| 词条 | Draft:Connect (Vendor Management Platform) |
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OverviewConnect (https://connect.cloudblue.com) is a cloud-based Vendor Management Platform developed by Ingram Micro that is only available as a service. Connect provides a single, centralized management console for service providers (providers) to engage with vendors (suppliers) and automates two primary Supply Chain scenarios:
Connect supports white-labeling (branding) of its portals, notifications, help and documentation and allows providers to manage portfolio of Vendors and Products in a centralized and self-service manner. It also supports multiple tiers (up to 3) of distribution (resellers). HistoricalReleased on June 05, 2017, first version enabled service providers to engage with vendors in an automated way and supported integration with Odin Automation as target Commerce Management system. Version 12Released on September 12, 2018, this release introduced a number of new features alongside with other stability and functionality improvements: 1. Suspend and Resume Requests Types added to the Fulfillment Management ModuleSupport for requests is optionally enabled in the Product Configuration and is off by default Suspend Request is typically triggered in the event of the payment overdue. Asset cannot be used till Resume is received. Resume Request is generated when asset is back to the "good state" and all issues that caused the Suspend request are resolved. 2. Action Links SupportIt is now possible to define custom actions that will be rendered as buttons in the customer control panel Both CCPv2 and CCPv1 are supported Actions trigger redirect to the URL defined by the vendor with JWT token that contains asset information 3. PHP SDK for the Fulfillment Management ModuleSet of libraries that simplify integration with the Fulfillment Management Module API See https://github.com/ingrammicro/connect-php-sdk for more details 4. Support for hidden parametersIt is now possible to mark certain parameters as hidden to allow conditional information query Such parameters are only visible in case of the inquiry and error message assigned to them by the Vendor 5. Support for the multiple activation templatesMultiple rich-text (markdown) activation templates can now be created for a given product It is possible to specify activation template on request approval (both UI and API) 6. Users can now can opt-out from the fulfillment module notification emails in the Profile settingsControlled by the "Receive notifications on fulfillment requests" setting 7. Ability to use rich-text (markdown) in parameter error messagesIt is now possible to set error message value in rich-text Version 13Release on November 22, 2018 and introduced new features and bug fixes. 1. Agreements and Contracts management moduleSelf-service access directly in the portal 2. Instant product publishing processMulti-step validation process is no longer required 3. Simplified Product EditorModel Parameters configuration section removed 4. Improved activation templates editorSupport for multiple activation templates Redesigned template editor for improved efficiency Version 14Released on December 28, 2018, this release introduces new features and bug fixes. 1. Distribution Agreement and MarketplaceSelf-enroll into the distribution contract in the Agreements module Use marketplace and distribution contract parametrization in the fulfillment management module parametrization 2. Product ListingSelf-service product listing request in the Listing module Use in-portal chat to be informed of the listing process 3. Renew Request SupportItem renewals are now stored in the Fulfillment Management module queue Use reports module to export renewal events for offline reconciliation 4. Improved Items ManagementImproved experience in the Items Management module Use globally unique item id for automation in the fulfillment management module References |
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