Poor channel data quality can lead to partner incentive overpayments, too much or too little inventory, incorrect sales commission, and flawed revenue recognition, to name a few. Many companies continue to process POS reports and other channel data manually with spreadsheets and ad-hoc databases.

Real-time access to POS data is critical for global companies. Incent4’s Channel Data Management (CDM) suite provides unparalleled access to your POS channel data as soon as it comes in from your channel partner. No delays or waiting for batch uploads and processing, unlike some other solutions.

POS data are instantly processed and ready for real-time reporting. With the Incent4 platform, your data are automatically gathered, cleansed, normalized, and enhanced to your specifications, in real-time. Exceptions can be handled by our customer-dedicated channel operations analysts and/or your designated team members. You have access to the same pipeline process exception workbench that Incent4 data analysts use. This allows true teamwork and supports either centralized or distributed exception resolution 24/7. Corrected exceptions are instantly available for reporting, analytics, and BI (Business Intelligence) applications. Your POS information is available to you at the "speed of data."

Best of Breed Channel Data Management

Automated data
collection and
enhancement

Partners submit in
any format

Normalization and
validation

Enrichment and
customer matching

Rich exception
handling capabilities

Exceptional Data Quality

Our fully automated processes not only gather and process your channel partners' POS data in their native format, but the data will be tested against validated master data like customer lists, price books, parts lists, invoices, and receipts to ensure all data are valid and the dollar values reported are accurate and auditable. This type of transaction valuation enables accurate and actionable data to perform business-critical analyses. The fundamental first step in best-practice channel management is to replace manual POS reporting processes with reliable software automation. This enables accurate and actionable data to perform business-critical analyses—not only for POS reporting and inventory management. Quality data also allow you to track and analyze the impact of partner programs and activities on bottom-line results as parts and products move through the channel.

When you move channel data collection and management to Incent4, you gain unparalleled real-time visibility into every aspect of your channel operations. All vital POS data are captured, processed, and aligned from different tiers in the channel (e.g. distributors and resellers) into Incent4’s CDM application suite.