Items, units, groups and vendor items

Share vendor items

Use the supported item-sharing action.

Audience: Purchasing staffPermission: purchase_items or purchase_vendor_items capabilityModule v1.7.9
Exact navigationAdmin Area → Purchase → Vendor Items → open mapping → Share
Before you begin
  • Use an account with purchase_items or purchase_vendor_items capability and confirm the intended record or setting before making a change.
  • Follow the exact route above. If the screen or action is absent, check module activation, ownership and permissions rather than using another person’s account.
  • Use controlled test data for configuration, integration, email, AI, payment, portal or automation changes before production-wide use.

What this guide covers

Use the supported item-sharing action. The instructions reflect the supplied module’s registered menus, controller actions, views, settings and code-backed validation flow.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Open Admin Area → Purchase → Vendor Items → open mapping → Share.
  2. Open the source record and verify its recipient, status, totals and attachments.
  3. Choose the Send, Email, Share or Request action described in the guide.
  4. Select recipients and attachment/signature options shown by the form.
  5. Submit once and verify the activity, delivery metadata, public link or approval request created by the module.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

Vendor identityCompany/name, code, tax/VAT, phone, website, category/group, address and status as exposed by the vendor form.
Contacts and accessVendor contacts, vendor administrators, portal status, language and welcome/notification settings where applicable.
Item masterCommodity/item code, description, group/subgroup, unit, purchase price, tax and purchase eligibility.
Vendor-item mappingVendor, group and selected item list, shared visibility and vendor-specific values where exposed.
Files/importAttachments, spreadsheet import rows, validation errors and generated barcode/code.

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • Vendor actions are capability-gated; portal functions also depend on the vendor-portal setting and contact authentication.
  • Item and vendor-item operations use separate capability groups.
  • Spreadsheet imports can create an error file for rejected rows; review it before retrying.

Expected result and verification

  • The supported share vendor items flow completes without bypassing permission or validation checks.
  • The resulting record, setting, status, file, delivery event or external response is visible from the relevant workspace.
  • Unexpected validation, provider or linked-record errors are investigated before retrying.

Security, privacy and operational checks

  • Apply least privilege to purchasing, vendor, invoice, payment, return, contract and report permissions.
  • Verify vendor identity, bank/payment details, tax, currency, totals and approvals before creating financial commitments.
  • Treat public links, signatures, portal files, attachments and exported reports as controlled business records.
  • Test settings and automated jobs with controlled records before production-wide use.