Using the Supplier 360 View

This section describes the Supplier 360 View and its components.

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Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Supplier 360 Search Page

VENDOR_LOOKUP

Find required suppliers by specifying the search criteria.

Supplier 360 View Page

CAF_DISPLAY

Review and edit supplier information.

Use the Supplier 360 Search page (VENDOR_LOOKUP) to find required suppliers by specifying the search criteria.

Navigation:

Suppliers > Supplier 360

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Supplier 360 page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Supplier 360 Search page

Enter suitable search criteria to find relevant suppliers. In the search result a list of related actions will be displayed for each supplier along with other supplier information. Additional supplier information will be displayed in the Additional Supplier Info tab in the search result grid.

Field or Control

Description

Actions

Select required related action that opens the corresponding page in a new window. The related actions defined are:

  • Maintain Supplier

  • Maintain Supplier Conversation

  • Review Supplier Contract

Supplier 360 icon

Click the icon to view the Supplier 360 analysis display.

Use the Supplier 360 View page (CAF_DISPLAY) to review and edit supplier information.

Navigation:

Suppliers > Supplier 360, in the Search Results grid select the Supplier 360 icon associated with any supplier.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Supplier 360 View page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Supplier 360 View page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Supplier 360 View page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Supplier 360 Comparative View page

The Supplier 360 View opens in a new window. System defined data appears in various pagelets that can be expanded or collapsed. The pagelets can be dragged and placed at different locations in the display.

Field or Control

Description

Analysis View

Displays the current View name.

Select Analysis View

Select any existing View that you have saved or authorized to access.

Icons set

Select respective icon to save, edit, email or refresh the Supplier 360 View.

Metrics

Click the link to select one of the given options:

  • Choose Displayed Metrics: Click to view the list of available metrics. You can drag and place the required metrics from the displayed list in the dashboard.

  • Switch to Metric List: Click to view and choose system and user defined metric lists and corresponding metrics.

  • Save to Metric List: Click to save the list with a new list name or save the changes to the existing metric list.

  • Edit Metric Lists: Click to change the status and access privileges of the metric list. You can make the list public and change the status to active or inactive. The list can also be deleted.

  • Global Date Filter: Click to define the From/To Date range for all the metrics displayed

Supplier Name

Click the link (selected supplier name) to view and select one of the given related actions that opens in a new window:

  • Maintain Supplier

  • Outstanding Buyer Agreement

  • Review Supplier Details

  • Supplier Audit History

  • Supplier Conversation

  • Supplier Hierarchy

  • Supplier Name History

View icon

Click the icon to change the View from analysis to comparative mode. If comparative view is not defined or available then no data will be displayed.

Suppliers

Click the link in comparative view to add or delete suppliers for comparative analysis. On clicking this link a modal window opens where you can view the list of available suppliers. You can drag and drop required suppliers for comparing the data. From the Metrics you can choose required pagelets to compare. You can save the view as well.

Analysis view icon

Click the icon to go back to the Analysis View for a particular supplier.

For viewing and understanding the Supplier 360 pagelets, see Viewing the Supplier 360 Pagelets

All the fields presented in the Supplier 360 View are system defined. To customize the Supplier 360 data (user defined) access the Analysis Configuration page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Common Definitions, Configurable Analysis, Analysis Configuration). Here you can define a new analysis type and configure the various entities, factors, and related actions for the View. You can view and edit the defined Supplier 360 View data by accessing the Analysis Display page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Common Definitions, Configurable Analysis, Analysis Display). This page is also accessible from Suppliers, Supplier 360 menu navigation.

To access pivot grids from Supplier 360 user authentication is required and BU security is part of the authentication. However the BU security has to be manually configured by the user. The Advanced Query Security option has to be set on the record property. For this the user has to update appropriate record name via the application designer to enforce the BU security.