Update Vendor Definition

The administrator can maintain the vendors available in VPO on the Update Vendor Definition page. This page contains information specific to VPO, as well as general data and contact information for the vendor. This page also stores the URLs required for enabling the vendor shopping site to communicate with VPO.

For descriptions of the fields in the Update Vendor Definition page, refer to Add Vendor Definition.

Menu Path

From the Vendor Punchout (VPO) Administration menu, click Update Vendor Definition.

Action Buttons

The following buttons display at the bottom of the Update Vendor Definition page after a vendor has been selected in the Available Vendors field:

Button	Definition
Save	Save changes to the environment the administrator is currently using after updating a vendor definition.
Save to Live/ Save to Test	Saves changes to the environment the administrator is not currently using when updating a vendor definition. If a record in the Test environment is updated, the button will be titled Save to Live. If a record in the Live environment is updated, the button will be titled Save to Test.
Delete	Delete the vendor definition.
Reset	Restore the record to the original values that displayed when the Available Vendor was selected. This enables you to start over when updating the selected vendor.
Clear	Clear any changes made since the last time the record was saved and returns to the Update Vendor Definition page with no vendor selected. This enables you to select another vendor for updating.

Update a Vendor Definition

Select Update Vendor Definition.
In the Available Vendors field, select the vendor to be updated. The list displays vendors that are already configured in VPO.
Update the fields as needed.
Click one of the action buttons to save changes to the current environment, save the record to a different environment, delete the vendor definition, reset the initial values, or clear the changes.

If you are updating a record for Amazon or Equal Level, there is guidance for specific fields in a special note on the Update Vendor Definition page.

For Amazon, set Send User Email, Long Supplier Part ID, and Multiple FROM Credentials to Yes.
For Equal Level, set Send User Email, Long Supplier Part ID, to Yes. Set Multiple FROM Credentials to No.