 8.11 (and earlier) –
     1. Download the Zipped catalog data files by clicking here.
     2. When the download completes, open the Zip file and extract/copy the files to your BOOK folder.
   • Version 9.00 –
     • You should receive the files as part of the automatic cloud update routine.
     • If you want to get them now, you can manually trigger the cloud update routine.
       1. Make sure all stations are out of BSMGR.
       2. At “Enter Program Name”, enter “SCHEDULE”.
       3. Click the “Check for Regular Updates Now” button.
       4. Make sure “BOOK-DIR” is checked. (All should be checked, but the BOOK portion of the update includes the Munce catalog files.)
       5. Click the “Start” button and wait for the routine to finish.
       6. All stations can now get back into BSMGR.
2. In BSMGR, run “IVPROMO” at the “Enter Program Name” prompt.
3. At the “Enter File Name” prompt, type the file name that matches the one you are sending out (see below), then click the OK button.
4. If you enter a flexible date file name, you will be prompted for the start and end dates of the sale.
5. Any products in the catalog and not in your inventory will open the IVM “Add” screen. Add the missing product(s) to your inventory. The catalog’s promo code, start date, end date, and sale price will be set for all the products in the catalog.
6. NOTE: If IVPROMO doesn’t do anything, make sure you copied/extracted the files from the current MunceCatalog.zip file to your BOOK folder.

Current file names to choose from for the IVPROMO program…

• M-CHR-R.TXT = Christmas Flyer
  (11-Nov-2024 thru 21-Dec-2024)
• M-CHR-RF.TXT = Christmas Flyer (Flexible)
  (Flexible dates – you set them when running IVPROMO)

• M-2DAY-R.TXT = 2-Day Sale Flyer
  (29-Nov-2024 thru 30-Nov-2024)
• M-2DAY-F.TXT = 2-Day Sale Flyer (Flexible)
  (Flexible dates – you set them when running IVPROMO)

• M-NOV-R1.TXT = Christmas Sale Catalog (ends 11/30)
  (28-Oct-2024 thru 30-Nov-2024)
• M-NOV-R2.TXT = Christmas Sale Catalog (ends 12/28)
  (28-Oct-2024 thru 28-Dec-2024)
• M-NOV-RF.TXT = Christmas Sale Catalog (Flexible)
  (Flexible dates – you set them when running IVPROMO)

• M-OCT-R.TXT = Harvest Flyer (Regular)
  (30-Sep-2024 thru 26-Oct-2024)
• M-OCT-RF.TXT = Harvest Flyer (Regular – Flexible)
  (Flexible dates – you set them when running IVPROMO)

If you have any problems downloading the file or getting the file to process from within IVPROMO, please let us know.

Your BSM Support Team
support@bsmgr.com | (800) 997-6724 (option 2)