Supplier Records Tutorials
The supplier List View and Edit View are explained on Supplier Records List and Edit Views.
💡These tutorials explain how to view, create, edit and delete supplier records, view accounting information and add notes or attachments.
How to View a List of Suppliers
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This List View summarises suppliers’ information, such as their names, trade names, currency and registration information.
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Click Menu (button) > Default.
- Note: This view opens by default.
- Apply any of the filters as needed.
- Click View (button).
How to View Suppliers’ Accounting Information
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This List View summarises suppliers’ accounting information, including bank details and credit terms.
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Click Menu (button) > Accounting.
- Apply any of the filters as needed.
- Click View (button).
How to View Recently Added or Updated Suppliers
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Select the Created or Updated radio button.
- Next to Set, select Today or This Week.
- Click View (button).
How to Create a Supplier Record
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- Creating a supplier is the same as creating a contact and selecting Entity.
- The links below lead to the tutorials for the Contact > Entity form.
- If you close a new supplier without a name, the message “The Supplier name may not be blank.” appears. Click Delete (button) to send the new supplier to the Recycle Bin, or click Cancel (button) to return to the supplier and enter a name.
- Navigate to Main Menu > Setup > Suppliers.
- Click New (button).
- Fill in the Header section as follows:
- Name = Enter the full legal name of the supplier.
- Known As = Enter the supplier’s trade name.
- Reg No. = Enter the supplier’s registration number.
- Categories = Click the three dots (…) in the Categories box and select the categories you want to add on the popup:
- Move the categories from the Available to the Selected section.
- Click Save (button).
- Note: Categories are created with Menu (button) > Edit Categories.
- Telephone = Enter a landline phone number, including any international dialling codes.
- Mobile = Enter a mobile number, including any international dialling codes.
- WhatsApp = Enter the supplier’s number used for messaging services.
- Note: The WhatsApp caption is a General Setting: you can replace it with the name of your preferred messaging service.
- Email = Enter the supplier’s email address.
- Website = Enter the supplier’s website address.
- Postal Address: Prefilled with the default postal address from Addresses (tab).
- Physical Address: Prefilled with the default physical address from Addresses (tab).
- Complete the Attributes (tab).
- Note: The Suppliers and Currency and Tax attribute groups are added automatically.
- Complete the Addresses (tab).
- Complete the Employees (tab).
- Click Save (button).
How to Edit Supplier Records
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- If you click Edit (button), it turns blue to show that Edit Mode is active.
- If you click Edit (button) while it is blue, Edit Mode is cancelled.
- Some features are available only in Edit Mode. If you click something and nothing happens, check the Edit button.
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Right-click the applicable record and select Edit Contact.
- Click Edit (button) if it is not blue.
- Make the changes (see How to Create a Supplier Record).
- Click Save (button).
How to Delete Supplier Records
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- Suppliers can be deleted regardless of whether they are used.
- A warning message appears if the supplier is used, but it does not block the deletion.
- Deleted supplier records are sent to the recycle bin.
- Instead of deleting the supplier, you can change its status to Pending or Cancelled.
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Right-click the applicable record and select Edit Contact.
- Click Actions (button) > Delete Contact.
- Confirm the deletion on the popup.
How to View or Add Notes or Attachments
- Navigate to Suppliers.
- Right-click the applicable record and select View/Edit Notes & Attachments.
- Note: A panel opens on the right.
- Double-click an entry in the panel on the right to edit it, or click Add (button) to add an entry.