Setting Minimum Supplier Requirement by Request Value Threshold

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This process allows an Administrator to set minimum supplier requirements for a specific Local Group.

Prerequisites

  • This functionality is not enabled by default. You must contact the VendorPanel - a Unimarket Company Support Team to have this feature turned on.

  • Need a Super Admin or Local Group Admin to add approval threshold for a local group.

Steps

  1. Select Local Groups and Users under the Admin Tools menu.
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  2. Click on the three vertical dots to the right of the relevant Local Group.

  3. Click on the Edit local group option.

  4. Go to the Request Settings section.

  5. Under the 'Setup REQUEST APPROVAL THRESHOLDS AND TRIGGERS' setting, click the Click to set thresholds link.

  6. Click the Minimum number of suppliers invited to respond to Requests button.

  7. For each Request value, select the radio button against the number that represents the minimum number of Suppliers a Buyer must invite.

  8. When finished, check the box against ENABLE these thresholds for this local group? and then click on Save.

Requesting Default Minimum Supplier Thresholds for your Enterprise

The thresholds can be set to apply to all Local Groups at once by the Support Team. This request must come from the Super Admin.

Important Notes

  • When set, these thresholds will be applied to all local groups and users at once; they cannot be applied only to selected local groups.

  • Any custom thresholds previously set against specific Local Groups or Buyers will be overwritten by the default thresholds.

Request Instructions

The Super Admin must request changes on the Submit a Request page and include the following information:

  • Super Admin's name and contact details

  • Indicate you are requesting Changes to the default minimum number of suppliers against each Request Value.

  • Specify that you want the settings to be applied to all of your Local Groups.

  • Fill out the required table (provided below) to indicate the desired minimum supplier thresholds.

Request ValueMinimum number of suppliers
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Up to 2,500        
2,500 to 10,000        
10,000 to 25,000        
25,000 to 50,000        
50,000 to 100,000        
100,000 to 150,000        
150,000 to 300,000        
300,000 to 500,000        
500,000 to 1M        
1M to 3M        
Over 3M        

Template for Enterprise Default Threshold Request

Instruction: Highlight the entire table below, copy, and paste it into the textbox on the VendorPanel -a Unimarket Company Submit a Request page. Ensure you put an 'X' against every Request Value row to indicate the threshold.