Buyer administrators can maintain different types of relationship status between buyers and suppliers. For example, Approved – Strategic, Approved – Considered, Pending, Suspended, etc. With each status, it is possible to configure information such as the colour of the traffic light displayed when searching for suppliers and the order of the suppliers based on the relationship status. When buyers search for suppliers, the former can view the following information:
· The status of the supplier-buyer relationship.
· The colour indication for the relationship status that will be displayed in the search results. For example, green may indicate an approved status, red may indicate removed or deleted status, amber may indicate and grey might indicate absence of any supplier-buyer relationship.
Note: You can configure the relationship status and it can be pending approval, approved, or preferred.
To configure a relationship status, perform the following steps:
1. Click Supplier Management Configuration > Relationship status from the Administration tab.
2. Click the New button to create a new relationship status.
The Relationship status - Create page is displayed.
3. Enter the status of the buyer-supplier relationship in the Status field and the code in the Status Code field.
4. Select the colour for the buyer-supplier relationship status from the Traffic Light drop-down list.
5. Choose the order in which the suppliers with this status should appear in the results with the Sort Order field.
The lower the number or the letter, the higher in the list they will appear. For example, 1,10,100,a1 or a2.
6. Enter the help text in the Custom Help field.
7. Click the Save button at the top right of the page to save the relationship status you have defined.