The Supplier Data tab on the Supplier Profile offers three different 'views' of the data being displayed. These views form part of Canopy's data governance approach whereby any data point can have three different versions of the answer:
- Draft version: This is where draft answers are inputted by the Profile Admin that has not yet been submitted. This may happen when someone is in the process of updating the Supplier Profile.
- Submitted version: This is where submitted answers have been formally submitted by the Profile Admin for approval by the customer team. Internal users of the business may also input internal data in this version.
- Published version: This is where published answers that have been approved by the customer and are now published to the supplier record as an official and accepted piece of information.
To add information to a supplier profile, as an internal user of the company, please follow these steps:
- Navigate to the 'Submitted' version of the supplier profile.
- Add the information to the Data Framework.
If the supplier is in 'Under review' status, the field will be approved by the relevant section approver.
If the supplier is in a 'Published' status, please ensure you re-publish the profile via the 'Review' tab on the profile, to ensure the information is moved over to the best version on the profile.