Step 9 of 13 • Essential

Add Suppliers

Register your product suppliers and vendors. Suppliers are linked to purchase orders so you can track where your stock comes from.

📌 Where to Find

Navigate to /app/suppliers in your browser.

📚 What Are Suppliers?

Suppliers are the businesses or individuals from whom you purchase your products. Every purchase order requires a supplier to be selected. Keeping accurate supplier records helps you:

Track which supplier provided each batch of stock
Generate supplier-wise purchase reports
Manage supplier payments and outstanding balances

📝 Form Fields

Click the "Add" button on the Suppliers page:

Field	Type	Required	Description
Name	Text	Required	Supplier's name or company name.
Email	Email	Required	Supplier's email address.
Phone	Text	Required	Supplier's phone number.
Country	Dropdown	Optional	Supplier's country.
City	Text	Optional	Supplier's city.
Address	Text	Optional	Full address of the supplier.

🎯 Step-by-Step Instructions

Go to People → Suppliers from the sidebar menu.
Click the "Add" button.
Enter the supplier Name (e.g., "ABC Distributors").
Enter the supplier Email and Phone.
Optionally add address details.
Click "Save".
Repeat for all your suppliers.

Tip

If you're just getting started and don't have supplier details handy, you can create a placeholder supplier (e.g., "Walk-in Supplier") and update the details later.

Checkpoint

Suppliers are registered. Next, let's add your customers.

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