In your supplier listing page, the status column provides an immediate view of which vendors are eligible for procurement activities. Understanding these statuses is key to managing your vendor relationships and approval workflows.

Primary Statuses

Every supplier in Tradogram is assigned one of three core statuses that determine how they can be used in the system:

Active

The supplier is fully verified and ready for use.

• Impact: You can select this supplier when creating any transaction, such as Requisitions, Requests (RFQs), or Purchase Orders.

Inactive

The supplier is currently disabled for new transactions.

• Impact: The supplier will not appear in dropdown menus when creating new orders.
• Data Retention: All historical purchase data, contact details, and performance history are preserved. You can switch a supplier back to Active at any time.

Pending

The supplier is awaiting internal review.

• Trigger: This status appears if your account has Supplier Approvals enabled and a user (who lacks approval permissions) creates or edits a supplier.
• Impact: Once an authorized admin reviews and approves the supplier, the status automatically moves to Active.

The "Onboarding" Tag

If you utilize Supplier Self-Onboarding, you may see a specific tag labeled "Onboarding" next to a supplier's name.

• What it means: This tag is separate from the Active/Inactive/Pending status. It acts as a notification that a supplier has submitted or updated their own profile information via the portal.
• How to remove it: The tag remains visible until an internal user acknowledges the updates. To remove it, click into the Supplier Details and select the option to Remove Onboarding Tag.

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