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This section describes how you can modify supplier data. Because there are many dependencies between data values, you must configure this data in the following order:

• Create or edit your suppliers
• Configure dispatch methods for suppliers
• Configure supplier account information
• Add or modify price catalogs for supplier accounts

There are other administration tasks that you perform for suppliers. The order in which you perform these tasks does not depend upon other supplier configuration:

• Configure payment types that a supplier accepts
• Configure supplier ship methods
• Configure the Commerce One MarketSite software configuration information for a supplier
• Configure the RoundTrip information for a supplier

Creating New Suppliers

Use supplier information to identify and describe the location of suppliers. 

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | New Supplier.
   
   
2. Enter supplier information into the appropriate text box, then click [Save]:
   

   Name	Name of the supplier.
   Address	An address which is already in Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition Administration. For more information, see Configuring Addresses.
   Default Ship Method	Default method by which supplier sends products.
   Description	Additional supplier information.
   Contact	Contact information which is already in the Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition database.
   Minority	Specifies that the supplier is a minority business.
   Small Business	Specifies that the supplier is small business.

Modifying Existing Supplier Information

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | Supplier Name.
   
   
2. Edit the necessary text boxes.
   
   
3. Click [Save]
   

Configuring Supplier Dispatch Information

Supplier dispatch information describes methods to send Orders to a suppliers.

Creating New Supplier Dispatch Information

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Supplier Dispatch.
   
   
2. Enter the following information, then click [Save]:
   
   

   Dispatch Name	Name for your dispatch method.
   Description	Description for this method.
   Dispatch Type	Method by which the system sends an Order. Select a method from the drop-down list.
   Priority	Specifies your preference for this method of dispatch. If this method is your first choice, enter 1 (the number one), and so on.

Modifying Supplier Dispatch Information

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Dispatch Name.
   
   
2. Modify dispatch information.
   
   
3. Click [Continue].
   
   
4. Click [Save].

Configuring Supplier Account Information

Supplier accounts represent one or more sets of prices and products that a supplier can offer. Supplier accounts contain one or more price catalogs to specify these prices and products.

Adding New Supplier Accounts

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Accounts | New Account.
   
   
2. Enter the following information, then click [Save]:
   
   

   Authoring Organization	Select the name of a Buying Organization which can originate orders with this supplier.
   Account Code	Specify an identifier to represent this supplier.
   Customer Name	Enter the name of the customer.
   Description	Enter a description for the account.
   Supplier Dispatch	Select a method by which Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition sends Orders for this account. The only dispatch methods available are already specified in Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition.

Modifying Supplier Accounts

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Accounts | Account Name.
   
   
2. Modify account information.
   
   
3. Click [Save].

You can also remove a supplier account if you click Delete. However, the system will produce an error message and will not remove the account if:

4. The account has Price Catalog associations.
   
   
5. The account is assigned to a Buying Organization.

Configuring Supplier Price Catalogs

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Accounts | Account Name | Add Price Catalog.
   
   
2. Search for a price catalog.
   
   
3. Select the price catalogue from the Results List.
   
   
4. Click [Select].

Removing Supplier Price Catalogs

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Accounts | Account Name | Price Catalog Name.
   
   
2. Click [Delete].

In the tree menu, the Price Catalog name no longer appears under the account.

Configuring Supplier Payment Types

Payment types describe the method of payments that a supplier accepts. Before you assign or configure payment types for a supplier, it must already exist in the Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition system.

Adding Supplier Payment Types

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Payment Types.
   
   
2. Click Add Supplier Payment Type.
   
   
3. Provide the following information , then click [Save]:
   
   

   Payment Type	Select a payment type which appears in the drop-down list. These are default terms which are provided in Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition. To modify payment types which appear in this drop-down list, see Configuring Payment Type Information.
   Priority	Preference for this payment type. Enter a number in this text box, for example, enter one (1) for the first choice.
   Payment Term	Select a payment term which appears in the drop-down list. These are default terms which are provided in Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition. To modify descriptions which appear in this drop-down list, see Modifying Payment Term Information.

Modifying Supplier Payment Types

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Payment Types.
   
   
2. Click [Edit] next to the payment type that you want to modify.
   
   You can also remove a supplier's payment type if you click Delete next to the payment type.
   
   
3. Modify the priority or select another payment term.
   
   
4. Click [Save]

Specifying Supplier Ship Methods

Shipping information describes methods supplier use to send purchased items. 

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Ship Method. 
   
   The Supplier Ship Method page appears. 
   
   If the supplier already has a default ship method, it appears with a selected radio button.
   
   
2. Select another default ship method.
   
   
3. Check any other ship methods that you want to enable.
   
   
4. Click [Save].

Configuring Supplier MarketSite Software Information

Supplier MarketSite software information enables you to assign your suppliers to the correct e-marketplace. The system uses this to communicate with the e-marketplace about a particular supplier.

When a supplier registers with an e-marketplace, they obtain this information. 

1. Select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Supplier MarketSite. 
   
   
2. Provide the following information:
   

   MP ID	Enter the partner ID for this supplier used by the Commerce One MarketSite software
   TP Short Name	Enter the Trading Partner short name for this supplier
   TP Name	Enter the Trading Partner name for this supplier

3. Click [Save].
   
   
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each e-marketplace participating supplier.

Configuring Supplier RoundTrip Information

RoundTrip enables a user to a supplier's own website, view merchandise, make selections, add them to an Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition Shopping Cart and submit it to the Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition workflow.

If a supplier has implemented the RoundTrip OCI (Open Catalog Interface), then the system must be supplied with the URL (web address) and other information needed to make the connection the suppliers website. 

1. In the tree menu, select Suppliers | Supplier Name | Supplier RoundTrip. 
   
   
2. Enter the following information:
   
   RoundTrip Name -- the name for this supplier to be displayed in the RoundTrip menu
   
   RoundTrip Description -- a brief description of the supplier products and services to be displayed in the RoundTrip menu
   
   Login ID -- the identifier to be used by the Buying Organization when logging into the supplier website
   
   
3. Click [Set New Password] to add or change the password to used when logging into the supplier website
   
   
4. Enter the URL and any Parameters needed to connect to the website.
   
   
5. Click [Save] (or click Delete to remove the information)

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