Supplier Portal Security - Who

Summary

Who are supplier portal users and how are they created?

Content

After a supplier record is created in the buying organization, supplier contacts can also be created for the supplier.  When there is a need to enable supplier collaboration using Supplier Portal, user accounts can be requested and created for supplier contacts that need to access Supplier Portal. From the Suppliers work area, search and locate the supplier to edit its profile.  Go to Contacts tab and edit the supplier contact to create user account for the contact.

TIP: To utilize supplier portal collaboration, any one of the following functional areas within Procurement offering should be enabled: Supplier Portal, Sourcing, or Supplier Qualification.