Munce 2018 Winter Sale Catalog

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NOTE: If you are not sending the Munce 2018 Winter Sale Catalog, you can ignore this message.

The team at Munce has completed design work on the Winter Sale Catalog. Unfortunately, the final list of products for the catalog wasn’t ready in time to be included on our January update. We now have the information, and it is ready for you to download and use.

If you plan on sending the Munce 2018 Winter Sale Catalog, please download and process the data file that will prepare you inventory.

  1. Download the Zipped catalog file by clicking here.
  2. When the download completes, open the Zip file and extract/copy M-FEB-R.TXT to your BOOK folder.
  3. In BSMGR, run “IVPROMO” at the Enter Program Name prompt.
  4. At the “Enter File Name” prompt, type in M-FEB-R.TXT, then click the OK button.
  5. Any products that are 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.

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

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RMS Version 8.10S Program Changes on the January 2018 Update

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The monthly update disc you receive from BSMGR for RMS contains a current copy of the Christian Books & More® database, new images, music samples, and program changes. Remember to run IVDC after installing your update to reflect retail prices changes for your store’s inventory items. When that program completes, you can use IVL to print labels with the new prices. For your convenience, the RMS program changes included with this update are listed below.

The following price files for the active and upcoming Munce sales catalogs are included on this update.

  • M-JAN-R.TXT = New Year New You Flyer
    (2-Jan-2018 thru 28-Jan-2018)

If you are sending out one of these Munce catalogs to your customers, you can run "IVPROMO" in BSMGR and enter the appropriate file name.

As a reminder, the program will check your inventory file for the following:

  • If you are missing products from the catalog, the program will prompt you to add them, pulling basic information (title, author, retail, etc.) from the Christian Books & More database.
  • Once missing products have been added to your inventory file, the program will set up the following for all the products in the catalog file:
    » Sale price; » Sale start date; » Sale end date; » Promo code.

Enhancements and Changes for 8.10

IVIC
• “NO MAINFRAME” MESSAGE FROM INGRAM – ON FLASHBACK ORDERS FROM INGRAM, IF YOU RECEIVE “NO MAINFRAME” AS THE RESPONSE, THE PROGRAM WOULD DISPLAY A MESSAGE THAT NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. NOW SHOWS A MESSAGE THAT “NO MAINFRAME” WAS RECEIVED FROM INGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT INGRAM FOR ASSISTANCE.
MLB:
• CHANGED HTTP: TO HTTPS: FOR WWW.CHRISTIANRETAILEMAIL.COM WEBSITE.
MLM2:
• CHANGED HTTP: TO HTTPS: FOR WWW.CHRISTIANRETAILEMAIL.COM WEBSITE.
MLP:
• FIXED ISSUE WITH CRE/MLP FLAGS NOT BEING RESET.
MLPRFM:
• CHANGED HTTP: TO HTTPS: FOR WWW.CHRISTIANRETAILEMAIL.COM WEBSITE.

Please contact us if you experience problems installing your update.

Remember, you can view program enhancements and fixes as well as other emailed communications from Bookstore Manager at emails.bsmgr.com.

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Christmas 2017 and New Year’s Day 2018 Holiday Support Hours

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Friday, December 22rd:
Our support team will be available for all calls from 8am until 6pm Central.
Saturday, December 23rd:
Emergency/Weekend support will be available as normal.
Sunday, December 24th (Christmas Eve):
Emergency/Weekend support will be available as normal.
Monday, December 25th (Christmas Day):
Our office will be closed so we can spend time with our families.
Tuesday, December 26th:
Our support team will be available for all calls from 8am until 6pm Central.
Friday, December 30th:
Our support team will be available for all calls from 8am until 6pm Central.
Saturday, December 30th:
Emergency/Weekend support will be available as normal.
Sunday, December 31st (New Year’s Eve):
Emergency/Weekend support will be available as normal.
Monday, January 1st (New Year’s Day):
Our office will be closed so we can spend time with our families. Emergency/Weekend support will be available.
Tueday, January 2nd:
Our support team will be available for all calls from 8am until 6pm Central.

The Emergency/Weekend Support number is 325-669-2381. Remember, you can click the “Tech Support Information” button on the main page of BSMGR to find it along with other contact options.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your BSMGR Support Team!
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RMS Version 8.10R Program Changes on the December 2017 Update

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The monthly update disc you receive from BSMGR for RMS contains a current copy of the Christian Books & More® database, new images, music samples, and program changes. Remember to run IVDC after installing your update to reflect retail prices changes for your store’s inventory items. When that program completes, you can use IVL to print labels with the new prices. For your convenience, the RMS program changes included with this update are listed below.

The following price files for the active and upcoming Munce sales catalogs are included on this update.

    • M-CHR-RN.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
    • M-CHR-CN.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
    • M-CHR-RD.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
    • M-CHR-CD.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
    • M-CTC-R.TXT = Regular Countdown To Christmas Sales Catalog
      (27-Nov-2017 thru 31-Dec-2017)

    If you are sending out one of these Munce catalogs to your customers, you can run "IVPROMO" in BSMGR and enter the appropriate file name.

    As a reminder, the program will check your inventory file for the following:

    • If you are missing products from the catalog, the program will prompt you to add them, pulling basic information (title, author, retail, etc.) from the Christian Books & More database.
    • Once missing products have been added to your inventory file, the program will set up the following for all the products in the catalog file:
      » Sale price; » Sale start date; » Sale end date; » Promo code.

    Enhancements and Changes for 8.10

    EZADMAIL:
    • CHANGED HTTP CALLS TO USE HTTPS.
    EZDATA:
    • ADDED “USE OUR PRICE ONLY” TO SYS | 7002. WHEN OPTION IS SET TO “Y” EZDATA WILL OVERWRITE MSRP WITH “OUR PRICE 1”. ALSO ADDED A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE WHEN SAVING THE A CAMPAIGN IN THE HTML EDITOR.
    • CHANGED HTTP CALLS TO USE HTTPS.
    EZMLP:
    • CHANGED HTTP CALLS TO USE HTTPS.
    IVDIPG2:
    • FE39 ON CURIC – WHEN LOOKING UP PRODUCT INFO IN THE CONSOLIDATED DATABASE, SOME ITEMS WOULD GET A FILE ERROR 39 ON CURIC WHEN YOU CLICK FOR ADD’L INFO.
    IVM:
    • ADDING INVOICE TO NEW RECORD WAS REQUIRING THE ITEM TO BE SAVED BEFORE AN INVOICE COULD BE ADDED.
    • “ADD” NEW RECORD LOGIC – THE RECENT CHANGE THAT UNLOCKS THE RECORD IN IVM MEANS WE NEED TO RE-READ THE RECORD BEFORE SAVING CHANGES. WHEN ADDING A NEW RECORD, IF YOU GO TO A DIFFERENT TAB AND ENTER DATA THEN TRY TO SAVE THERE, IT WOULD GIVE AN ERROR CHANGED TO RECOGNIZE IN “ADD” MODE – MEANING WE DON’T NEED TO RE-READ.
    POS:
    • Z-TAPE ROUTINES – OPTION #1 WILL NOW SKIP PRINTING REGISTERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE Z (ASSUMING STORE IS NOT USING SEPARATE TILLS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. ALSO, WHEN TOTALING ONE REGISTER, IT NOW CLEARS THE CHECKS AND CHARGES PRINT. THIS WAY STORES NO LONGER HAVE TO DO OPTION #1 DAILY.
    POSIVM:
    • FIXED LINKAGE ERROR.
    POSTHTTP:
    • CHANGED THE REQUEST METHOD.
    SLTL:
    • DATE RANGE ON VIEW PREVIOUS Z-TAPE STARTED IN THE WRONG PLACE.
    • Z-TAPE ROUTINES – OPTION #1 WILL NOW SKIP PRINTING REGISTERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE Z (ASSUMING STORE IS NOT USING SEPARATE TILLS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. ALSO, WHEN TOTALING ONE REGISTER, IT NOW CLEARS THE CHECKS AND CHARGES PRINT. THIS WAY, STORES NO LONGER HAVE TO DO OPTION #1 DAILY.
    SYS:
    • ADDED “USE OUR PRICE ONLY” TO SYS | 7002. WHEN OPTION IS SET TO “Y” EZDATA WILL OVERWRITE MSRP WITH “OUR PRICE 1”. ALSO ADDED A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE WHEN SAVING THE A CAMPAIGN IN THE HTML EDITOR.

    Please contact us if you experience problems installing your update.

    Remember, you can view program enhancements and fixes as well as other emailed communications from Bookstore Manager at emails.bsmgr.com.

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

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Munce 2018 New Year New You Catalog

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NOTE: If you are not sending the 2018 Munce New Year New You flyer, you can ignore this message.

The team at Munce has completed design work on the New Year New You flyer. Unfortunately, the final list of products for the catalog wasn’t ready in time to be included on our December update. We now have the information, and it is ready for you to download and use.

If you plan on sending the 2018 Munce New Year New You catalog, please download and process the data file that will prepare you inventory.

  1. Download the Zipped catalog file by clicking here.
  2. When the download completes, open the Zip file and extract/copy M-JAN-R.TXT to your BOOK folder.
  3. In BSMGR, run “IVPROMO” at the Enter Program Name prompt.
  4. At the “Enter File Name” prompt, type in M-JAN-R.TXT, then click the OK button.
  5. Any products that are 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.

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

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

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Thanksgiving Day 2017 Holiday Hours

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From all of us at Bookstore Manager Software, we wish you, your families, and your staff a safe and blessed Thanksgiving. We are thankful for each and every one of you!

Special Support Hours

Thursday, November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day)
Our office will be closed so we can spend time with our families.
Friday, November 24th ("Black Friday")
Our support team will be available for all calls during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time).

Saturday, November 25th and Sunday, November 26th:
Our weekend emergency support number will be monitored like normal for critical issues, such as an inability to perform sales, accept credit cards, or burn discs. That number is (325) 669-2381. Leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Non-emergency calls will be returned during normal business hours on Monday, November 27th.

Happy Thanksgiving from Your BSMGR Support Team!

support@bsmgr.com | (800) 997-6724 (option 2)
Remember you can use SPT at "Enter Program Name" to put your support request directly on our support docket.

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RMS Version 8.10Q Program Changes on the November 2017 Update

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The monthly update disc you receive from BSMGR for RMS contains a current copy of the Christian Books & More® database, new images, music samples, and program changes. Remember to run IVDC after installing your update to reflect retail prices changes for your store’s inventory items. When that program completes, you can use IVL to print labels with the new prices. For your convenience, the RMS program changes included with this update are listed below.

The following price files for the active and upcoming Munce sales catalogs are included on this update.

    • M-CHR-RN.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
    • M-CHR-CN.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
    • M-CHR-RD.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
    • M-CHR-CD.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
      (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
    • M-2DAY-R.TXT = Regular 2 Day Sales Event Catalog [After Thanksgiving]
      (24-Nov-2017 thru 25-Nov-2017)
    • M-CTC-R.TXT = Regular Countdown To Christmas Sales Catalog
      (27-Nov-2017 thru 31-Dec-2017)

    If you are sending out one of these Munce catalogs to your customers, you can run "IVPROMO" in BSMGR and enter the appropriate file name.

    As a reminder, the program will check your inventory file for the following:

    • If you are missing products from the catalog, the program will prompt you to add them, pulling basic information (title, author, retail, etc.) from the Christian Books & More database.
    • Once missing products have been added to your inventory file, the program will set up the following for all the products in the catalog file:
      » Sale price; » Sale start date; » Sale end date; » Promo code.

    Enhancements and Changes for 8.10

    CBALOCAL:
    • NEW PASSWORD LOGIC – MADE A SMALL CHANGE TO THE LOGIC CREATING A NEW PASSWORD AT PARABLE’S REQUEST.
    COMM:
    • DIRECT CALL TO FTPTRAN – WE DON’T USE THE VARIOUS OPTIONS ON THIS SCREEN, SO IT NOW CALLS FTPTRAN AND EXITS.
    DAILY:
    • ADDED LOG FILE – DAILYPROGRAM.LOG.
    EOITRAN:
    • ADDED A WARNING IF CHILKAT FTP CONTROL IS NOT REGISTERED.
    IVM:
    • CHANGE ISBN OPTION – BUTTON NO LONGER SHOWS IN ADD MODE.
    MLM2:
    • COSMETIC – CHANGED THE WORDS “TITLE” TO “DESC.”.
    POS:
    • NON-TOUCH POS WASN’T TIMING OUT.
    • TURNED OFF SIGNATURE CAPTURE FOR PAX DEBIT.
    QSCAN:
    • CHANGED THE FILTERING OF INVALID CHARACTERS IN THE ITEM NUMBERS.
    SLE:
    • ADDED A VIEW ONLY OPTION.
    SLP:
    • G/L LINK – WHEN POSTING DEPTS 1-96 SALES TO GL, IF BSM CAN’T FIND THE G/L NUMBER IT NO GIVES THE DEPARTMENT NUMBER IN THE ERROR MESSAGE.
    SLTR:
    • TWEAKED THE WAY A USER SIGNATURE IS PRINTED.

    Please contact us if you experience problems installing your update.

    Remember, you can view program enhancements and fixes as well as other emailed communications from Bookstore Manager at emails.bsmgr.com.

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

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Boost Store Traffic with CBA’s Get It Local Today Initiative

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Get It Local

Your store matters. To you. To your customers. To us. To the industry. To the Kingdom.

That’s why we’re fully supporting CBA’s industry-wide program, Get It Local Today, which connects online consumers to local Christian stores-for the entire industry’s benefit.

If you haven’t heard of the program, Get It Local Today allows retailers like you to:

  • Receive direct customer referrals from participating Christian publishers
  • Help customers find your store
  • Broadcast your store’s inventory online-even if you don’t have a website!
  • Increase your sales

Will you join? It’s FREE to you and you can participate by visiting GetItLocalToday.com/enroll. We hope you’ll join this joint effort to boost store traffic.

After you enroll, you need to configure BSMGR to fully participate. You can do that in two steps.

  1. At the Enter Program Name, run “CBALOCAL”. If you get a Program Not Found response, you need to install the October 2017 update.
  2. Make sure the Windows Task Scheduler is running the SCHEDULE program.
    Click here for instructions on setting up SCHEDULE in Windows® 10
    Click here for instructions on setting up SCHEDULE in Windows® 8
    Click here for instructions on setting up SCHEDULE in Windows® 7

    If you have any problems getting everything set up in BSMGR, please let us know.

    Your BSMGR Support Team
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RMS Version 8.10P Program Changes on the October 2017 Update

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The monthly update disc you receive from BSMGR for RMS contains a current copy of the Christian Books & More® database, new images, music samples, and program changes. Remember to run IVDC after installing your update to reflect retail prices changes for your store’s inventory items. When that program completes, you can use IVL to print labels with the new prices. For your convenience, the RMS program changes included with this update are listed below.

The following price files for the active Munce sales catalogs are included on this update. Unfortunately, the files have incorrect data for the Capital One Week Sale (November 21-26). The corrected files are available for download. You should have already received an email with instructions on downloading them. If you don’t remember seeing that email, click here to access our online email archive.

  • M-FAL-R.TXT = Regular Fall Sales Catalog
    (11-Sep-2017 thru 29-Oct-2017)
  • M-FAL-C.TXT = Conservative Fall Sales Catalog
    (11-Sep-2017 thru 29-Oct-2017)
  • M-CHR-RN.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
  • M-CHR-CN.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
  • M-CHR-RD.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
  • M-CHR-CD.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
  • M-2DAY-R.TXT = Regular 2 Day Sales Event Catalog [After Thanksgiving]
    (24-Nov-2017 thru 25-Nov-2017)

If you are sending out one of these Munce catalogs to your customers, you can run "IVPROMO" in BSMGR and enter the appropriate file name.

As a reminder, the program will check your inventory file for the following:

  • If you are missing products from the catalog, the program will prompt you to add them, pulling basic information (title, author, retail, etc.) from the Christian Books & More database.
  • Once missing products have been added to your inventory file, the program will set up the following for all the products in the catalog file:
    » Sale price; » Sale start date; » Sale end date; » Promo code.

Enhancements and Changes for 8.10

CBALOCAL:
• NEW PROGRAM – AUTOMATE CONFIGURING BSMGR FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PARABLE/CBA PARTNERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL “GET IT LOCAL” PROGRAM.
EZDATA:
• FIXED FILE UPLOAD ISSUE.
FTPTRAN:
• MULTI-ADDRESS FOR MULTI-STORE – THIS FEATURE APPARENTLY HASN’T BEEN USED SINCE WE CONVERTED FROM USING BSMINET TO CHILKAT FOR FTP ORDERING. THE REMOTE URL WASN’T BEING SET FOR ACKS, SO IT COULDN’T DOWNLOAD THE CONFIRMATION FILES.
IVBMMLT:
• MULTI-STORE WORK ORDER – SOLD IN XX DAYS. WAS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ITEMS ALREADY ON ORDER.
IVVM:
• MULTI-ADDRESS – FIXED OVERLAPPING BUTTONS ON MULTI-STORE TAB (MULTI-ADDRESS FEATURE).
IVWO:
• MULTI-STORE – RUNNING A REPORT FOR STORES OTHER THAN #1 AT STORE 1 AND USING THE SOLD BETWEEN DATES ALWAYS USED THE EXTENDED DAILY FOR FOR STORE #1 REGARDLESS OF THE STORE CHOSEN.
SCHEDULE:
• DIAG TAB – ADDED PARABLE VARIABLES – ADDED “SEND MAIL” AND “SEND SALES” VALUES.
• FIXED AN ISSUE WITH EOI LOGGING.
SLUL:
• NEW OPTION FOR PURGING TRANSACTION FILE – THIS IS THE FILE USED IN SLTR. IT CAN BE A HUGE FILE. IT IS LOCATED IN THE DIRECTORY AND IS CALLED “TRANFILE”. THIS NEW UTILITY WILL LET YOU PURGED BASED UPON OLDEST DATE YOU WANT TO KEEP.
SYS:
• 7016 SCREEN CHANGES – MISC. CONFIG 7016 IS THE SETUP INFO SCREEN FOR PARABLE. REMOVED BBS NUMBER, PROTOCOL, BAUD RATE AND OTHER FIELDS NO LONGER USED/NEEDED.
TRAN:
• MULTI-STORE PRINT – TRANSFER LINE DIDN’T HAVE ITEM# ON IT.
TUTOR:
• ADD “SECURITY METRICS SAQ-C 3.2” – ADDED NEW TUTOR DOCUMENT ON HOW TO FILL OUT THE SAQ-C 3.2 FORM ON THE SECURITY METRICS WEBSITE.

Please contact us if you experience problems installing your update.

Remember, you can view program enhancements and fixes as well as other emailed communications from Bookstore Manager at emails.bsmgr.com.

Your BSMGR Support Team
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Corrected Files for the Munce 2017 Christmas Sales Event Catalogs

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NOTE: If you are not sending one of the 2017 Munce Christmas Sales Event catalogs, you can ignore this message.

The October update includes files to help automate configuring BSMGR for the 2017 Christmas Sales Event catalogs. Unfortunately, the files have incorrect data for the Capital One Week Sale (November 21-26). The corrected files are available for download.

If you plan on sending the 2017 Munce Winter catalog, please download and process the data file that will prepare your inventory.

  1. If you haven’t already installed the October 2017 update, please do so.
  2. Download the Zipped catalog data files by clicking here.
  3. When the download completes, open the Zip file and extract/copy the files to your BOOK folder.
  4. In BSMGR, run “IVPROMO” at the Enter Program Name prompt.
  5. At the “Enter File Name” prompt, type in the appropriate file name (see details below), then click the OK button.
  6. Any products that are 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.
  • M-FAL-R.TXT = Regular Fall Sales Catalog
    (11-Sep-2017 thru 29-Oct-2017)
  • M-FAL-C.TXT = Conservative Fall Sales Catalog
    (11-Sep-2017 thru 29-Oct-2017)
  • M-CHR-RN.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
  • M-CHR-CN.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Nov]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 26-Nov-2017)
  • M-CHR-RD.TXT = Regular Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
  • M-CHR-CD.TXT = Conservative Christmas Sales Event Catalog [Oct – Dec]
    (30-Oct-2017 thru 24-Dec-2017)
  • M-2DAY-R.TXT = Regular 2 Day Sales Event Catalog [After Thanksgiving]
    (24-Nov-2017 thru 25-Nov-2017)

Please note the information in the 2 Day Sales Event Catalog file are not impacted by this correction.

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

Your BSMGR Support Team
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