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title: How to Add and Manage Suppliers
description: This article explains how to create and manage Suppliers in Helix. Suppliers represent vendors from whom inventory items are procured, and they are used throughout purchasing, GRNs, expenses, and payments.
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December 26, 2025
# How to Add and Manage Suppliers
## This article explains how to create and manage Suppliers in Helix. Suppliers represent vendors from whom inventory items are procured, and they are used throughout purchasing, GRNs, expenses, and payments.
### 🧭 What Suppliers Are Used For
Suppliers are required to:
- Raise **Purchase Orders**
- Record **Goods Received Notes (GRNs)**
- Track **credit terms** and supplier-wise payables
- Link Inventory items to the relevant Supplier
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### 📍 Navigation Path
**Purchasing → Suppliers**
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### ➕ How to Add a Supplier
1. Click **+ Add Supplier** (top-right)
2. Fill in:
- **Supplier Details (Code, Name, TRN)**
- **Branch(es)** the supplier provides items to
- **Credit Terms** (define how long your clinic is allowed to take to pay a supplier after an invoice or bill is raised)
- Assign **Ledger**
- Other optional fields: Arabic name, Reference number, Address, Email
3. Click **Submit**
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### ✅ Verification
- Confirm the supplier appears in the supplier list
- Repeat the same steps to add additional suppliers
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### 📝 Notes
- Suppliers should be linked to a **ledger account** (typically handled by Finance)
- Supplier setup is a prerequisite for purchasing workflows
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