Concepts/Supplier
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A supplier is a vendor or distributor that a facility orders supplies from. Care stores a supplier as one type of organization, shown in its own list separate from Governance organizations and from responsibilities.
What it represents
Suppliers are a flat list — a supplier has no parent organization and no child organizations. Each one carries just two attributes:
| Components | What it captures |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the vendor or distributor. Required. |
| Description | More detail about the supplier. Optional. |
On-screen wording
Care uses one shared organization form for suppliers. The create sheet shows the title Create Department/Team and the edit sheet shows Edit Department/Team; the field hints also use department and team wording. The sheet still creates or updates a supplier underneath that shared wording.
Where to find it
Select Organizations in the Admin sidebar, then select Suppliers. The page shows the heading Suppliers and the description "Manage your product suppliers and vendor organizations." The supplier list sits on the left; selecting a supplier shows its name and description on the right.
Use in purchase orders
A supplier is selected when a purchase order is created — the field on that form is labelled Vendor/Distributor. Create the supplier first, then create the purchase order that names it.
Related
Pages that link here:
- Concept: Concepts/Organization
- Reference: References/Organization