Materials
The materials use case allows a vendor to access given materials. This use case assumes that the vendor is also associated to a supplier object. If the vendor is not associated to a supplier, then they cannot view any materials.
Setup
The following rules apply to the materials use case:
• The VendorPortal.properties file controls which attribute on the supplier object provides access to user groups.
• The property setting internal name must match the internal name in the Type and Attribute Management utility.
• The attribute must be a text attribute.
• The supplier object must be linked to a material by adding a source (supplier) to a given material, creating a material supplier relationship.
• The vendor object on the supplier object controls which vendors have access to the material.
Use Case
You can test this use case by performing the following steps:
1. As a non-vendor, set up test data that a vendor should be able to see.
2. Make sure that the vendor is associated to a supplier, and that the supplier has associated materials.
3. Log into the system as the vendor.
4. On the side navigation bar, click Material.
The system displays the Find: Material page. This page is identical to the Find: Material page for non-vendors; however, the Supplier criteria is missing, as a vendor should never be able to view or search for another supplier’s materials.
Executing the search is consistent with searches of a non-vendor user.
Any available links, including those on subsequent pages, follow permissions in the Type and Attribute Management utility.