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height: 657px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(0, 204, 248);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;">Field</span></strong></td><td style="width: 11.8381%; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(0, 204, 248);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;">Type</span></strong></td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(0, 204, 248);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt;">Description</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="showsupplierupdatestoenduser">Show Supplier Updates to End-User</td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Checkbox</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">When checked, if a Supplier updates a ticket, this will be visible to both the Agents and the End-Users (via the portal) associated with the Ticket.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="supp_contract_mandatory">Contract is mandatory when logging to supplier<br></td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Checkbox</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">When checked, a Supplier Contract must be associated to a ticket before that ticket can use an Action with the system use &quot;Log to Supplier&quot;.&nbsp;<br></td></tr><tr style="height: 92px;"><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="supplier_permission_type">Supplier Permission Type<br></td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Single Select</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">The selection made here will determine how the access that Agents have to the Suppliers areas (Contracts and Suppliers themselves) is granted. For example if set to &quot;Use access control for Suppliers and Supplier Contracts.&quot; then agents will only have access to the supplier if they are added into the access control section (In the Top Bar) of the supplier.</td></tr><tr style="height: 70px;"><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="hide_supplier_hover_widget">Show a widget with Supplier information when hovering over a Supplier Field on an Action</td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Checkbox</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;"><strong>(v2.236+)</strong> When enabled a widget containing the Suppliers contact information will show when hovering over the Supplier field on an action.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="supplierimportidentifier">Unique identifier for Suppliers<br></td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Single Select</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">For importing, the field selected here will be used to match any imports to their currently existing Supplier. Should none be found, a new Supplier will be created.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="importsuppliers">Import Suppliers</td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Button</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">This will open up the menu for importing Suppliers. This can be done via a .XLSX or .CSV file, and these must follow the correct format. An example of which can be found with the download link atop the menu. Checkout this guide on <a href="https://halopsa.com/guides/article/?kbid=866" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Importing Data</a></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="default_view_suppliers_selectedid">Default List</td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Single Select</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">Here you can set the default list used when viewing suppliers.&nbsp;<br></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="default_columns_id_supplier"><p id="isPasted">Supplier Default Column Profile</p></td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Single Select<br></td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">Here you can set the default column profile used when viewing suppliers. This can be overridden in agent preferences.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;" id="suppliers_use_column_view_search"><p id="isPasted">Use a table view with the default Column Profile when searching for Suppliers</p></td><td style="width: 11.8381%;">Checkbox</td><td style="width: 54.8286%; text-align: left;">When checked, a table view will used when searching suppliers rather than a list view. Allowing you to customise the supplier details seen in the search. The column profile used for the table view can be set above using &#39;Supplier Default Column Profile&#39;.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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