Supplier Lifecycle Management

Entity summary

Name	data_object	Description
Supplier Bank Accounts	supplier_bank_accounts	Validated remittance bank accounts for each supplier, holding account details, currency, and validation status.
Supplier Contacts	supplier_contacts	Named contact people for each supplier, with their role, email, phone, and primary-contact designation.
Supplier Documents	supplier_documents	Documents uploaded by or about each supplier, such as tax forms, certificates, and agreements, with type and expiry metadata.
Supplier Information Requests	supplier_information_requests	Campaigns asking suppliers to update or re-attest their information, tracked from issue through response and closure.
Supplier Locations	supplier_locations	Operating sites for each supplier, such as ship-from, remit-to, and manufacturing locations.
Supplier Onboardings	supplier_onboardings	Onboarding workflows for new suppliers, covering invitation, registration, document collection, and approval chain.
Supplier Qualifications	supplier_qualifications	Risk and compliance profiles for active suppliers, including sanctions screening, financial health, ESG scoring, and certifications.
Supplier Questionnaires	supplier_questionnaires	Reusable questionnaire templates used across qualification, performance, and risk workflows, such as insurance, security, ESG, and financial forms.
Supplier Registrations	supplier_registrations	Self-service registrations submitted by prospective suppliers before onboarding, with company, tax, and contact basics.
Supplier Relationships	supplier_relationships	Hierarchy and affiliate links between supplier records, such as parent, child, and affiliate relationships.
Supplier Segmentation Tiers	supplier_segmentation_tiers	Tier classifications that rank suppliers by strategic importance, such as strategic, preferred, and transactional.
Supplier Tasks	supplier_tasks	Tasks and to-dos assigned across the supplier-management lifecycle, with assignee, due date, and status.
Suppliers	suppliers	Vendor master records, holding legal name, tax id, addresses, payment terms, contacts, currency, status, and risk profile.

flowchart TD
  classDef master fill:#d4f4dd,stroke:#27ae60,color:#0b3d20;
  classDef platform_builtin fill:#e0e0e0,stroke:#424242,color:#1a1a1a;
  suppliers["Suppliers"]
  supplier_onboardings["Supplier Onboardings"]
  supplier_qualifications["Supplier Qualifications"]
  supplier_contacts["Supplier Contacts"]
  supplier_locations["Supplier Locations"]
  supplier_bank_accounts["Supplier Bank Accounts"]
  supplier_documents["Supplier Documents"]
  supplier_relationships["Supplier Relationships"]
  supplier_registrations["Supplier Registrations"]
  supplier_segmentation_tiers["Supplier Segmentation Tiers"]
  supplier_information_requests["Supplier Information Requests"]
  supplier_tasks["Supplier Tasks"]
  supplier_questionnaires["Supplier Questionnaires"]
  users["Users"]
  suppliers -->|"undergoes"| supplier_onboardings
  suppliers -->|"holds"| supplier_qualifications
  supplier_onboardings -->|"yields"| supplier_qualifications
  users -->|"owns"| suppliers
  users -->|"runs"| supplier_onboardings
  users -->|"approves"| supplier_onboardings
  users -->|"approves"| supplier_qualifications
  class suppliers master;
  class supplier_onboardings master;
  class supplier_qualifications master;
  class supplier_contacts master;
  class supplier_locations master;
  class supplier_bank_accounts master;
  class supplier_documents master;
  class supplier_relationships master;
  class supplier_registrations master;
  class supplier_segmentation_tiers master;
  class supplier_information_requests master;
  class supplier_tasks master;
  class supplier_questionnaires master;
  class users platform_builtin;
  style supplier_locations stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style supplier_relationships stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style supplier_segmentation_tiers stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style supplier_tasks stroke-dasharray:5 5;
  style supplier_questionnaires stroke-dasharray:5 5;