The SAXO portal: what is it for, and what are the benefits and gains?

1 – Why share your data on SAXO?

By uploading your data to the SAXO portal, you give your sales a real boost.

Your information (prices, references, product characteristics, logistics data, media, regulatory data, etc.) is used to:

  • Increase your visibility among all members of the ALLIX alliance;

  • Enable the deployment of effective commercial strategies: marketing, e-commerce, digital catalogs, promotions, counter sales, etc.;

  • Improve the logistical management of your products for smoother and faster distribution;

  • Accelerate time-to-market: your products become available on the market more quickly.

Result: your products are better referenced, more visible, and sell better.

In short, SAXO helps you improve commercial performance while simplifying collaboration with all your distributors.

2 – Your data is secure

Your data is secured from the moment it is uploaded until it is shared with your distributors.

  • You are contacted by the Allix team to connect to the SAXO portal.

  • The Allix team supports you throughout the entire process.

  • You log in.

  • You upload your file to the portal.

  • The portal checks your file.

  • A validation report is sent to you.

  • If your file is compliant, it is securely transmitted to the alliance distributors you have selected.

  • If your file is not compliant, you can use the validation report to help you improve the quality of your file.

3 – Advantages / Benefits

  • Support: The ALLIX team supports you throughout the distribution of your data.

  • Simplified file upload: Upload your files to the portal in various formats (CSV, Excel, XML, etc.).

  • Automated checks: Structure, completeness, consistency, nomenclatures… everything is verified in one click.

  • Detailed validation reports: Each anomaly is identified and explained, allowing you to submit a corrected file.

  • Validation and distribution: Once validated, your data is automatically distributed to your distributors. A data quality monitoring dashboard is available.

  • Single submission: Your data is distributed in one single action across your entire network of approved distributors.

  • Save time and improve quality: Improve data quality thanks to the validation report.

 
 

4 – Formats supported by the portal

The portal handles a wide range of standard and custom formats, both for input and output:

  • Files in FAB-DIS & CNR format

  • Support for the ETIM standard

  • Files in BMEcat format

  • Files in MATCO format

  • Price files

  • Structured Excel files, customized to the supplier and distributor*

  • CSV files with custom mapping*

  • XML files

* Custom formats are defined in collaboration with the supplier and the distributor.

Additional services…

For suppliers who are less comfortable with data formats or data structuring, SAXO offers:

  • Personalized support from our team to help structure your data according to standard formats.

  • Data transformation services: SAXO can convert your data file into a standardized, structured exchange file. This service is tailored to the nature and structure of the manufacturer’s original file.