How supplier branches build up from receipts

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Who can use this?
Platform
Web
Plan
All plans
Permissions
Purchasing

Topic

A supplier is one trading entity — for example 'PB Tech' — even though it has many stores. WorkshopMax keeps the supplier as a single record and learns its branches from the receipts you scan, so your spend still consolidates to one supplier.

Instructions

  1. 1
    Scan a receipt from a supplier you already have.

    If the receipt reads 'PB Tech Westgate', the expense is filed under the 'PB Tech' supplier and 'Westgate' is captured as the branch.

  2. 2
    Let the branch file itself.

    When the supplier already exists, WorkshopMax records the branch (with its address and phone from the receipt) under that supplier automatically — deduped, so re-scanning the same branch won't create duplicates.

  3. 3
    View the supplier's branches.

    Open the supplier to see its branch directory, plus the supplier's GST number, learned from receipts.

Additional Information

Keeping one supplier per entity means 'how much have we spent at PB Tech?' stays answerable and avoids duplicate Xero contacts.

The per-purchase branch is kept on the expense; entity-level details (GST number, address) live on the supplier.

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