The Data Council is an image and data service provider. IX-ONE is the industry’s choice for product data and images. As the dominate platform for trusted and reliable product content, distributors, and retailers access supplier content to power their marketing, e-commerce, planogramming, merchandising, supply chain, and warehousing operations.

The IX-ONE Exchange is the single-source solution platform, where distributor and retailer partners can access to GS1 compliant supplier images, +1000 data points for each of your products – all available for easy download.  Our service is a critical process to bringing standardized, verified product images and attributes to life within many systems throughout the industry.  It combines comprehensive packaging information including weights, dimensions, nutritionals, certifications and attributes alongside an extensive image set needed for logistics, planogramming, e-Commerce, and marketing activities. Key industry retailers and distributors rely on IX-ONE for trusted and accurate product content, including: Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market Fresh Thyme Market, New Seasons, The Fresh Market, UNFI, KeHE, and more.

As industry innovators, Data Council continues to advance the industry now offering enhanced product syndication with Digital Asset Management and Product Information Management solutions to more effectively handle product content. Our introduction of GS1 certified GDSN data pool services extends our reach and ability to deliver content anywhere it needs to go.

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YES – but with good reason! Our commitment to our mutual trading partners is that we will weigh, measure, image, collect and verify all product content from live retail ready product through our Professional Capture Services. The Professional Capture process will be completed at all selling levels of the product (unit, inner pack or shelf caddy, and case).

It is critical that you send a full retail ready master case for each item as we provide images and data for all package levels. As the leading platform for trusted and reliable product content – distributors, and retailers access supplier content to power their marketing, e-commerce, planogramming, merchandising, supply chain, and warehousing operations. Our service combines comprehensive packaging information including weights, dimensions, nutritionals, certifications and attributes alongside an extensive image set needed for  supply chain logistics, planogramming, e-Commerce, and marketing activities.

Click HERE for a video on how to package for shipping to our studio to ensure professional capture.

Before you ship product to us for photography and data capture, please ensure you have submitted using our Product Load Resource Center.  This is necessary to ensure a smooth check-in at our studio and to avoid delays. 

If you wish to contact our support team first, click HERE to schedule a quick call with a Member Solutions Rep.

Remember the items you are sending in for capture are items that will represent your brand on Data Council’s IX-ONE Exchange to our mutual trade partners. Speaking to your warehouse or shipping area about the products that need to be sent and advising them that they are for pictures can also help in the capture process.

Product being sent to IX-ONE for first time capture or re-capture (if your product has changed) requires submission of a Product Load Form using 2 short steps (obtain current Load Form and once completed submit it). This is necessary to ensure a smooth check-in at our studio and to avoid capture delays or product loss for you, our valued Member. 

STEP 1: Access Product Load Form Resource Center by clicking HERE. Download Product Load form using the BLUE button and find instructions for completing. 

Product being sent to IX-ONE for first time capture or re-capture (if your product has changed) requires use of our official load form that is kept current and updated here: Product Load Form. This is necessary to ensure a smooth check-in at our studio and to avoid capture delays or product loss for you, our valued Member.

Once the authorized Load Form found Professional Capture Services center is submitted a follow up email with shipping authorization and detailed instructions will be sent to you.  The Product Load Resource Center also contains more details with FAQ’s about completing the form as well as best shipping practices. 

Click HERE for a video on how to package for shipping to our studio to ensure professional capture.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to receive notifications of check-in, check-in exceptions and product capture publications (made active), please be sure you have notified us of your current contact email.  These notifications come from a non-monitored system generated email box “[email protected]” – please be sure to add this address to your SAFE SENDERS list.

Product being sent to IX-ONE for first time capture or re-capture (if your product has changed) requires submission of a Product Load Form.  This is necessary to ensure a smooth check-in at our studio andto avoid capture delays or product loss for you, our valued Member.

STEP 1: Obtain a authorized Product Load Form from our Product Load Resource Center.

STEP 2: Complete Load Form and submit via Product Load page for our Professional Capture Services.

Once submitted, a follow up email with shipping authorization and detailed instructions will be sent to you.  The Product Load Resource Center also contains more details with FAQ’s about completing the form as well as best shipping practices.  Click HERE for a video on how to package for shipping to our studio to ensure professional capture.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to receive notifications of check-in, check-in exceptions and product capture publications (made active), please be sure you have notified us of your current contact email.  These notifications come from a non-monitored system generated email box “[email protected]” – please be sure to add this address to your SAFE SENDERS list.

To add Exchange users to access your portfolio, please use the blue  Request Access button at the upper right corner of this screen.

To remove Exchange users, please click HERE to complete a Request Support.

Forgot your password? Please use the Reset Password link located HERE.  You will receive an automatic system generated email from an unmonitored address [email protected] with a secure link to create a new password.

For additional assistance call us 904-512-3200, click HERE to schedule a call or click HERE to message us.

We are happy to assist!  The first place you are likely to get the answers you seek is if by clicking HERE to be directed to our Member Finance/Billing Resource Center.

Or … Please call 904-512-3200 (Option 3)

Or …  email us at [email protected]t

To update Purchase Order information on file, please click HERE to submit to avoid your portfolio becoming at risk of inactivation.

Please note all non-perishable product will be donated to local food charities when the imaging and data capture processes have completed. Perishable items will be discarded. Click HERE for letter of donation.

Viewing the video link below. The informational session reviews the details of the IX-ONE Exchange Advanced Search capabilities.

Advanced Search

Using the video link below, please review the details of the IX-ONE Exchange Image Selection process, which includes how the “cart” works.  Note that this process also covers the download of your product content.

Image Selection

Using the filter from file feature (highlighted in the image aboe) from the home Exchange screen, you can create a file for return of products.  Create a excel file with a header in cell A1 (case sensitive) of UPC12.  List UPCs 1 per row under the header.  The UPCs must match exact UPC as captured through IX-ONE publication process.

There can be several reasons why you are not seeing your items in the IX-ONE Exchange:

1)The missing item was marked as discontinued over six months ago.

2)The missing item has been updated causing the UPC12 to be changed on your item.

3)The missing  item has not yet been submitted for capture/publication.

4)The missing item may have been submitted but is not yet ACTIVE.

If you still have questions, we’re happy to help. You are always welcome to call us 904-512-3200, click HERE to schedule a call or click HERE to message us.

RIVIR’s PIM/DAM solution can help you manage your product information and digital assets in one place. This will help you work more efficiently and effectively with your partners. You will be able to create accurate and consistent product content for all of your channels. Using RIVIR’s PIM/DAM solution can help shorten your time-to-market and improve customer experiences.

RIVIR is a GS1 certified Data Pool featuring state-of-the-art advanced technology, an enterprise level Product Information Management (PIM) and Data Asset Management (DAM) tool and advanced network monitoring to ensure accuracy, success, and security.

If you are a member and wish for a product to no longer be visible to your team or our mutual trade partners, you may do so within your portal profile.  To access, please CLICK HERE.  Once logged in, you will see the NEW! Discontinue feature visible for active published items within your portfolio.  Simply follow on-screen prompts.

To update any Company portfolio (non-product related), contact and/or billing information please CLICK HERE.

We have noticed an increasing number of requests from our members to return products they have shipped in for imaging. While we have made special accommodations in the past, the frequency of such requests has led us to make an ultimate decision.

Effective immediately, we are implementing a comprehensive “NO RETURNS” policy with no exceptions. This means that we will no longer be accepting any return requests, regardless of the circumstances.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we strive to streamline our processes and provide the best possible service to all our members. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to our customer support team.