Items, units, groups and vendor items

Share vendor items

Follow this guide to use the supported item-sharing action.

Audience: Purchasing staffPermission: purchase_items or purchase_vendor_items capabilityModule v1.7.9
Jump to steps
Where to goAdmin Area → Purchase → Vendor Items → open mapping → Share
Before you start
  • 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 helps you do

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

Follow these steps

  1. Go to Admin Area → Purchase → Vendor Items → open mapping → Share.
  2. Go to the source record and verify its recipient, status, totals and attachments.
  3. Select 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 and options

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.

Rules and limits

  • 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.

Check it worked

  • 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.