The Compliance Indicator is a RAG (red, amber, green) status for the supplier record. It provides a single point of governance of whether or not a supplier is available to be traded with.
Green indicates the supplier is good to go, and you may trade freely.
Red indicates there is a problem, and you should not trade with the supplier until the issue is rectified.
In this article you will learn:
What the icons on the Compliance Indicator mean
Where to find the Compliance Indicator
How to determine why a supplier has fallen into Caution or Non-Compliant state
What the icons on the Compliance Indicator mean
The Compliance Indicator may present as one of a series of icons helping you to determine the compliance of the supplier.
Click here for descriptions of the individual compliance icons.
Where to find the Compliance Indicator
The Compliance Indicator is visible everywhere on a Supplier Profile.
You will be able to find it in the header of the profile, as follows:
You will also be able to find it on the Supplier List, as follows:
How to determine why a supplier has fallen into Caution or Non-Compliant state
If a supplier has fallen out of compliance, their profile will help you to work out what has triggered the change.
To understand why a supplier is no longer compliant, follow these steps:
- Select the supplier
- On the Supplier Profile Summary Dashboard, you will see a Compliance pane on the right hand side of the screen, as follows:
- Click the Show Fields button on the Compliance pane. This will reveal all of the fields contributing to the supplier's compliance state, as follows:
- The list of fields will help you to understand why the supplier has fallen out of compliance, and what you need to do to rectify the issue.