Orders to Suppliers

Manage items to reorder by supplier and send supplier emails.

Production

Manage items to reorder by supplier and send supplier emails.

Permission requiredNeeds the warehouse role.

Managing the reorder queue and sending supplier emails requires the Warehouse administrator permission.

How it works

Build the reorder queue

In the Warehouse module open Services → Orders to Suppliers. Items to reorder are grouped by supplier. Add items to reorder — from an order's details or as extra items — and edit the quantities.

The Orders to Suppliers reorder queue grouped by supplier
Orders to Suppliers — 1 suppliers, 2 items to reorder, 3 add item, 4 edit quantity.

Set the email template

For a supplier, save an email template with a Subject and Message Template. The template supports the placeholders {supplierName}, {deliveryDate} and {items}.

The email template editor
Prepare the order — 1 email template (Subject, Message Template), 2 placeholders {supplierName} {deliveryDate} {items}.

Send the supplier order

Open the Send dialog, where you set the Required delivery by date (required), confirm the Supplier Email and an optional CC, then Confirm and Send. Livion generates a supplier-order PDF, emails it to the supplier and logs it in the order history.

The send dialog for a supplier order email
Send order — 1 Supplier Email, 2 optional CC, 3 Required delivery by (required), 4 Confirm and Send (generates the PDF and logs it).

What happens next

  • Sending generates a supplier-order PDF and emails it to the supplier (with an optional CC).
  • The send is logged in the order history for traceability.
Limitation

Sending emails requires the supplier's contact details: email must be configured and the supplier must have a contact email. A required delivery date must be set before you can send.