BC DIRECT DELIVERYTemplate agreement
A sample file is reconciled before the operating period so unexpected fields or identifiers do not arrive at month-end.
WORKS ALONGSIDE COVA AND GREENLINE
Keep the store system. Clean up the Direct Delivery handoff around it.
Cova and Greenline already support important store operations. BC Direct Delivery is not trying to replace them. The pilot focuses on supplier ordering, shipment expectation, receiving exceptions, credits, and evidence that crosses the supplier-store boundary.
THE GAP SITS BETWEEN SYSTEMS
A store can have excellent inventory software and still rebuild a supplier exception by hand.
The store system knows what reached inventory. The supplier knows what was accepted, allocated, packed, invoiced, returned, or credited. Direct Delivery needs a controlled bridge between those two accounts of the transaction.
The first pilot uses approved file templates and operator-assisted handoffs because a reliable export is more useful than an uncertified connection that appears finished but cannot be reconciled.
THE CONTROLLED HANDOFF
What the operating record does, step by step.
- 01
Agree on the pilot fields
Map location, supplier, SKU, quantity, dates, and approved sales or receiving fields from a sample export.
- 02
Validate before import
Check headers, types, dates, limits, duplicates, retailer binding, supplier codes, and canonical product matches.
- 03
Create an immutable receipt
Keep file identity, validation outcome, row counts, period, locations, and matched suppliers for review and safe retry.
- 04
Use only matched facts
Sell-through and reorder evidence is derived only when the file, location, supplier, and SKU can be tied to approved records.
- 05
Certify direct operations separately
Partner approval, credentials, sandbox contract tests, mapping, reconciliation, and a signed scope are required before enabling provider operations.
WHAT WORKS TODAY
A controlled CSV is a feature when it is validated and reviewable.
The current pilot capability validates an approved SKU-level sales format, rejects malformed or wrongly bound files, prevents duplicate replay, stores an import receipt, and exposes retry-safe status.
Fail-closed validation
Wrong organization, malformed headers, invalid values, conflicting data, or duplicate identity produces a visible failure instead of partial success.
Evidence-backed output
Matched sales can support a reorder review. Unmatched or missing facts remain explicit and do not become invented velocity.
WHAT IS NOT CLAIMED
The page name does not imply an official Cova or Greenline integration.
BC Direct Delivery is not represented as affiliated with, endorsed by, or currently approved by either provider. Direct read or write operations remain unavailable until the full certification boundary is complete.
No silent inventory write
A reviewed Direct Delivery record does not automatically alter the store's inventory system.
No assumed API access
Technical adapter contracts do not substitute for partner access, tenant credentials, or an approved commercial relationship.
No universal mapping
Every retailer location, supplier code, SKU, tax treatment, and operational event requires an accepted mapping and reconciliation procedure.
OPERATING BOUNDARY
Cova and Greenline are trademarks of their respective owners.
This page describes an independent CSV and operator-assisted workflow intended to sit alongside existing store systems. It does not state or imply a provider partnership, endorsement, certification, or direct connection.
- Sample-file sign-off
- Import receipt and safe retry
- Direct operations stay disabled until certified
PLAIN ANSWERS
Questions operators ask before a pilot.
Is there a direct Cova connection today?
No direct provider operation is publicly claimed. The current pilot uses approved CSV or operator-assisted procedures while certification prerequisites remain incomplete.
Is there a direct Greenline connection today?
No direct provider operation is publicly claimed. A production connection would require partner approval where applicable, credentials, mapping, sandbox tests, reconciliation, and signed certification.
What can the CSV pilot do?
It can validate an approved SKU-level sales file, reject malformed or wrongly scoped data, prevent duplicate replay, keep an immutable receipt, and use matched facts for reviewable sell-through signals.
PROVE THE WEDGE BEFORE THE MIGRATION
Put one month of Direct Delivery on one record.
The founding audit covers a bounded supplier workflow, approved business records, explicit unsupported connections, and a written proceed, narrow, or stop recommendation.