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GDSN Connect
The primary goal of this guide is to help you seamlessly setup your vendors in your district. This is one of the setup steps to prepare for running the data exchange with your existing software system as well. For users who are members of a co-op, it is important to select the predefined co-op vendors to be able to see their contracts and catalogs. This article will guide you through the steps to setup a co-op vendors.
Adding a Co-Op Vendor:
Co-op vendors have been setup by your co-op administrator and will contain the pricing as well as the catalog items already matched to the standardized items from the Nourish to Flourish Database.
- Go to your Vendors Module by clicking on Vendors from the left-hand side menu bar.
- Find the (+) sign at the bottom right corner and Select "Add Vendor".
- In the drop-down menu labeled "Select Vendor," you'll see a list of preloaded vendor names from the Co-op. Go ahead and select one of the co-op vendors that you use.
- Some vendors like Dairy Farmers of America my have multiple warehouses or Locations. For these vendors, you must select one of the locations to be able to see the contracts and catalogs available from that location.
- After select the vendor and location, you may edit the name.
- After you select one of the predefined Co-op Vendors, which will appear upon selecting the Vendor Name. Review the information and click [Save & Close].
- The contract for this vendor has been added and you can now search the catalog. For more information on searching a catalog please follow steps provided Searching & Adding Items from a Catalog.