Automatic supplier requests

Use Auto supplier requests to raise requests as stock runs low. The owner or a person with system-settings update permission can configure it. An active branch and accurate product stock/minimums are prerequisites.

Enable a branch

1. Open Settings → Auto supplier requests.
2. Find the branch and turn on Raise supplier requests automatically.
3. Enable at least one rule: Fast selling products, Important products, or Every product below its minimum.
4. Select the branch’s Save.
5. Review Supplier requests after processing. Assign suppliers and review quantities before sending requests.

Fast-selling and important rules use the corresponding product flags. They trigger at the product minimum, or when stock runs out if no minimum is set. Enabling the main switch with no rules saves the setting but generates nothing.

Saving an active configuration queues a check of stock already running low. Requests may not appear immediately while background processing is pending. This is request preparation, not a stock receipt or supplier payment.

Change or stop automation

Change rules and save each affected branch. Turn off Raise supplier requests automatically and save to stop that branch’s automation. Review existing requests separately; changing the setting does not mean an existing request was cancelled.

If nothing appears, check the branch is active, at least one rule is on, the product has the required flag, its minimum and available stock are correct, and background processing is working. Use the normal supplier-request guide to manage any resulting request.