You can register the suppliers and their products in the Serialized Logistics application. The suppliers represent external sources and are involved in inbound external transfers.

Note: To access this page, the "Administrator" role is required.

List of Procedures

Creating a Supplier
Searching for a Supplier
Creating the Products of a Supplier
Updating a Supplier
Deleting a Supplier

Creating a Supplier

You can create a supplier by providing its master data.

Procedure

1. In the Serialized Logistics application, select Site management --> Suppliers tab. The application displays the list of suppliers and the Master data form on the Create supplier panel.

Note: When viewing the details of a supplier, you can open the Create supplier form by clicking Create.

2. Fill in the form as described below. The required fields are marked with an asterisk (*) in the form.

Field	Description
Supplier name	Enter the supplier name.
City	Enter the city where the supplier is located.
Street	Enter the street. The form offers three rows (levels) for the street data.
State	Enter the state.
ZIP code	Enter the postal code.
Select country	Select the country. Start entering the country name to filter on the countries.
Supplier tag	Enter the supplier tag. This tag is used as an identifier for API communication. If you are using multiple words, connect them with hyphen (-) or underscore (_), for example, "demo-supplier-online-help".

3. Click Save Supplier.

Next Steps

Create the products supplied by the supplier. For more information, see Creating the Products of a Supplier.

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Searching for a Supplier

Procedure

1. In the Serialized Logistics application, select Site management --> Suppliers tab. The application displays the list of suppliers.

2. Enter the supplier name in the search field.

The list of the suppliers is filtered based on the search criteria.
You can reset the filter by clicking on the Reset filters icon.

3. Select the supplier to view its details.

Check the supplier master data on the Master data tab.
Check the products from the supplier on the Products tab. The application displays the list of products with product code, product description, unit of measurement, and minimum shelf life at delivery.

In the following example, we are searching for supplier "Demo Supplier" and are viewing the master data:

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Creating the Products of a Supplier

Procedure

1. In the Serialized Logistics application, select Site management --> Suppliers tab. The application displays the list of suppliers.

2. Find and select the supplier.

3. On the Update supplier panel, select the Products tab.

In the following example, there is no product created for the supplier yet:

4. Click Create Product. The application displays the Create product window with a form.

5. Fill in the form as described in the table below.

Field	Description
Product code	Enter the product code. You can provide a custom value as the application supports custom product code schema. The entered product code must be unique for the tenant.
Description	Provide a product code description. Free-form text field.
Unit of measurement	Enter the unit of measurement, for example, liter, kilogram, or pieces.
Minimum shelf life at delivery	Provide the minimum shelf life at delivery in months by entering the number or by using the arrows on the right.

Example:

6. Click Save.

7. Repeat the steps above to create all the products.

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Updating a Supplier

Procedure

1. In the Serialized Logistics application, select Site management --> Suppliers tab. The application displays the list of suppliers.

2. Find and select the supplier.

3. Modify the required fields in the Master data form on the Update supplier panel and click Save Supplier.

Field	Description
Supplier name	Enter the supplier name.
City	Enter the city where the supplier is located.
Street	Enter the street. The form offers three rows (levels) for the street data.
State	Enter the state.
ZIP code	Enter the postal code.
Select country	Select the country. Start entering the country name to filter on the countries.
Supplier tag	Enter the supplier tag. This tag is used as an identifier for API communication. If you are using multiple words, connect them with hyphen (-) or underscore (_), for example, "demo-supplier-online-help".

4. On the Update supplier panel, select the Products tab. The application displays the list of products from the supplier.

You can sort the table in ascending or descending order based on the product code or description.

Example:

5. Create a new product by clicking Create Product. Fill in the form and click Save.

Example:

6. Edit a product by clicking the edit icon in the Action column. Update the fields in the Update product form and click Save.

Example:

7. Unassign a product from the supplier by clicking Unassign product from supplier in the Action column.

The application immediately executes the action without requesting confirmation. By performing this action, you only remove the link between the supplier and the product code, but the product remains in the database.

Example: