Overview
Supplier Chains enable you to classify your Suppliers into distinct groups. You can then use the Supplier Chain field in reporting to aggregate sales from all the assigned Suppliers. This allows you to avoid running multiple reports and aggregating the data manually.
Supplier Chain Search
You can reach the Supplier Chain search screen by clicking on the "Configuration" menu option in the sidebar menu, and then clicking on the "Supplier Chain" option under the "Lists" heading. If you cannot see this option, please confirm with your system administrator that your user role has sufficient permissions.
Once you have the Supplier Chain search screen open you can see all the available options in the tabular list. To search for a Supplier Chain, type the search term into the Search box and hit Enter.
If you'd like to review the inactive Supplier Chain, click the "More Filters" button. You'll then see a dropdown which will enable you to see "All Supplier Chains", "Inactive Supplier Chains" or "Active Supplier Chains". You can also do a search whilst this filter is active. To close these options click "Less Filters".
Adding a Supplier Chain
To add a Supplier Chain, click on the "New Supplier Chain" button which is located in the top right of screen (provided you have sufficient permissions). This will open a blank Supplier Chain Details screen ready for you to enter the new Supplier Chain name.
Once the Supplier Chain Details screen is open, enter the new Name and click the save button in the top right of screen.
Editing or Deactivating a Supplier Chain
To edit a Supplier Chain click on the small edit icon in the far right column of the row. This will open the Supplier Chain Details screen.
The Supplier Chain details screen will only have the "Name" field. Provided you have sufficient permissions you can edit this name, and click save in the top right corner of the page.
If you'd like to deactivate a Supplier Chain, you can click on the "Deactivate" button - which will make the Supplier Chain inactive.