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Understanding Commodity Codes

When ordering Non-Catalog items or using forms, you will need to input a commodity code for each item. While Hosted and Punchout orders automatically input these codes for you, for all other orders, you will need to refer to the Commodity Code Cheat Sheet in order to determine which code to use.

Non-Catalog Orders

  1. After adding your items to your cart, view your active cart



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  2. Click on the blue magnifying glass to open up the search menu



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  3. Search for the commodity code by either searching under Description using key words from the item category



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    Or search under Code starts with... using the first 8 digits of the commodity code number, which can be found on the Commodity Code Cheat Sheet



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  4. Select the code by clicking the blue + symbol to the right of the code and it will fill into the Commodity Code section. Proceed with the rest of your order



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Form Orders

  1. To add a code on a form, go to the Commodity Code section and click search...



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  2. Locate the commodity code by either searching under Description contains... using key words or Code starts with... using the first 8 digits of the code, found in the Commodity Code Cheat Sheet



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  3. Choose the commodity by clicking select to the right of the code



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  4. The code will fill into the Commodity Code section, and you may proceed with the rest of the form



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    For any questions regarding commodity codes, reach out to wolfmart_help@stonybrook.edu