How MCS Connect works

The steps

1. Load the files. Your staff drag and drop, or copy, the order files into a collection folder. PDF, Excel (XLSX) and text (TXT) files are supported.
2. Live orders are built. The system reads each file and builds a live Imported Order: PO number, order and arrival dates, customer, manufacturer, products, quantities and units of measure.
3. Review. Your staff look over each live order next to the original file. If the system comes across anything it can't confirm, such as an unusual unit of measure, it flags that line so nothing questionable slips through.
4. Approve and import. Once the order looks right, your staff approve it and the Imported Order is ready for MCS. Orders can be approved one at a time or several at once.

Each customer's order layout only needs to be set up once. After that, every order that arrives in that layout is read automatically.

Video walkthrough

A video walkthrough is coming soon.

Processing options

You decide how each order is processed, order by order, so there is no need to commit to one option for everything.

• Quick processing is meant for live orders where timing matters. These orders are priced at a premium.
• Batch processing is the standard option.

Orders can be submitted in batches, and several approved orders can be downloaded together as one file.

Staff profiles

Each of your staff can be assigned their own profile. You decide how they can import orders.

Additional benefits

• Audit trail: received time, processed time, batch ID and the resulting Imported Order are logged for every order, and each Imported Order is linked to its original file. This supports reconciliation and billing.
• Current reporting: sales history is updated when orders are approved, not when someone has time to key them.
• Control: your staff have final approval on every order.
• Flexibility: Quick or Batch processing can be chosen for each order.
• Growth: more customers and more orders do not require more order-entry staff.