How to bring your IRI sales data into Repsly

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This step-by-step guide will show you how to download your IRI sales data and upload it into Repsly’s reporting system. This is a manual process that must be repeated whenever you’d like to make new sales data available in Repsly.  

 

Step 1: Download your latest sales data  

Most brands access IRI’s point-of-sale data via the IRi Liquid Data Portal (IRI Portal). Others receive this data from their brokers via email. 

If you access your POS data via the IRI Portal:  

  • Sign in into your IRI account and navigate to the Report Builder using the Main Menu. (Fig. 1 and 2)
  • In the Report Builder (Fig. 3) you will create a new report template that matches the data included in this sample file. (You will store this report template in the Library, and re-use it each time you download your IRI sales data to ensure the formatting is correct.) 
  • Use the Report Wizard to select the five report columns that match the sample file. 
  • Run and Save this report template, and download the report as an Excel or CSV file.
  • Be sure to name the file as follows: IRI_Retailer Name_Time reference (e.g. 'IRI_HANNAFORD_202008' or 'IRI_HANNAFORD_202008_202009')
    • Note: It is important that the file name starts with IRI. You may also include the specific retailer or banner name (especially when delivering multiple IRI files) but the file name must begin with “IRI.” 

 

If you receive point-of-sale data from your broker via email:

  • Download the attachment as an “.xlsx” or “.csv” file. 

What should my POS file look like?
Once you’ve downloaded your POS data file, compare it to the sample file attached here. Your file should contain all of the column headers included in the sample file in the same order, with exactly the same column names and formatting.

 

You can see a preview of the sample file below, for reference: 

 

Please note that:

    • Time - as this is the weekly data it is expected to reference a specific week, and needs to be populated in the format ‘Week Ending MM/DD/YY’
  • Geography - includes Store Name and Store Number, Address, City and State, where semicolon ‘:’ is a separator between Store Number and Address
      • Combination of Store Name and Store Number is a unique identifier of the POS store. Since IRI is an aggregator of data for multiple retailers and banners, any combination of Store Name and Store Number can appear here. 
  • Product: - includes Product Name/Description and UPC (Universal Product Code), where they are separated by ‘-’. 

 

 

What happens if my POS file doesn’t look like that? 

If your file does not match the format of the sample file, please revisit the download template you created in the IRI Portal and ensure that all of the required data elements, and no unnecessary elements, are included. 

If you received your POS file from your broker, please make sure that all of the required column names are included and that the columns are in the same order as they appear in the sample file.  

 

 

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Step 2: Upload your IRI POS file to Repsly

Now that you’ve downloaded your POS file, you’re going to upload it to a unique AWS S3 bucket*. This will allow Repsly to pull your sales data into the application.  

*An AWS S3 bucket is a cloud-based location for data storage and sharing. You can securely upload files to your unique bucket, which gives Repsly access to download and use those files (like a shared folder). 

 

  1. Your Repsly Customer Success Manager will send you a unique Access Key ID. You will use these credentials to access your dedicated S3 bucket. 
  2. There are several ways to access your S3 bucket (including API). We recommend using a free tool called Cyberduck, which allows you to simply drag and drop your POS file into the S3 bucket. 
  3. Download Cyberduck here, and open the application.  
    1. If you’re using Cyberduck for Windows, click on Open Connection on the upper left side of the application. (Fig. 1a) 
    2. If you’re using Cyberduck for Mac, click on the + symbol at the bottom left side of the application to add a New Bookmark. (Fig. 1b)
  4. Next, you’ll see a dialog box where you’ll enter the credentials your Customer Success Manager sent you.
    1. In the dropdown FTP (File Transfer Protocol) select Amazon S3.
    2. Under Access Key ID, paste your AWS access key 
    3. Under Secret Access Key, paste your Secret AWS access key
    4. Go to More Options > Path and type: repsly-pos/ then paste your Company rowid (Fig. 2)
    5. Click Complete
  5. Drag your POS file into the Cyberduck window to upload. (Fig. 3) 
  6.  After loading your POS file into the S3 bucket you will receive an email notifying you that your upload to Repsly has been initiated.  



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Fig. 2 (sample credentials, yours will be unique) 

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Step 3: View your IRI POS data in Repsly

Once Repsly has finished processing of your data, you will receive an email notifying you that your upload is complete. Now, you can view your brand’s latest Kroger sales data in Repsly’s Insights Dashboards, alongside the store-level observations and activity data collected in Repsly.