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# Inviting Suppliers to Dropship

This topic explains how a merchant can invite a new supplier to the Dropship platform.

## Procedure

1. To invite a new supplier to your dropship program, in the top navigation menu, click **Suppliers**.

   The **Suppliers** page is displayed.

2. Click **Invite Supplier**.

   The **Invite Supplier** window is displayed.

3. Enter the following details in the **Supplier Info** section:

   * The name of the supplier.
   * (Optional) A Supplier Number.
   * (Optional) A target launch date which appears in your supplier calendar.

4. Enter the following details in the **Primary Contact** section:

   * The primary contact's first name.
   * The primary contact's last name.
   * The primary contact's email.

5. Click **Send Invitation**.

### Advanced settings

If a new supplier's connection settings are different than your account's default settings, you can change their settings during the invitation process in the **Advanced Settings** section.

<Note> Your account's default supplier invite settings are set during your initial onboarding. </Note>

1. To invite a new supplier who will have different account settings, click **I want to override the settings below**.

2. In the **Connection Level** field, select a connection level.

3. In the **Fulfillment SLA (Business Days)** field, enter a fulfillment SLA.

4. In the **Payment Terms** field, select a payment term.

5. In the **Catalog Import Method** field, select an import method.

6. In the **Cost Model** field, select a cost model.

7. In the **Returns & Customer Service Allowance (%)** field, add an allowance. The allowance increments by .25%.

8. Click **Send Invitation**.

Your new supplier will receive an email from the Dropship Platform prompting them to sign in and begin the onboarding process.

## Viewing and Resending Invitations

1. To manage the suppliers you have invited, navigate to the **Suppliers** page and click **Invitations** located in the **New Suppliers** section.

   The **Invitations** page is displayed. You can filter invitations by their status.

2. To resend an invitation, click **Resend**.

   The Dropship platform re-sends the invitation email to the supplier.

## Activating new suppliers

After a supplier accepts your invitation, they appear in the  **Onboarding** section on the **Suppliers** page. You can choose to receive a notification when your supplier has completed onboarding to know when they're ready for their connection to be activated.

<Note>If you don't activate a new supplier, they won't be able to receive orders.</Note>

1. To activate a new supplier, navigate to the **Supplier** page and click **Onboarding** within the **Browse Suppliers** section of the suppliers page.

   This page provides you with a list of suppliers who have accepted your invite. The **In Review** status means that the supplier has completed their onboarding and is ready for your team to activate them.

2. Click the supplier you want to active.

   The **Supplier Details** page is displayed.

3. Click **Activate**.

Once the supplier is **Active**, they will move from the **Onboarding** section to the **Active** section within the **Suppliers** page and they can begin receiving orders.

## Checking Onboarding Status

Once a supplier accepts your invitation, they will move to the **Onboarding** section on the **Suppliers** page.

1. To view a supplier and check where they're at with their onboarding items, navigate to the **Supplier** page and click **Onboarding** within the **Browse Suppliers** section of the suppliers page.

   This page provides you with a list of suppliers who have accepted your invite.

2. Click a supplier.

The **Supplier Details** page is displayed.

1. On the **Supplier Detail** page, click **Onboarding** in the left connection menu.

   The **Onboarding Progress** bar is displayed with a list of tasks that have been completed, their date, and who completed the task. Incomplete tasks have no completion date and are marked in grey.