How to find products and enrich their data in the Vendor portal

Use the VendorConnect Vendor portal to find the products and other Entities assigned to you.

You can find assigned Entities with Quick Search, Query Editor, or VendorConnect Work Areas. The data you can find depends on your vendor setup and permissions.

Ways to find assigned Entities

VendorConnect Quick Search

VendorConnect Quick Search is available in the website header and on the VendorConnect Dashboard.

In the VendorConnect Vendor portal,
do the following:

1. Enter a value in VendorConnect Quick Search.
    
2. Click Search.
   Matching Entities are displayed.

VendorConnect Query Editor

Use VendorConnect Query Editor to search with more specific criteria.

In the VendorConnect Vendor portal,
do the following:

1. In the side navigation, click Query Editor.
   The Query Editor page opens.
    
2. Click Query Editor on the page.
   The query dialog opens.
    
3. Click the plus button to add a base line.
   The new base line defaults to Entity Type.
    
4. Configure the search criteria.
    
5. Click the magnifying glass icon.
   The search results are displayed.

VendorConnect Work Areas

VendorConnect Work Areas are focused lists of Entities that need work. They are created by a vendor manager and displayed on the VendorConnect Dashboard, below Quick Search.

Each Work Area shows a title and description. Work Area results can show a pending banner when there are already pending changes on an Entity.

In the VendorConnect Dashboard,
do the following:

1. Find the Work Area you want to use.
    
2. Click the Work Area card to open the Work Area Explorer, or click an individual result to open the Entity in VendorConnect Enrich.
   The selected Work Area or Entity opens.

VendorConnect Work Area Explorer

Work Area Explorer shows all Entities that match the selected Work Area criteria.

Use Work Area Explorer to:

• View the Entities included in the Work Area.
• Open a specific Entity in VendorConnect Enrich.
• Export the Work Area results.

Using the Work Area pane in VendorConnect Enrich

When you open an Entity from a Work Area summary or from Work Area Explorer, VendorConnect Enrich opens with the Work Area pane open.

Use the Work Area pane to move through Entities in the selected Work Area.

• Click the caret on the left side to expand or collapse the Work Area pane.
• Click another Entity in the Work Area pane to open it in the main VendorConnect Enrich pane.
• If the Work Area contains more than 100 results, use the arrows at the top of the pane to navigate through additional results.
• Use the dropdown at the top of the pane to switch the active Work Area.

If you cannot find the expected products

If you cannot find an expected product or Entity, contact your vendor manager. Your access depends on your vendor setup and permissions.

Editing product data in VendorConnect Enrich

Use VendorConnect Enrich to view and edit assigned product data.

VendorConnect Enrich displays current Inriver product data. You can edit the Fields and Links that your vendor manager has given you permission to update.

VendorConnect Enrich tabs

VendorConnect Enrich is divided into four tabs:

Editing Field values

Use the Details tab in VendorConnect Enrich to edit Field values.

Editable Fields can use different input types:

• Text Fields let you type the updated value.
• Dropdowns let you select valid values.
• Radio buttons let you select from a limited set of options.

In VendorConnect Enrich > Details,
do the following:

1. Click the Field you want to edit.
   The Field becomes editable, depending on the Field type and your permissions.
    
2. Enter or select the new value.
   The change is added to Active Changes on the right side of the page.
   
   
    
3. Repeat the previous steps for each Field you want to update. Click Save below Active Changes when you are done.
   A submission is created for the vendor manager to review.

Uploading images

Use the Media tab in VendorConnect Enrich to upload images to the selected Entity.

In VendorConnect Enrich > Media,
do the following:

1. Click the plus button.
   The file selection dialog opens.
    
2. Select the image you want to upload.
   The uploaded image is added to Active Changes.
   
   
    
3. Repeat the previous steps for each image you want to upload. 
   
   Click Save when you are done.
   A submission is created for the uploaded images.

Viewing and adding linked Entities

Use the Includes and Included in tabs in VendorConnect Enrich to view linked Entities.

• Includes 
  Shows child Entities linked to the selected Entity.
   
• Included in
  Shows parent Entities linked to the selected Entity.

If your permissions allow it, you can add linked Entities from these tabs.

In VendorConnect Enrich > Includes or Included in,
do the following:

1. Find the Link category you want to update.
    
2. To add a new Entity, click the ellipsis button next to the Link category, if available.
    
3. To add an existing Entity, use the search box. Save the change when you are done.
   A submission is created for the Link change.

Reordering linked Entities

You can reorder linked Entities by dragging and dropping them into a new sequence.

Reordering linked Entities creates a submission, like other changes. The vendor manager must approve the submission before the change is applied.

In VendorConnect Enrich > Includes or Included in,
do the following:

1. Drag the linked Entity to a new position in the sequence.
   The new order is shown in the Link list.
    
2. Save the change when you are done.
   A submission is created for the reordered Links.

Pending Links and Link preview

Pending linked Entities are displayed separately from other linked Entities. Pending Links show the Entity name or New Entity.

If there are pending Link changes, a preview section is shown below the current Link list.

Pending new Entities are not shown in the preview. They are added to the end of the list in the order they are accepted.

Further reading

Import product data in the VendorConnect Vendor portal

Export product data from the VendorConnect Vendor portal

Track submissions and messages in the VendorConnect Vendor portal

Import images in bulk with image URLs in the VendorConnect Vendor portal