# Setup: Create Supplier Products

This guide explains how to create your first supplier products in Norce Commerce.

## Required steps

- Configure suppliers
- Set up supplier business rules


## Preparations

- Prepare product data for import
- Before starting the product creation process, ensure you have:


1. **Product Keys**:
  - Supplier article numbers
  - Manufacturer information
  - Manufacturer article numbers
2. **Other Keys**:
  - Warehouse code
  - Location code
  - Price list code
  - Category Code (supplier category, used in mapping later)
3. **Additional Data**:
  - Product name
  - Price data
  - Stock levels


## How-to

### Initial Import

1. Start with Excel imports to verify setup
2. Include required data fields:
  - Product keys
  - Manufacturer details
  - Prices
  - Stock levels
3. Map to warehouse and location
4. Include price list codes


### Alternative Methods

- API integrations for automated imports
- Direct system integration


### Further configuration

See other supplier setup guides.

## Important considerations

- Begin with Excel imports for testing anv verifying configurations.
- Complete supplier mapping rules after initial import


## Further reading

- [Supplier integration](/developer-portal/system-integration/supplier-integration-examples)


## Where to go from here

- Configure supplier mapping rules
- Set up automated imports