What are these Vendor-, Plan-Specific “U-” Loading Program Files?
If you download price files from the PSN, the items and pricing are not yet reflected in your Item database and contracts. You must run the appropriate vendor loading program from the (+IFP) Run Program option in the OPdb Toolbox. For vendor-specific steps, see Vendor Price File Loading Instructions. The vendor loading programs, (a.k.a. “U_” programs) are available for download from the O/PUS Private Supply Network (PSN) service via PSNControl. The U_ programs are engineered to be plan specific — they will ask you questions that relate to the specific plan that you are loading. For instance, instead of asking you if the plan is a Catalog or a Promotion, the program will already know! The program will notify you how the file will be loaded: • If it is a Catalog, it will create new inventory records and update wholesaler (I-WHL) information on existing inventory records. • If it is a Promotion, the file may have dealer costs, consumer pricing, or both. New cost and pricing records will b
