What this page is for
A supplier price change is how a buying price — what a supplier charges you, as opposed to what you charge a customer — reaches Tulindo. One person raises it, and a second person approves it, so no cost moves without two pairs of eyes. This page lists every supplier price change, newest first.
Each row shows:
- Reference: the change's own number.
- Supplier: who it prices.
- Lines: how many buying prices it sets.
- Takes effect: when the new prices start.
- Status:
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Draft | Being prepared. Only a draft can be edited. |
| Awaiting approval | Submitted. Someone else must approve, reject or return it. |
| Scheduled | Approved; the prices start at the time shown. It can still be withdrawn. |
| In force | The prices are what an order uses now. |
| Rejected | Turned down, with a reason. No price was written. |
| Cancelled | Withdrawn before it took effect, with a reason. |
You see this page if your role can view purchasing. Approving needs a role that can approve purchasing documents, and you cannot approve a change you raised yourself unless your business has switched that on.
How to…
How to raise a price change
Press Raise a price change. See Raise price change.
How to find a change
Use the filters above the list: Status, Supplier and Takes effect (a date range).
How to approve, reject or return a change
- Press the row, or choose Open price change from its row menu.
- Compare each line's old price with the new one.
- Press Approve prices, Reject or Return for changes. Rejecting and returning ask for a reason, which the person who raised it sees.
How to withdraw a scheduled change
Open it and press Withdraw prices, giving a reason. The scheduled prices never take effect and the current prices stay in force. Prices already in force cannot be withdrawn this way.
Worked examples
Butchery that also roasts meat
Mama Njeri's Butchery's beef supplier raises their price. The buyer raises a change against
Ndahiro Farm with one line, takes effect tomorrow morning, and submits it. The owner filters by
Awaiting approval, opens it, checks the new price against the old one and approves it. The row
reads Scheduled until the effective time, then In force.
Restaurant and bar
The Acacia Grill & Bar's spirits supplier quotes a seasonal discount for December. The manager
raises a change against Kenya Beverages Ltd with the new, lower prices, Takes effect set to
1 December, and a second change ready for 1 January that puts the old prices back.