Search Suppliers with a New User Experience

Search for suppliers using an elastic-based smart search that supports searchable attributes across suppliers with built-in fuzzy matching and filters to progressively narrow search results. This improved search experience is powered by the Redwood design system.

A new Suppliers task has been added in the Suppliers, Purchase Agreements, and Purchase Orders work areas to provide access to the new search page.

Suppliers New Page

Suppliers (New) Page

Search suppliers using supplier name, supplier number, alternate name, parent supplier name, and D-U-N-S number attributes. When you begin typing, search suggestions are automatically presented and a selection will directly open the supplier profile. Otherwise, you can continue to refine your search progressively with a range of filters, including creation date, country, status, and more. Alternatively, if you wish to report on a group of suppliers that meet a specific criterion, you can begin directly by using filters instead of conducting the search.

Search results are sorted by relevance to the search term, ensuring the best matches appear at the top. You can also change the default to sort by supplier name or creation date. After you find your supplier, you can click the supplier name or parent supplier name to open the supplier profile and view the details.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Procurement

The supplier search index must be configured by running the scheduled process 'ESS job to create the index definition and perform the initial ingest to OSCS' with the index name: fa-prc-suppliers.

This is a one-time task.

Tips And Considerations

  • You can create a saved search so the application displays the records associated with your default saved search when you navigate to the new Suppliers page. For example, you can create a saved search to display suppliers created within a date range that belong to a specific country.

  • If you're utilizing the global search to find suppliers, you must update the search index by submitting the scheduled process 'ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS' again with the index name 'fa-prc-suppliers'. Changes have been made to this index to support the new supplier search, so this step is required even if you don't opt in to this feature to ensure the global search functions as expected.

Key Resources

  • For information about using Oracle Visual Builder Studio to extend your Redwood application pages, see the "Extend Procurement Redwood Application Pages Using Visual Builder Studio" and “Create Guided Journeys for Redwood Pages” features in this document.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains this privilege can access the Redwood Suppliers page:

  • Search Supplier (POZ_SEARCH_SUPPLIERS_PRIV).

This privilege was available prior to this update.

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains this privilege can access VB Studio for extension:

  • Administer Sandbox (FND_ADMINISTER_SANDBOX_PRIV)