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| | *SKUs should not identify products details, that is for a detailed description | | *SKUs should not identify products details, that is for a detailed description |
| − | *SKUs should not be the manufacturer number as they are long and hard to read | + | *SKUs should not be the manufacturer number since it will prevent you from second sourcing |
| | *Large Corportations with thousands of product configurations require detailed SKUs, smaller businesses have typically < 1000 products so short SKUs enhance readability | | *Large Corportations with thousands of product configurations require detailed SKUs, smaller businesses have typically < 1000 products so short SKUs enhance readability |
| | *SKUs should not have exotic characters #$!/\| | | *SKUs should not have exotic characters #$!/\| |
| | *SKUs should NEVER start with the number 0 because word processors will butcher it | | *SKUs should NEVER start with the number 0 because word processors will butcher it |
| | *SKUs should try to limit or control usage of alpha I, O, L and numeric 1, 0 because it will lead to typos | | *SKUs should try to limit or control usage of alpha I, O, L and numeric 1, 0 because it will lead to typos |
| | + | *Having your own unique identifier in the sku will allow your product to be found using search engines. |
| | + | *Having some intelligence in your SKU will allow inexperience users to find the parts faster |
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| | <tab class=wikitable sep=comma head=top> | | <tab class=wikitable sep=comma head=top> |
| | SKU Symbol,Description | | SKU Symbol,Description |
| − | '''Suffix''',2-4 alphabetic characters. no numbers. you may not break this rule | + | '''Prefix''',2-4 alphabetic characters. no numbers. you may not break this rule |
| | '''Dash''',Dashes help to distinguish alpha chars from numerics | | '''Dash''',Dashes help to distinguish alpha chars from numerics |
| | '''Number''',3 digits max starting at 000 | | '''Number''',3 digits max starting at 000 |
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| − | == Suffix List == | + | == Prefix List == |
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| | <tab class=wikitable sep=comma head=top> | | <tab class=wikitable sep=comma head=top> |
| − | SKU Suffix,Description | + | SKU Prefix,Description |
| | '''BOX''',Containers and Storage | | '''BOX''',Containers and Storage |
| | '''CAP''',Capacitor | | '''CAP''',Capacitor |
| | '''DIO''',Diode | | '''DIO''',Diode |
| − | '''DIS'''P,Displays / 7 Segments | + | '''DISP''',Displays / 7 Segments |
| | '''FAS''',Fasteners Screws Nuts Misc Hardware | | '''FAS''',Fasteners Screws Nuts Misc Hardware |
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