Suppliers

A supplier manufactures and supplies goods. A user with the appropriate rights can create a Supplier record. From the supplier record, a user can access all relevant information for a supplier as well as tabs for the various records attached to the supplier:

Supplier Scores - This tab displays all current supplier scores and a breakdown of the scores.
Rating Schedule - This tab displays a list of rating schedules for the supplier.
Inspection State - This tab displays the current inspection state for all parts associated with the supplier.
Receipt - This tab displays all receipts related to the supplier.
Inspection - This tab displays all inspections related to the supplier.
NC - This tab displays all NCs related to the supplier.
CAPA - This tab displays all CAPAs related to the supplier.
Audit - This tab displays the audits created for the supplier. Information regarding each audit is included and a link from the Audit Number displays the Audit Detail.
Supplier Request - This tab displays all supplier requests related to the supplier.

NOTE: Approved suppliers, suppliers that must go through a rigorous review and approval process for quality assurance, are created in the Supplier Management application.

User Rights

The following rights must be assigned to a user for that user to manage or view suppliers:

Rights	Description
SUP_SUPERVISOR	Allows the administrator to add new suppliers, modify existing supplier, or delete suppliers.
SUP_VIEW	Allows the user to access and view suppliers.
SUP_DELETE	Allows the user to delete suppliers.
SUP_EDIT	Allows the user to edit suppliers.
SUP_CREATE	Allows the user to create new suppliers.

NOTE: See Rights Groups for more information on assigning rights groups to users.