Requesting New Products

Requesting New Products

If your User Permissions require you to Request Approval for "New" Products (new to your corporate and/or company catalogs)  you will see a   + Request New   button on the Corporate or My Catalog pages.  If you search for, but cannot find a product you need in your Catalog(s), then you can click this button to Request a New Product.

Requesting a New Product

From the Corporate or My Catalog pages:
  1. Look for and click the blue   + Request New   button on the far right side of the page.
  2. From the Request New page:
    1. Choose the Vendor who sells the product from the drop down menu.
    2. Enter the Vendor SKU (Item #)
    3. If no Products show in the Box that appears below the Vendor and Vendor SKU fields.....
    4. Then scroll down and click the + Request New button at the bottom of the page.
You may see product 'Results' in the Box if the product did already exist and you just missed it, or if the product exists but had been set to the status Inactive.  If it is 'Inactive' you most likely need to contact your Manager if you need this product to be re-Activated.  If your permission allow you to Edit Product Status, then you can click on the product to go to the Profile page, where you can set it back to Active and Save.
  1. You will be directed to the Request a New Product page where the Vendor and Vendor SKU fields will be populated
    1. Next, enter the following Required information:
      1. Product Name or description
      2. Container Price
      3. Category
    2. It is wise to also populate these following fields if at all possible:
      1. Sub Category
      2. Manufacturer
      3. Mfr. SKU
      4. Image Address (right click on an image from the Vendor website and choose 'Copy Image Address')
      5. Package Qty
Most of the information you need, from the Product Name to the Manufacturer and Image Address, can be found on the Vendor website.  Enter all of the information you can, as this will make the Approval process for managers much easier.
If the Vendor manufactures the product then they are both the Vendor and the Manufacturer and typically both SKU's would be the same.
  1. Once you have entered all of the product information you know, click the   Request Approval   button in the top right of the page.
  2. The system will ask you to enter a Reason for your Request...enter this in the pop up window and then click Proceed.

Once you have Requested Approval:
  1. An email Notification will be sent off to any managers who can 'Approve New Products' within your company or group.
  2. You can now Order this product
    1. Add the product to a Cart by going back to My Catalog, search for and locate the product like you would any other product, and Add it to a Cart...it will be in the Status Pending Approval.
  3. Once a manager Approves or Denies the new Product Request, you will receive an email Notifying you of their decision.
Carts that are Pending Approval cannot be Approved until 'all' Products Pending Approval have been decided on.


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