> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.live-eo.com/tradeaware/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.live-eo.com/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-web-app/connect-with-your-supply-chain.md). # Connect with your supply chain ## **What is the TradeAware Commercial Network?** The commercial network is a **free** way for buyers to request plot data from their suppliers. It allows for companies to **connect** with each other for **ongoing data sharing** to simplify the process of ongoing due diligence and to **prevent re-entry of plot information** for each new buyer request. It allows suppliers to **request and anonymously share** data from their **sub-suppliers** so that don’t have to worry about sharing commercially sensitive data. ## Adding Suppliers as a Buyer To open the suppliers view, press the Suppliers icon image-20240809-160023.png on the left panel. If you don’t have suppliers, the table will be empty.
To start inviting suppliers, select the at the top of the Suppliers list. This will show your options to either invite suppliers by writing one or more emails separated by commas in the "Supplier Email" bar. You can also bulk invite suppliers by selecting or dragging and dropping a CSV with up to 100 supplier emails in it. You can also add a message to your suppliers in the "Message" section that they will receive in their onboarding email. This can be used to provide additional context or instructions.
Once you click "Send Invitation", your invitation will be sent and you will see a success message.
### Tracking and managing supplier invitations Once you've sent supplier invitations, you can track and manage them from the **Invitations** tab inside the Suppliers view. At the top of the Suppliers view you'll see two tabs: **Suppliers** (suppliers who have accepted your invitation and connected with you) and **Invitations** (every invitation you've sent, with its current state). The number in brackets next to each tab shows how many entries it contains. The Invitations tab has its own URL `…/map/suppliers/invitations,` so it can be bookmarked directly.
The Invitations table shows the following columns: * **Email** — the address you invited * **Updated at** — when the invitation last changed state * **Status** — the current state of the invitation: *Sent*, *Cancelled*, *Rejected*, or *Expired* You can search invitations by email using the search bar at the top, and filter the list by status or by an "Updated at" date range using the filter icon. The three-dot menu on each row offers status-aware actions: * For invitations still in *Sent* status (waiting for the supplier to respond), you can **Cancel** the invitation. * For invitations that are *Sent*, *Expired*, *Cancelled*, or *Rejected*, you can **Resend** the invitation. A new invitation email will be sent to the same address. You can also send new invitations directly from this view using the **+** button at the top right of the table. If a supplier accepts an invitation, they move from the Invitations tab to the Suppliers tab — where you can see their company name, contact details, plots, and risk status as described above.
Selecting a Supplier will show their details and any plots they or their sub-suppliers have added as well as their risk statuses.
You can use the search bar at the top of the page to search your suppliers by company, commodity, contact name or email. You can also use the arrow next to the column headers to sort your suppliers by the different column data.
### Assessing Supplier Risk To learn more about how to assign risk statuses to suppliers, see [Assess risk in your supply chain](/tradeaware/using-the-tradeaware-web-app/assess-risk-in-your-supply-chain.md) ## Connecting with Buyers as a Supplier After sending an invitation to connect to a Supplier, they receive an email to accept the connection. This will also contain any message you have added for your supplier.
Clicking "Connect & share my compliance data" navigates the user to the login page where they can log in to their account or [create a new one](/tradeaware/readme/getting-started.md). After login, if you clicked the "Connect & share my compliance data" button, the invitation will be automatically accepted and will appear in your list of Buyers in the Buyers Tab . When you log into TradeAware, and established a connection within tradeAware with your Buyer Business. In the Notification Panel you will able to see the corresponding information.
This will show the Buyer’s details.
You can see all of Buyers by navigating to the Buyers page by selecting the icon image-20240809-163417.png on the left hand panel.
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