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title: Suppliers
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## Suppliers

A supplier is an external **vendor** of parts and raw materials.

To access the supplier page, click on the <span class="badge inventree nav main"><span class='fas fa-shopping-cart'></span> Buy</span> navigation tab and click on <span class="badge inventree nav main"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Suppliers</span> option in the dropdown list.

!!! warning
	**Viewing**, **adding**, **editing** and **deleting** suppliers require the corresponding [Purchase Orders user permissions](../admin/permissions.md)

### Add Supplier

Once the supplier page is loaded, click on the <span class="badge inventree add"><span class='fas fa-plus-circle'></span> New Supplier</span> button: the "Create new Supplier" form opens. Fill-in the supplier informations (`Company name` and `Company description` are required) then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>

!!! info "Supplier vs Manufacturer"
	In the case the supplier is a manufacturer who sells directly to customers, you may want to enable the checkbox `is manufacturer` before submitting the form (you can also enable it later on).

### Edit Supplier

To edit a supplier, click on its name in the list of suppliers.

After the supplier details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-edit'></span> icon under the supplier name. Edit the supplier information then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>

### Delete Supplier

!!! warning
	All supplier parts for this supplier will also be deleted!

To delete a supplier, click on its name in the list of suppliers.

After the supplier details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-trash-alt'></span> icon under the supplier name. Review the list of supplier parts to be deleted in consequence of deleting this supplier. Confirm the deletion using the checkbox then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>

## Supplier Parts

Supplier parts are linked to a supplier and defined as purchasable items.

!!! warning
	**Viewing**, **adding**, **editing** and **deleting** supplier parts require the corresponding [Purchase Orders user permissions](../admin/permissions.md)

### Add Supplier Part

To create a supplier part, you have the following options:

1. navigate to a Part detail page then click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Suppliers</span> tab
0. navigate to a Supplier detail page then click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Supplied Parts</span> tab
0. navigate to a Manufacturer detail page then click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Supplied Parts</span> tab.

Whichever you pick, click on the <span class="badge inventree add"><span class='fas fa-plus-circle'></span> New Supplier Part</span> button to load the "Create new Supplier Part" form. Fill out the form with the supplier part information then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>

### Edit Supplier Part

To edit a supplier part, first access the supplier part detail page with one of the following options:

1. navigate to a Part detail page, click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Suppliers</span> tab then, in the <span class="badge inventree nav main">Part Suppliers</span> table, click on the corresponding _Supplier Part_ link
0. navigate to a Supplier detail page, click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Supplied Parts</span> tab then click on the corresponding _Supplier Part_ link
0. navigate to a Manufacturer detail page, click on the <span class="badge inventree nav side"><span class='fas fa-building'></span> Supplied Parts</span> tab then click on the corresponding _Supplier Part_ link.

After the supplier part details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-edit'></span> icon next to the supplier part image. Edit the supplier part information then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>

### Delete Supplier Part

To delete a supplier part, first access the supplier part detail page like in the [Edit Supplier Part](#edit-supplier-part) section.

After the supplier part details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-trash-alt'></span> icon next to the supplier part image. Review the the information for the supplier part to be deleted, confirm the deletion using the checkbox then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span>
