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GDSN Connect
Equivalent Items in GDSN Connect are items that have similar specifications to each other. Equivalent Items can be tagged and stored with the purchasing information for item in the Item Database for the purposes of procurement. Equivalent items will also be called out on the Procurement Report.
Menu planners are able to search GDSN Connect from within the Item Database and view a list of results from GDSN which have a similar name, purchase option, brand name, net weight, servings per purchase unit, serving size, and procurement category. The results from the search are ranked based on their closeness to the original item in the Item Database and the closest matches to the original appear towards the top of the list.
This article provides information on how to:
Tag Equivalent Items
- Login to GDSN Connect and click on the Item Database from the left side navigation panel
- Locate the item you'd like to tag equivalents for and and click the three dots icon on the right hand side of the screen for the appropriate item. Click the Search Equivalents button
- Review the list of ranked results and click the check box of each item on the list to tag as an equivalent to the original item
- Note: You can select as many equivalents as desired
- Note: The item on the top of the list is the original item
- Click the Save button to save the tagged equivalents and close the Select Equivalents search
View Equivalents
- Login to GDSN Connect and click on the Item Database from the left side navigation panel
- Click on an Item from within the Item Database that you'd like to view equivalents for
- Click on the Purchase Options tab and view the items Equivalent Items
Remove an Equivalent Item
- From the Item Detail > Purchase Options, click the three dots icon on the far right hand side of the screen for the Equivalent Item you'd like to remove. Click the Remove button
- Click the Remove button to confirm your selection or click Cancel to return to the previous screen
