Upload Tools enables you to upload, normalize, analyze and securely share material data including excess inventory, BOMs, shortages, and purchase requisitions with your customers and suppliers.
Select Lists to upload your Excess, BOMs, or general supply/demand files you want to share.
Select Supply or Demand depending on the type of information you want to share (e.g., excess lists would be supply, shortages and cost savings would be demand).
Click or drop a file in .xlsx or .csv format to upload.
After uploading your file, Seminode automatically detects the headers in your spreadsheet and displays them above the data table. Each column will show a dropdown menu where you can map your original headers to Seminode’s standardized fields.Why it matters: Proper column mapping ensures that even if different teams or suppliers use different naming conventions (e.g., “Qty” vs. “Quantity,” “Mfr” vs. “Manufacturer”), Seminode will normalize the data so it can be cleansed, analyzed, and compared consistently.
The cleaning tool helps standardize your material data by correcting common issues like inconsistent formatting, duplicate entries, and invalid values.Once your columns are mapped, click the Clean button to normalize data:
Automatically normalize manufacturer names (e.g., "TI" to "Texas Instruments")
Convert pricing to a standard currency (e.g., ¥ Yuan to $ USD conversion)
Optionally designate unique identifier columns to merge on your internal data (e.g., costs)
Only partners with permission to access the selected node will see the data, ensuring secure and targeted distribution. See My Nodes for more information on node creation and permissions.When the list is ready, click Post to publish to one or more nodes:
Select your appropriate node (e.g., Excess, Shortages, PPV etc.) - the nodes shown come from your Network posting connections
