I had the same question when I first installed OFBiz. The answer I got back from
the mailing list was as I described.
Somone said at that time that a vendor is used in a shopping mall scenario -
where an OFBiz installation is "sub-let" to vendors, who sell goods to customers.
Maybe the vendor role has changed its meaning since then.
Chris Howe wrote:
I was under the impression that a vendor is an accounting role (bills
invoices, etc) and a supplier is a product role (product, inventory,
shipping). It's likely in Scott A.'s scenario, that the company is
both.
As far as how they are defined in the RoleType entity, a SUPPLIER has a
parent role of organizational role and VENDOR has no parent role.
--- Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That would be a supplier.
Scott A wrote:
Thanks Adrian, but I'm a little slow on the uptake.
Here what we want to do. We update our site inventory from a
database and we
showcase it on an ecommerce side as inventory. If someone orders
it, we
verify availability (most products are one of a kind) with the
vendor, order
the item, receive the item and then ship it out to a customer.
Thats the
typical flow.
So, do you consider this a supplier (someone who sells goods ) or a
vendor?
Thanks again for the help.
Adrian Crum wrote:
Someone who supplies you with goods or services is a supplier.
A vendor is somone who sells goods or services, who may or may not
sell
them to you.
Typically, vendor roles are used in "shopping mall" type
installations.
Scott A wrote:
Hey All,
can you help me determine the correct role? A regular
supplier/vendor
that
sells us merchandise that we then sell on to a retail client would
be
considered a supplier or a vendor and is there any good reason why
they
are
both there?
I'm a little confused between these two roles. Thanks in advance.
