Users with the Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator role can allow Supplier Self-Registration. This enables a community registration page where your suppliers can register and supply their company and tax details.
To enable your community specific supplier self-registration page go to the Administration module > Administration > Suppliers > Registration tab, select the Enabled checkbox, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Save. Once saved the self-registration page can be previewed by clicking on a link located underneath the Enabled checkbox.
The Description field allows the community to define a description that will display on the supplier registration page e.g. "Welcome to University X, we require all our suppliers to register and provide their details before trading. Please register and...".
Default Supplier Settings
| Field | Description |
| Require Company Profile | If enabled, suppliers are instructed that they must complete their Company Profile before they will be connected to the community for trading. |
| Require Bank Account | If enabled, suppliers are instructed that they must provide their bank account details before they will be connected to the community for trading. |
| Require Bank Account Proof | If enabled, suppliers are instructed that they must provide their bank account proof (eg a bank statement or Deposit slip) before they will be connected to the community for trading. |
| Require Tax Profile | If enabled, suppliers are instructed that they must complete their W9 / W8 tax profile before they will be connected to the community for trading (this is US only). |
| Require Premium |
If enabled, suppliers are instructed that the community would like them to register and upgrade to Premium. |
| Require Insurance Certificate |
If Enabled suppliers are instructed that they must upload an Insurance Certificate before they will be connected to the community for trading. |
| Auto Connect Supplier | If enabled, suppliers will be automatically connected to the community when the above criteria are met. This is disabled by default meaning suppliers need to be connected manually from the Manage Suppliers screen. |