Custom item suppliers
A supplier from which a custom item can be bought, with its trade codes, name and optional unit.
- API name:
customitemsuppliers - Domain: Catalog
- Modules: Manufacturing, Purchasing
Fields
The API name is what the API, MCP and the CLI use.
| Name | API name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | id | Record ID | Yes | |
| Name | label | Text I18n | Short name or description the supplier uses for this item. | |
| SKU | sku | Text | Supplier-side SKU for this item. | |
| GTIN barcode | gtin | GTIN barcode | Optional GTIN (8, 12, 13, or 14 digits) to identify the item by scan. | |
| Supplier | supplierId | Reference | Yes | Supplier approved for this custom item. |
| Minimum quantity | quantityMin | Quantity | Quantity in the catalog unit after any unit conversion on the line. | |
| Quantity multiple | quantityMultiple | Quantity | Quantity in the catalog unit after any unit conversion on the line. | |
| Item | customitemId | Reference | Yes | Custom item with buy or make-or-buy fulfillment. |
| Unit of measure | customitemuomId | Reference | Purchasing unit when it differs from the item base unit. Leave empty when the base unit applies. | |
| Priority | priority | Integer | Preference order among approved suppliers. A lower number is more preferred. | |
| Lead time (days) | leadTimeDays | Whole Number | Typical lead time in calendar days from this supplier. | |
| Links | links | Link | Links | ||
| Tags | tagIds | Tags | Tags on this item–supplier relationship, not on the item master. | |
| Description | description | Text Area I18n | Supplier notes about this item in their catalog. | |
| Data | data | Data | ||
| External identifiers | identifiers | External identifier | External identifiers | Remote system keys and optional id types. One value per system and type pair on this record. | |
| Created by | createdBy | User | ||
| Created at | createdAt | Date and Time | Yes | |
| Updated by | updatedBy | User | ||
| Updated at | updatedAt | Date and Time | Yes | |
| Blocked by | blockedBy | User | ||
| Blocked at | blockedAt | Date and Time | ||
| Archived by | archivedBy | User | ||
| Archived at | archivedAt | Date and Time |
Relations
Owned records (solid line) are deleted with their owner. Grouped records (dashed line) can exist alone.
| Field | Points to | Kind |
|---|---|---|
Supplier supplierId | Suppliers | grouped by |
Item customitemId | Custom items | grouped by |
Unit of measure customitemuomId | Custom item units of measure | reference |
Tags tagIds | Tags | reference |
Actions
What you can do with a record. Every action also sends the webhook event customitemsuppliers.<action>. Reads (find, get, count) work on every table.
| Name | API name | Description | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create | create | Link a supplier to this custom item. | App · WebMCP · API · CLI |
| Edit | update | Save changes to this supplier link. | App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI |
| Block | block | Stop edits and deletion of this supplier link. It stays visible and can still appear on existing documents. Unblock to edit again. | App · API · CLI |
| Unblock | unblock | Allow edits and deletion of this supplier link again. | App · API · CLI |
| Archive | archive | Retire this supplier link from the custom item. It leaves active lists and pickers, and most actions stop. The supplier itself is kept. Unarchive to restore the link. | App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI |
| Restore | unarchive | Return this supplier link to active lists and actions. | App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI |
| Delete | delete | Remove this supplier from the custom item. The supplier itself is kept. This cannot be undone. | App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI |