Suppliers and their products are set up at the store level. Associate suppliers with an event to make their products available there. Active suppliers marked as exclusive are added to events automatically; you can associate other suppliers manually.
Video Tutorials
Watch these videos for help managing suppliers for an event.
Associate Suppliers with an Event
The event’s Suppliers area lists the suppliers participating in that event.
Active suppliers marked as exclusive are added to events automatically. To associate additional suppliers:
- Click Associate Suppliers above the Suppliers grid.
- Search for the supplier by name, then press Enter or click Apply Criteria.
- Double-click a supplier, or select it and click >> to move it to the selected list.
- Click Apply Selection to add the supplier to the event.
When you associate a supplier, its products marked Automatically Publish in Admin are added to the event and appear in the Products area. To learn how to configure this setting, see Products.
Remove a Supplier and Its Products from an Event
In the event’s Suppliers area, click Remove in the supplier’s row.
Note: You cannot remove a supplier if its products are included in orders for the event. If you need to stop offering the supplier’s products, you can remove products that are not already in orders. See the next section.
Remove Some Products from an Event
To remove selected products while keeping the supplier associated with the event:
- In the event’s Products grid, use the search filters to display the products you want to remove.
- Select the checkbox in the upper-left corner of the grid to select the displayed products.
- Click Remove Selected Products above the search criteria.
Note: You can remove up to 50 products at a time. To remove more, repeat the process or increase the number of rows displayed in the grid.