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Use the Show All Suppliers page to view and compare all of the suppliers from whom an item can be obtained.

After selecting an item from the catalog, but before submitting your Shopping Cart for processing, you can view more information about this and similar items.

Click the Action icon in any row to see if there are other suppliers for the item. 

If the same item is available from different suppliers, you may want to select a particular supplier because of price, availability or because of your organization's purchasing policy. If there are multiple suppliers for an item and you do not select one, the system automatically selects the primary supplier of the item specified by your administrator

The browser displays the Show All Suppliers page, containing, for each supplier:

	Quantity	Click in this box (so that an |-beam pointer appears), and type the quantity of an item you want to buy (whole numbers, using 0 through 9 only, no fractions or decimals. This quantity is added to your Shopping Cart.
	Unit	The unit of measurement (UOM) for this item. For example, PK is package, CT is carton, EA is each. The Item Description includes an explanation of how many of each item is contained in the Unit of measurement.
	Item Description	This short description is a hyperlink.  Click on it to view the Item Details page, where you can see a longer description and other details such as pictures, technical drawing, animations, web page links, etc.
	Manufacturer
	Unit Price (Currency)	The unit price of the item expressed in the currency used by your Buying Organization. The actual price may vary from this if the supplier uses a different currency or if you are able to take advantage of tiered pricing.
	Actions	Click an icon to perform an action on the selected item, such as:
			to add the item to your Shopping Cart. (Remember to first type number into the Quantity text box.)
			to remove a selected item from your Shopping Cart.
			to add the item to your list of Favorite Items.
		If you mouse-over an icon, the browser displays a tool tip containing a few words explaining the action represented by the icon.
	Supplier	The supplier's name which may have appended to it one or more icons indicating that:
			this is a minority supplier
			this is a preferred supplier
			this is a small business supplier
		Or other icons indicating other supplier classifications used by your Buying Organization or Enterprise. If you mouse-over an icon, the browser displays a tool tip containing a few words explaining the action represented by the icon.
	Supplier Part Number
	Manufacturer Part Number

If you select an item that is a product or service requiring extra information to purchase it, the browser displays a SmartForm requesting the necessary additional information.

Checking Out

When you have finished comparing items, you may:

• Click [Close] to return to your previous page.
• Click the Shopping Cart tab to display the Shopping Cart page, where you can make further changes or additions and submit your Shopping Cart. for approval.
• Click beside the Shopping Cart Name, in the status bar, to save the Shopping Cart using your chosen name without submitting it. 

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