This article explains how the specification process for an enterprise retailer commences.
This is the way the buying process is tracked in Atelier:
| Stage | Buying Activity | Activity in Atelier | Interest level |
| Viewed | Views a sample | Views a sample page | Low |
| Shortlisted | Picks a sample in pre-selection | Adds to My Samples | Moderate |
| Selected | Sample selected from pre-selection | Converts to Product | High |
| Confirmed | Sample signed-off for SKU |
Changes Status to Confirmed |
Guaranteed |
Once a buyer has selected a vendor product, it is visible in the buying company assortment (Linesheet) and Status will automatically display as Selected:
After the internal buying team's offline "sign-off" process has been completed, the buyer sponsoring the product for sign-off should change the status to Confirmed:
If you are changing the status on a master size row then all the sizes associated with this product will also change status automatically for you:
This change in status by the buyer on the retailer system will trigger a notification to the Vendor of Record advising them that their sample has been confirmed by their customer:
If your customer is subscribed to the Atelier Enterprise plan when you navigate to Running Lines > Product X > Customer Pricing tab, as the vendor you can now see the red "Required" link to initiate the Cost Submission process:
Click once on this link to create the Cost Submission specific to your customer and start the submission process. All data saved in this form will be both unique & private to this customer
⚠️ Warning: Supported Currency
Vendors can only start a Cost Submission if their quotation currency (Home Currency) is supported by the retailer's Sourcing Metal Locks - even if the Cost Submission is for a non-precious product.
Don't worry, if your currency is not supported by your customer, you will be automatically guided to request the currency you need from them.