Maintenance Tasks – Fuel Seller

Maintenance Tasks list

This list contains the following tasks that, while not completed on a routine basis, are necessary for maintaining your DTN Fuel Seller module.

Adding a new terminal
Adding a new product to a terminal or terminals
Adding an existing product to an existing terminal
Inactivating a product from a terminal
Adding a new customer
Modifying a strategy
Changing authorizations for an existing customer

Adding a new terminal

If you want to add a new terminal to your DTN Fuel Seller, it’s best to add the new terminal 2 to 3 days before you begin pricing the product at the new terminal. This gives DTN time to activate the terminal for the systems that interact with your DTN Fuel Seller.

Here’s how to add a new terminal:

From the DTN Fuel Seller dashboard, click Terminals Setup.
Click Add new terminal.
Select a terminal from the Select Terminal field. Enter the appropriate information in the remaining fields.
Click Add.

Use the other Terminal Setup pages to change the terminals display order, assign the terminal to a group, and assign a supply source to the terminal.

Use Product Setup to assign a product / channel to a terminal.

Use Strategy Setup to assign a strategy and pricing rules / differentials to the terminal / product / channel. For an index target price, use Competitor Forecasts to define a spot correlation or move factor.

Use Price Publishing to assign the terminal / product / channel to a publishing group and to authorize customers to receive prices at the terminal.

Adding a new product or existing product to a terminal

It’s best to add the new product 2 to 3 days before you begin pricing the product at the new terminal. This gives DTN time to activate the product for the systems that interact with your DTN Fuel Seller.

Here’s how to add a new product to a terminal:

From the DTN Fuel Seller dashboard, click Products Setup.
Click Add new product.
Select a channel, terminal and product.
In the Back Office Cross Reference Name field, enter a user-defined product name.
Click Add. The product is added and activated.

Use the other Product Setup pages to product to a group, change the product’s display order, and map the product to a spot market.

Use Price Publishing to assign the product to a publishing group and to authorize customers to receive prices for the product.

Inactivating a product from a terminal

Product Activation helps you activate or inactivate a product for use within DTN Fuel Seller. DTN Fuel Seller automatically activates products as they are added. If you are not ready to price this product, you can inactivate it.

Here’s how to inactivate a product:

From the Products Setup menu, select Product Activation.
Select a channel and terminal.
Click Get Products.
Select the desired terminal and from the Active arrow, select Inactive.

If all terminals for the selected channel are to be inactivated, click Inactivate All.

Click Save Products.

Modifying a strategy

Here’s how to modify a strategy:

From the Strategy Setup menu, select Strategy Details.
Select a terminal, product and channel..
Click Search.
Select the desired strategy to modify and enter your changes in the Differential field.
Click Save.

Changing authorizations for an existing customer

You can authorize a customer site for prices for specific terminals and products. Customers receive messages only for the terminals and products for which they have been authorized.

You must authorize different channels separately.

Here’s how to change authorizations for an existing customer:

From the Price Publishing menu, select Customer Authorization.
Select the desired channel and customer site.
Click Go.
If necessary, use the Search Terminal By field to refine your search results.
Click Search.
From the Terminal Authorization tab, use the Unauthorized Terminals field to select the desired terminal.
Click Authorize.
Click Save.