The master data for supplier management is found under Administration > Suppliers. Here you configure sorting, number ranges, and additional classification options for your suppliers.
Settings
Sort suppliers in selection lists and supplier management: Choose between sorting by supplier number or name.
Supplier number range: If you want automatic sequential numbering, enable this option and configure:
Prefix: Text placed before the sequential number
Length: Number of digits (padded with leading zeros)
Suffix: Text placed after the number
VAT: Set the VAT rate to be pre-filled in payment data when creating new suppliers. The available rates are those defined under Administration > Prices & Receipts > Tax Rates.
Number Range
If you activate automatic supplier numbering, ZEP assigns numbers automatically when creating new suppliers using the following pattern: Prefix + sequential number (zero-padded to the specified length) + Suffix.
Example: prefix SUP-, length 5, no suffix → first number SUP-00001.
Note: If no number range is configured, the supplier number must be entered manually when creating a new supplier.
Default Tax Rate
Set the default VAT rate that is pre-filled when creating new suppliers. The rate can be overridden individually at the supplier level.
Industries
Create industries for your suppliers. Click Add industry and enter a short form and multilingual descriptions. Use the gear icon to configure table columns and arrange them via drag & drop.
Categories
Create categories for your suppliers. Click Add category and enter a short form and multilingual descriptions.
Additional Attributes
Additional fields that can be displayed and filled in for each supplier. Click Add attribute and define:
Name: Technical name (also usable via SOAP interface)
Label: Multilingual display in the user interface
Note: Internal description
Type: Text, Text area, Yes/No, Number, Percentage, Decimal, Date, Email, or URL
Note: Additional attributes are displayed on the data page of the supplier file and can be entered in edit mode.