Manage Supplier Records

Manage Supplier Records is a feature that manages supplier records and their identifiers in the Units that allow the system to trace back the Product to the Supplier.

Key Term:	Class: a class defines the base configuration for products.
Description:	The feature allows managing of the products received from various suppliers by adhering to a few standard Standards/Units. Standard Identifier: Standard Identifier assigns a unique identifier to the Products/Supplier. GTIN (Global Trade Item Number): the GTIN is a globally unique 14-digit number used to identify trade items, products, or services. SKU (Stock Keeping Unit): is a product and service identification code for a store or product, often portrayed as a machine-readable bar code that helps track an item for inventory. Supplier ID: each supplier will get a unique ID to access the product for their specific use. Supplier Name: each supplier can be identified by its name. Unit: Units are mentioned for the measurement of the products or their distinction. This is an important information for sales. Various measurement units used are Box, Piece, etc. Unit is an Order Unit: when the quantity of the product is high. It will come under the is order unit category. This unit is typically used by wholesaler or a big supplier. An example is a crate. Unit is a Sales Unit: when the quantity of the product is moderate. It will come under the is sales unit category. This unit is typically used by the consumer or the supplier. An example is a box. Unit is a Base Unit: when the basic measurement of the product is one unit. An example is a piece.
Related topics:	Manage Product Keys
Application:	This feature is used to manage supplier records with their identifiers in ‘units’ to trace back the product to the supplier. If a similar product is sold by various suppliers, the Standard Identifiers will help identify which product belongs to which supplier. Example: If Retailer A receives a product, say, Red Bull from 3 suppliers, a Standard Identifier will help identify the source of the product. Similarly, when selling a product in bulk, units selected will help a user distinguish the product selling structure whether it is an order unit, sales unit, or a base unit.

How-to: Manage Supplier Records

To manage supplier records, follow these steps:

• Log in and click on the Administration icon.

• In Data Model, go to Classes and click on Supplier.

• Click on Partner Administration.

• Go to Partners and click on the ‘+’ icon.

• Enter the name and select the type as ‘Supplier’ then click on the Create button.

• Click on the Explore icon.

• Click on Supplier.

• Click on the created supplier.

• Enter the information about the supplier.