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Overview
Ensure accurate, up-to-date product and pricing information across your global supply network with the PRICAT03 IDoc transaction.
This standard SAP message type automates the exchange of product catalog and pricing data between trading partners—ensuring alignment on material attributes, costs, and commercial conditions.
The PRICAT03 IDoc enables life sciences manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and hospitals to share complete product and price lists with their customers and partners in a structured, standardized format. By integrating this transaction through the TraceLink Opus Platform, companies can maintain consistency across systems and trading partners, reduce manual updates, and support compliant data management for pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain operations.
Key Use Cases
- Communicate product and pricing updates from manufacturers or suppliers to customers, distributors, or GPOs.
- Provide detailed product attributes, including description, unit of measure, packaging hierarchy, and regulatory identifiers.
- Share wholesale, contract, or list prices with validity dates and currency information.
- Synchronize product and pricing data between ERP, e-commerce, and procurement systems.
- Simplify onboarding for new products or catalog updates in customer systems.
- Eliminate manual spreadsheet or PDF-based catalog management through automated IDoc integration.
Data Elements Included
A PRICAT03 – Price/Sales Catalog transaction typically includes:
- Catalog or Document Number: Unique identifier for the catalog or price list.
- Supplier and Recipient Details: Trading partner information, including contact and address data.
- Product Identifiers: Material numbers (internal/external), manufacturer codes, or GTINs for product traceability.
- Product Descriptions: Long and short text information describing product characteristics.
- Pricing Information: Net or gross list prices, discounts, surcharges, and applicable taxes.
- Currency and Validity Period: Currency codes and effective/expiration dates for pricing conditions.
- Unit of Measure and Packaging Data: Base unit, alternative units, and hierarchical package definitions (e.g., unit, box, pallet).
- Regulatory Attributes: Product classification codes (e.g., UNSPSC, ECCN) or pharmaceutical identifiers (e.g., NDC, GTIN).
- Status and Conditions: Active/inactive status indicators and contractual terms, where applicable.
- Notes or Special Instructions: Supplemental data related to terms, labeling, or distribution requirements.
Benefits of PRICAT03 – Price/Sales Catalog
- Ensures synchronized product and pricing data across all trading partners.
- Reduces administrative effort and errors caused by manual updates or spreadsheet-based exchanges.
- Enhances customer satisfaction by improving catalog accuracy and responsiveness.
- Facilitates regulatory compliance with clear product and price version control.
- Improves sales efficiency and order accuracy through consistent, validated catalog data.
- Supports digital transformation by enabling automated, system-to-system data exchange.
Business Process: PRICAT03 – Price/Sales Catalog
Here’s how PRICAT03 fits into the product information and pricing update workflow:
| Business Process | Description |
|---|---|
| Product or Price Data Created/Updated in ERP | Supplier or manufacturer updates product catalog or pricing conditions in SAP. |
| PRICAT03 IDoc Generated | SAP generates the PRICAT03 IDoc, encapsulating product and price list information, including all metadata and conditions. |
| TraceLink Receives and Validates Catalog Data | TraceLink validates the IDoc for structure, completeness, and mapping accuracy, converting it into a canonical data model. |
| Catalog Transmitted to Trading Partners | The validated IDoc data is securely distributed to connected customers or partners in the required output format (XML, CSV, EDI, etc.). |
| Partner Systems Update Catalogs | Receiving systems automatically update their product and pricing databases, ensuring accuracy and consistency. |
| Downstream Processes Enabled | The synchronized data supports downstream ordering, invoicing, and reporting functions. |
How TraceLink Supports PRICAT03 – Price/Sales Catalog
The TraceLink Opus Platform, powered by B2N Integrate-Once™, provides a secure, scalable architecture for distributing catalog and price data across your partner ecosystem:
- Bi-directional integration with SAP, ERP, and procurement systems.
- Automatic validation and transformation of PRICAT03 data for partner-specific requirements.
- Secure, auditable exchange of catalog content to support traceability and compliance.
- One-to-many connectivity—link once to TraceLink and send to all authorized trading partners.
- Real-time visibility into catalog distribution and data synchronization status across your network.
- Exception monitoring and management for rapid resolution of catalog or data issues.
Explore More SAP IDoc Capabilities
- DELVRY07 – Advance Ship Notice: Automatically communicate outbound shipment data to enable receiving accuracy.
- INVOIC03 – Invoice: Streamline invoice transmission for faster reconciliation.
- ORDERS.ORDERS05 – Purchase Order: Automate procurement processes between buyers and suppliers.
- DELFOR.DELFOR02 – Forecast Planning Schedule: Synchronize demand and supply planning with key trading partners.
Need Help Implementing IDoc PRICAT03?
Contact Us to learn how TraceLink can help you automate and synchronize your product and price catalog management—improving accuracy, compliance, and collaboration across your life sciences supply network.
