Master Data: Suppliers & Supplier Groups

1.1 Supplier Master

Home → Buying → Supplier → New

The Supplier is the central profile for each vendor you buy from.

It stores:

• Basic info: Supplier name, type (Company/Individual), status (Active/Inactive).
• Primary contact & address: Auto-linked to Contact/Address doctypes.
• Currency: Default currency for transactions.
• Default payment terms: Net 30, Immediate, etc.
• Supplier group: Categorize suppliers (e.g., Local, International, Contractors).

1.2 Supplier Groups

Path:

Home → Buying → Supplier Group → New

For reporting and segmentation purposes, suppliers can be categorised. 

Typical instances:

• Local Vendors
• Services Provided by Foreign Suppliers
• Unprocessed Materials
• Subcontractors

This aids in:

• Analytics (such as the overall amount spent by each supplier group)
• Organisation of price lists and permission control