Searching for and browsing suppliers
In the navigation bar, click ‘Suppliers’ and then ‘Search’.
Figure: The ‘Suppliers’ menu in the top menu
Enter search criteria in the search fields to limit the search. Then click ‘Search’.
Name
Letters included in the supplier’s name. The search feature provides predictive text input.
UNSPSC
Add search criteria by clicking 'Add'.
Narrows supplier to selected UNSPSC services and products.
Supplier groups
The user may decide whether the search only includes suppliers in a specific group or groups of a specific supplier. If this field is left blank, the search will return a list of suppliers from all groups.
Metadata
Search metadata by clicking 'Select'
Filters supplier by metadata "tag".
Possibility to narrow search with metadata content by opening search filter.
Advanced search:
Business ID
Only an exact business ID will yield a result.
City
Limits the suppliers according to city.
Person in charge
Limits the suppliers according to the person in charge.
Viewing supplier information
Locate the desired supplier from the list (see section “Searching for and browsing suppliers” above) and click the row to open the supplier card or click the three lines button at the end of the row. The button opens the following functionalities:
Supplier card
Remove
Removes the supplier concerned from the supplier register. The supplier will also be removed from all categories.
Add to cart
Adds the supplier to the supplier cart (click here for instructions how to use the supplier cart)
Add to Group (see the group structure instructions)
Supplier search actions
Supplier search includes mass actions for suppliers in which user can:
Add to cart
Adds selected supplier(s) to supplier card.
Export suppliers to .XLSX
Exports suppliers to .XLSX file. Search allows to narrow down the suppliers that are exported to file e.g. by supplier group.
Remove
Removes selected supplier(s) from supplier register. Supplier is removed from attached groups in the process.