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  • Web and batch uploads
  • Web interface for maintenance and input of small jobs
  • Workflow implementation
Global Data Synchronization and Big Hammer's Total Solution
Global Data Synchronization Network
The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) is a distributed system of independent, interoperable data pools connected to the GS1 Global Registry that enables retailers and suppliers to efficiently exchange accurate, real-time supply chain data.

Data pools are the repositories of product information that are exchanged between GDSN trading partners and are the single points of entry into the GDSN for retailers and suppliers via their connection to the Global Registry. Big Hammer, specializing in the hardlines industry, has received certification as both a source data pool for suppliers and a recipient data pool for retailers.

Suppliers use source data pools to store their product information, and retailers use recipient data pools to receive that information. Supplier product information is uniquely identified by a combination of the product Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN), the Global Location Number (GLN) of the product supplier, and the target market. Each product is also assigned a classification code, which conveys several common product attributes, based on Global Product Classification (GPC) schema.

What sets Big Hammer apart in the world of Global Data Synchronization?
Big Hammer is your one-stop source.
  • GDSN data management and synchronization
  • Private marketing data management and synchronization
  • Retailer specific marketing data management and synchronization
  • Workflow Management, allowing you to know where your data is within the process and who is accountable
  • Ability to map your data to several classification trees at once
    • GDSN and other standards
    • Retailer Specific
    • Custom
  • Web and batch uploads
  • Web interface for maintenance and input of small jobs
  • Workflow implementation
Big Hammer supplies data reporting and notification services, allowing you to use your data for more than synchronization.
  • Understand what trading partners have your data
  • How many items do you have In Process? Complete? Synchronized?
  • Be automatically notified when changes are needed or when your data reaches the next step in a workflow
Big Hammer lets you easily create print, CD or Web catalogs directly from your data.
  • Use your existing private marketing pool copy and images
  • Easily change your catalogs by updating your data and refreshing the catalog