ShipHero allows you to manage vendor profiles either through automated synchronization with your Shopify store or by manually entering data into the Dashboard. Maintaining accurate vendor records is essential for generating Purchase Orders and tracking procurement history.
Automated Vendor Creation via Shopify
If you prefer to have vendors created automatically when products are imported from Shopify, you can enable this feature in your store settings:
- Navigate to My Account > Stores.
- Click on Settings for your connected Shopify store.
- Enable the setting to automatically create vendors during product imports.
Automated creation ensures that the "Vendor" field in Shopify maps directly to a "Vendor" profile in ShipHero, reducing manual data entry during your initial catalog setup.
Manual Vendor Creation
To add a new vendor directly through the web dashboard, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Purchase Orders > Vendors using the top navigation menu.
- Use the Search tool to verify that the vendor does not already exist in your system to avoid duplicate records.
- Click the Add a Vendor button located at the top right of the screen.
- Fill in the required fields in the vendor profile.
- Click Save.
For additional details on linking your catalog, please refer to our article on How to Assign Products to Vendors.