The "default Supplier" assigned in your product's record will always be the Supplier that automatically populates when creating a Purchase Order (PO) for a product. There is no limit to how many Suppliers you can assign to a product and provide Supplier specific purchase prices for, however there can only be one "default" Supplier. 

To quickly see which of your products have a default Supplier allocated in Unleashed, you can either:

• Add the "Supplier Code" or "Supplier Name" header to your View Products page.
• Add the "Supplier Code" or "Supplier Name" header to your Stock on Hand Enquiry.
• Review the "Pref Supplier" column in your Reorder Report.
• Export your Products to a CSV from the Inventory, Product's Import/Export page. 

If a default Supplier has been allocated to a product, the Supplier's Code or Name will be populated in the respective header's column. If no default Supplier has been assigned to a product, the Supplier Code, Supplier Name or Pref Supplier field will be blank in the respective report/page. 

For details on customizing page layouts to include headers from Unleashed's Hidden Columns, see How to create and share default grid layouts.

How to manage a product's default Supplier

Assigning default Suppliers to your products helps to streamline the creation of Purchase Orders and also allows you to outline quantity specific pricing on a per Supplier basis, further automating your purchasing processes. 

Add a Supplier to a product

To add a default Supplier to a product:

1. Open your product record in Unleashed, by either searching in the Global Search field or via the View Products page.
   
   
2. Go to the Purchase tab's Supplier tab.
   
   
   
3. Enter your Supplier's Code and Name in the fields provided. Once a Supplier's selected you also have the option to provide the following details:
   • Supplier Product Code: The code your Supplier uses for the same product.
   • Supplier Product Description: The description your Supplier uses for the same product.
   • Unit of Measure: The Unit of Measure your Supplier sells their stock in.
   • Min. Order Quantity: The minimum order quantity requirement your Supplier has set for the product.
   • Purchase Price: The Supplier's price per unit for the product.
     NOTE: When a PO is created for the product with this Supplier, this Supplier's Purchase Price will populate by default, overriding your product's Default Purchase Price.  
     
     
     
4. Click Add and the Supplier will assigned as a default Supplier for the product.
   

Update a product's default Supplier

Once a Supplier's been assigned to a product, you can make amendments to the specifications provided at anytime by clicking on the appropriate field in the product's Suppliers tab, within the Purchase tab. 

The editable fields available are:

• Supplier Product Code
• Supplier Product Description
• Unit of Measure
• Min. Order Quantity
• Purchase Price
• Lead Time (days): By default will automatically populate with the Supplier's lead time.

To update which of your assigned Suppliers in a product is the default Supplier, use the Action Cog provided and select "Default". The newly assigned default Supplier will then be displayed in the first row of the product's Supplier list.

Remove a Supplier from a product

If a Supplier is no longer going to supply you with the product, or you know longer wish to use them as a default Supplier, you can remove them from your product's Supplier list by deleting them. 

To delete a Supplier from a product:

1. Go to the product's record and navigate to the Purchase tab's Suppliers tab.
   
   
2. In the Supplier's row, hover over the Action Cog and select Delete. 
   

Once a Supplier has been deleted from a product's record the Supplier will no longer appear as an auto-populated option when creating PO's for the product. However, a PO can still be created manually for the product from the removed Supplier.