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A working specification, from intake to checkout.

38

“4 MP outdoor camera”, 8 units

Buyer decision for row 38: original source text, eight units and three catalog candidates

Row 38: the source text beside three matches

Work
Commercial redesign shipped in full
Role
Sole designer; frontend, backend, PM, QA and team lead
Period
2024–winter 2026
Product
Open product (external link, opens in a new tab)

Make space for the buyer

The archived dashboard foregrounded promotions and left destinations behind icons. I made the specification the working object, with named navigation and separate responsibilities for matching and commercial terms.

DSSL dashboard: promotional banner and an icon-only navigation rail
  1. Procurement tasks first
  2. Named destinations
The archived dashboard, with audit notes

A shared list

XLS import and Quick order feed the same resolution workspace. Cart, supply planning and checkout have distinct jobs. The map shows eight key screens.

Screen map Procurement workspace

Dashboard opens file import, Quick order, Cart and Order details. Both intakes share Resolution Center. Cart contains supply planning and checkout. Eight selected screens, not the entire product.

  • Dashboard leads to XLS import
  • Dashboard leads to Quick order
  • Dashboard leads to Cart
  • Dashboard leads to Order details
  • XLS import leads to Resolution
  • Quick order leads to Resolution
  • Cart leads to Supply plan
  • Cart leads to Checkout
Screen map Procurement workspace

Dashboard opens file import, Quick order, Cart and Order details. Both intakes share Resolution Center. Cart contains supply planning and checkout. Eight selected screens, not the entire product.

  • Dashboard leads to XLS import
  • Dashboard leads to Quick order
  • Dashboard leads to Cart
  • Dashboard leads to Order details
  • XLS import leads to Resolution
  • Quick order leads to Resolution
  • Cart leads to Supply plan
  • Cart leads to Checkout
Eight key screens of the procurement workspace

Choose a product, then check terms

Matching does not promise compatibility. Buyers choose or correct the item; Cart separately reviews commercial changes. Each decision has a visible return path before order creation.

User flow From XLS to order

Read imported lines. Unresolved identity requires buyer selection or correction and recheck. Cart separately reviews commercial change. Choose a supply plan, confirm terms, create an order. Source text after creation is not yet stored.

  • Upload XLS leads to Read lines
  • Read lines leads to Unresolved lines?
  • Unresolved lines? leads to Choose / correct (yes)
  • Choose / correct leads to Unresolved lines?
  • Unresolved lines? leads to Cart (no)
  • Cart leads to Commercial change?
  • Commercial change? leads to Accept / resolve (yes)
  • Accept / resolve leads to Cart
  • Commercial change? leads to Choose plan (no)
  • Choose plan leads to Confirm terms
  • Confirm terms leads to Order created
User flow From XLS to order

Read imported lines. Unresolved identity requires buyer selection or correction and recheck. Cart separately reviews commercial change. Choose a supply plan, confirm terms, create an order. Source text after creation is not yet stored.

  • Upload XLS leads to Read lines
  • Read lines leads to Unresolved lines?
  • Unresolved lines? leads to Choose / correct (yes)
  • Choose / correct leads to Unresolved lines?
  • Unresolved lines? leads to Cart (no)
  • Cart leads to Commercial change?
  • Commercial change? leads to Accept / resolve (yes)
  • Accept / resolve leads to Cart
  • Commercial change? leads to Choose plan (no)
  • Choose plan leads to Confirm terms
  • Confirm terms leads to Order created
From the right product to commercial terms to an order

  1. Keep the request beside the candidates

    Row 38 of office_north_v8.xlsx asks for “камера 4мп уличная”, eight units. The buyer compares three matches and chooses the second.

    Source row 38 and eight original units above three candidate products

  2. Confirm the choice, retain the source

    The source text and quantity remain. Confirmed records the buyer’s decision; “was Ambiguous” retains the original matching category. Undo keeps the choice reversible.

    Confirmed row 38, original eight units, original ambiguous category and Undo action

  3. Carry the row into commercial review

    Cart identifies the chosen SKU as source row 38 and keeps quantity eight. Price and availability stay separate from product identity.

    Cart product row with chosen SKU, source row 38, quantity eight, price and availability

States make the next action explicit

Resolution rows retain the source request after a product is chosen. Availability records the warehouse response; shipment plans show whether supply is possible. A missing warehouse response reads “not confirmed”, never zero.

Product states

DSSL procurement system

Product choice

ResolutionRow

  1. Ambiguous · choose a match

    Original source line, quantity, ambiguous identity, plausible match and Choose action

  2. Confirmed · original category retained

    Confirmed former ambiguous row, source text remains and Undo action is available

Availability and supply

Availability

  1. Verified stock

    24 pcs at Moscow DC, ships in 2 business days, verified commercial state

  2. Not confirmed · no WMS response

    Not confirmed stock, WMS no response; absence is not drawn as zero
FulfillmentPlan

  1. Selected · choice remains visible

    Selected plan retains all shipment terms and selected action

  2. Unavailable · reason stated

    Plan unavailable because seven lines have no stock at this warehouse
Product choice, stock confirmation and shipment availability
Resolution Center after choosing row 38: filter, resolved tab, reversible row and global progress
Components in context · the same row after buyer confirmation

The commercial redesign shipped

The DSSL redesign shipped in full. I rebuilt the procurement scenario shown here with synthetic data.

Trade-off
Ambiguity still requires a buyer’s manual choice. Matching data cannot guarantee compatibility.
Evidence
Row 38 runs from product choice to Cart with its source text and quantity intact.
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