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Item Sales Movement (ISM) report

In this section, the following information about the ISM (Item Sales Movement) report's data is presented:

This information becomes accessible through the Business Documents API after shifts are accepted in CStoreOffice®.

ISM Settings in CStoreOffice®

ISM data contains itemized sales data for shift. In CStoreOffice®, ISM data can be found in the following forms:

  • Shift Header

  • Price Changes

  • Itemized Sales Data

These forms can be opened from the CStoreOffice® main page > select a location > Pending shifts > select a shift. For more information, see Understanding Shift Reports.

ISM Data Mapping Table

ISM data from the above forms is converted to XML data according to the ISM Data Mapping Table which is presented below.

XML Example with ISM Data

The XML example below shows several items from the shift report that were used in the images from the Description column of the ISM Data Mapping Table. Other items are omitted.

The example below is taken from the testing environment with testing data. No association with any real company, product, event, or data is intended or should be inferred.

To download the XML Example with ISM Data XML file, click here.

ISM Data Export via the Business Documents API

To export the XML files with the Item Sales Movement (ISM) report via the Business Documents API:

  1. Prepare the location (station) or company identifier as the input data.
  2. Start calling the API from the /business-unit-level-resources endpoint.
  3. Use shift_item-sales-movement as the Document type identifier value.

For more information, see Calling the Business Documents API at the Business Unit Level.