Setting up the 'Suppliers' functionality

NOTE: This is only used for 'drop shipping' which is sending the product from the supplier's warehouse, where you're just a reseller of their products.  Do NOT use this if you're using it for specifying which supplier each product has.  Contact support@magicdust.com.au if you have any questions. 

To set up the Suppliers functionality:

1. Log in to your administration panel, open the Administration tab and click on the Settings link.
2. Click on the Suppliers link in the menu on the right.
3. Enable the Enable suppliers functionality check box and click on the Save button below.
4. Click on the Suppliers link under the Users tab.
5. Create a new supplier by using the Add supplier button. Define the supplier's e-mail, company, phone and address (from which his products are shipped).
   

   
   

6. Open the Editing product page of the product to which the created supplier should be assigned.
7. Select a necessary supplier in the Supplier select box. Click on the Save button.

   NOTE: The Supplier select box is not displayed, if there are no suppliers in your store.
   

To use certain shipping methods for certain suppliers:

1. Open the Shipping/taxes tab and click on the Shipping methods link.
2. Create a new shipping method or edit the existing one.
3. Select suppliers for the shipping method in the Suppliers select box and click on the Save button.
   

   
   

   
   

   NOTES:
   - If a customer buys a product that is assigned to a supplier, the shipping methods assigned to this supplier will be available only.
   - If a customer buys several products from different suppliers, several shipping methods (assigned to the suppliers) will be used in the order. The shipping cost will be summed.
   - When an order is placed, a notification about it will be sent to the corresponding supplier's email in order that he could ship the purchased product(s) to a customer.
   - In order to hide the supplier name in the customer area the Display product supplier company setting needs to be disabled on the Suppliers functionality settings page.