Supplier addresses and contacts
Where: a supplier → Addresses and contacts.
Who: supplier.address.view / supplier.address.manage, supplier.contact.view /
supplier.contact.manage; features Address assignments and Contact assignments.
Addresses and contacts belong to the Party. Here you choose which to use for each supplier purpose; nothing is copied.
Assign an address or contact
- Make sure the address or contact exists on the Party.
- In Address assignments or Contact assignments, start a new assignment, choose the shared address or contact, then fill in:
| Field | Address example | Contact example |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier address purpose / Supplier contact purpose | ORDERING | ORDERING |
| Primary for this Supplier purpose | Yes | Yes |
| Effective from / Effective until | 2026-11-10 | 2026-11-10 |
| Delivery instructions / Receiving instructions (addresses) | Goods-in at rear | |
| Preferred communication method, Preferred language, Notes (contacts) | Email, English |
- Save. The table shows the shared address or contact, purpose, primary, effective dates and status.
Unassign ends an assignment; it stays in history.
Purposes
| Address purpose | Used for |
|---|---|
| ORDERING | Where purchase orders are sent. Required (primary) for purchase readiness. |
| REGISTERED | Registered office |
| DELIVERY | Where the supplier ships from |
| REMITTANCE | Where payment advice is sent |
| RETURNS | Where returned goods go |
| BILLING | The address on their invoices |
| QUALITY, WAREHOUSE, SERVICE, OTHER | As named |
| Contact purpose | Used for |
|---|---|
| ORDERING | Who receives purchase orders. Required (primary) for purchase readiness. |
| SALES, PROCUREMENT | Account management and negotiation |
| ACCOUNTS | Invoices and payments |
| DELIVERY, QUALITY, COMPLIANCE, CONTRACT, TECHNICAL | As named |
| ESCALATION | Who to call when something goes wrong |
| GENERAL | Anything else |
Only one primary assignment per purpose; the same address or contact is assigned once per purpose. The address or contact must belong to the supplier's Party.
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