This page explains how to create and configure suppliers in Norce Commerce. Supplier catalogs enable automations and business rules for retail operations. The guide covers prerequisites, preparation, step-by-step instructions, further configuration, and related resources.
Before setting up suppliers, ensure the following foundational steps are completed:
- Product structure is set up.
- Pricing structure is set up.
Gather the following information before creating suppliers:
- A list of suppliers, including their names, codes, countries, and currencies.
- Decide which suppliers should be enabled for chosen supplier logic.
- Determine if penalty charges or automap features are needed for any supplier.
Follow these steps to create a supplier and configure related entities in Norce Commerce Admin:
- Go to Admin Supplier Page.
- Click New and fill in the following fields:
- Name: Supplier name.
- Code: Unique code for the supplier.
- Country: Supplier's country.
- Currency: Supplier's currency.
- Enabled as chosen supplier: Set to "true" to use this supplier for price rules.
- Penalty charges (optional): Adjusts supplier cost; use with chosen supplier enabled.
- Automap (optional): Enable if manufacturer and category codes match between supplier and client.
- Other fields can be left blank unless required for your business logic.
- Under the created supplier, go to the Warehouse tab.
- For each warehouse, provide:
- Name: Unique within the supplier's warehouses. Used as "Warehouse" in imports and "WarehouseCode" in Connect contracts.
- Lead time: Number of days (default is 0); inherited by SKUs.
- Standard: Only one warehouse per supplier should be marked as standard.
- Ignore stock: Deactivates warehouse from stock-based supplier rules. See Status rules for details.
- For each warehouse, add at least one location:
- Location: Unique within the warehouse. Used as "Location" in imports and "LocationCode" in Connect contracts.
- Lead time: Inherited from warehouse by default.
- Standard: Only one standard location per warehouse.
- Under the supplier, go to the Price List tab.
- For each price list, provide:
- Name: Price list name.
- Code: Unique within the supplier's price lists.
- Currency: Currency for the price list.
- Primary: Mark as default price list (only one per supplier).
- Is manually maintained: Allows manual price editing in admin.
- Connected warehouses: After saving and refreshing, select at least one warehouse and location.
- For each client price list where chosen supplier logic is needed:
- Go to the client price list and select Supplier price list.
- Add the relevant supplier price list and save.
- Note: Chosen supplier settings are inherited by child price lists unless overridden.
For advanced supplier business rules and additional configuration options, see Supplier Business Rules.
After setting up suppliers, you may:
- Set up supplier business rules.
- Import supplier products.
- Maintain a mapping structure for supplier data.