Products
The products use case allows a vendor to access given products. This use case assumes that the vendor is also associated to a supplier object. If the vendor is not associated to a supplier, they cannot view any products.
Setup
The following rules apply to the products 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 product by adding a source (supplier) to a given product, creating a product supplier relationship.
• The vendor object on the supplier object controls which vendors have access to the product.
• Product search is based on RFQ response data being present on products that the supplier is sourced on. The sourcing configuration criteria attribute is also applicable to this use case.
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 is associated to a source on a product.
3. Log into the system as the vendor.
4. On the side navigation bar, click Product.
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.