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# Feature Overview

## Import

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>DATANORM 4 and 5</strong></td><td>Both versions are read; the version is detected from the header record.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Manual import</strong></td><td>Upload the file, pick the vendor, read it in.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SFTP import</strong></td><td>Files are collected from an SFTP server, processed and archived – on a schedule through the job queue.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Record type filter</strong></td><td>Each record type can be switched on or off. See <a href="/pages/cm9slUvoW38LFiwIcEeb">Record Type Reference</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Background processing</strong></td><td>Large files are processed in the background above a configurable line count.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Review and validation

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Staging</strong></td><td>All data lands in intermediate tables and is only applied after approval.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Duplicate detection</strong></td><td>Matching on article number, EAN/GTIN or vendor item number, optionally scoped per vendor.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Import log</strong></td><td>Every session records counts, status and error messages.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Built-in tests</strong></td><td>Verify the record types of both DATANORM versions against the specification.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Prices

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Purchase price lists</strong></td><td>Prices are written as price list lines for the delivering vendor, so standard purchase price calculation applies.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Selectable price source</strong></td><td>Net price, list price, or net price with the list price as fallback.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Discount groups</strong></td><td>Discounts from the DATANORM discount group can be applied to the list price.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Scale prices</strong></td><td>Z records become additional price lines with a minimum quantity.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sales prices</strong></td><td>Optionally the list price is also written to a sales price list.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Part lists

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Assembly BOMs</strong></td><td>J records become assembly BOMs on the set item.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Nested sets</strong></td><td>If a line points at another set, that set's item is resolved.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Optional lines</strong></td><td>Optional lines are included on request.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Replenishment system</strong></td><td>Set items can be switched to <em>Assembly</em> automatically.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Master data and export

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">Feature</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Unit mapping</strong></td><td>DATANORM units are mapped to BC units of measure, pre-populated for ISO codes and common German abbreviations.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Product groups</strong></td><td>S records are kept as product groups.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Discount groups</strong></td><td>R records are kept as discount groups with their discount rate.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Export</strong></td><td>Full article export or price change export as DATANORM 4 or 5.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
What the app deliberately does **not** do is listed under [Limitations](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/importing-datanorm-files/limitations.md).
{% endhint %}


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