Add Buyer Accounts

You use buyer accounts to define the relationship between a Catalog View and a supplier. You create a buyer account when you associate a supplier account with a Catalog View.

After you create a buyer account, you can specify what commodities are visible in the Catalog View. See Configure Commodity Filters.

1. In the expanded Tree Menu, select Setup | Catalog Views | Catalog View Name | Buyer Accounts | Buyer Account Name | Add Buyer Account.

The Advanced Administration Application displays the New Buyer Account form, containing:

• Supplier Account name
• Buyer TPID (Trading Partner ID)
• Sub-Account Number
• Description
2. To select a Supplier Account, click Change to the right of the empty Supplier Account field.

The Advanced Administration Application displays the Set Supplier Account form.

3. Click in the Supplier Name text box, and type:
• All or part of the Supplier Name, or
• Wild Card Characters
4. Click [Search]

The Advanced Administration Application displays all Suppliers matching your query.

5. In the Results list, click Select next to the Supplier you want to associate with the catalog view.

The Advanced Administration Application re-displays the New Buyer Account form with the selected supplier account and the associated Buyer TPID.

6. Type a unique name or number for the new account in the Sub-Account Number text box.
7. Type a description of the account in the Description text box (to a maximum of 255 characters).
8. Click [Save] to save the new buyer account and leave the New Buyer Account form.