1.8.4 "Primary text" and "Secondary text - Additional Information"
Primary text and Secondary text - Additional Information should be used to name the item and are used in many contexts. Examples of use include on invoices, shelf labels in stores, online stores, ordering, sales, labeling, etc.
Primary text should uniquely describe and identify the item, so that it is easily understood by the supplier's customers. Secondary text - Additional Information is used for further description of the item.
It is recommended that Primary text follow NOBB's text templates.
Primary text and Secondary text - Additional Information must be written in Norwegian.
The text is stored automatically in uppercase letters.
The maximum number of characters for Primary text is 35 characters.
The maximum number of characters for Secondary text - Additional Information is 35 characters.
Primary Text should begin with a noun (e.g., JACK, DOOR, ROOF PANEL in Norwegian) so it can be searchable.
Primary text must be unique among the supplier's items.
Primary text must contain all necessary information to be understandable.
Avoid unnecessary commas between words.
If the quantity in a consumer pack is to be described in Primary or Secondary text, it can be written as A+quantity (e.g., “TERRACE SCREWS A250”).
Primary text should not begin with numbers or special characters.
When abbreviations are used, they must be shortened in the same way as by the item owner (see chapter on recommended abbreviations).
It is allowed to start with a brand name in Primary text, provided that the item text is descriptive enough to uniquely identify the item. The module must then have the same Brand as the brand name in Primary text.
Example of Primary text starting with a brand name: “PEPSI MAX 1.5 LITERS.”
If the item is a special item, this is described in Primary text by writing SPECIAL, SPS, CUSTOMER-ADAPTED, or similar. (Norwegian: SPESIAL, SPS, KUNDETILPASSET.)
Example: VINDU TOPPSVING SPS, YTTERDØR HELTRE KUNDETILPASSET, LAMINATGULV EIK SPESIAL osv. (WINDOW TOP-HINGED SPS, SOLID WOOD OUTER DOOR CUSTOMER-ADAPTED, OAK LAMINATE FLOOR SPECIAL, etc.)