Document management
The Document Manager module allows buyers and suppliers to upload documents and maintain versions of their documents.
Buyers can upload documents to Supplier Exchange, assigning them to a supplier group, a single supplier, or all suppliers to a document. Supplier Exchange documentation management allows buyers to upload and maintain multiple versions of documents. For all documents, buyers can specify a response type ("View Only" or "Accept") and a "Respond by" date on the Buyer document upload page. If a response type of "Accept" is declared for a document, the supplier is required to accept the document. Buyers are able to see the user information of those suppliers who responded to the document.
Suppliers can download Buyer documents from Supplier Exchange and upload and maintain multiple versions of their own documents. The response page shows any documents that require a response. Click the button to accept the document. When the document is accepted, the button disappears.
When new documents are added or existing documents are updated, Event Management console alerts and email notifications are triggered. For instance, it is possible for an alert be configured to be triggered if a document has not been responded to within the Respond by date.