> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.fabric.inc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supplier Onboarding Guide

### Catalog (Import Products/Approve Import Request)

Depending on your connection settings, you will see either **Import Products** or **Approve Import Request** for the **Catalog** section.

* **About Product Imports & Proposals** means you need to create products by importing them.
* **Approve Import Request** means that your retail partner creates products and you have to approve their requests for products.

Click **Start** to begin the process. You are presented with a how-to video relevant to the import process you selected.

### Product imports & proposals

Based on the category of products you are uploading, select a template from the dropdown, choose a file to upload, and then click Import.

To learn more about importing products, see [Adding products to your catalog](/v3/dropship/dropship-suppliers/product-management/product-management#adding-products-to-your-catalog).

### Video: Submit a proposal for a new product

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### Approve import request

A fabric retailer will submit a request to upload a set of products on your behalf. Once submitted, this “import request” requires your approval.

When the retailer submits the import request, you receive an email with instructions and a link to view the products and approve the request.

You don’t have to take any action at this time.

1. Click **Complete Task** to continue onboarding.

2. (Optional) Click **Schedule a Demo Call** after the **Notifications** section, before **Complete Onboarding**.

### Notifications

Click **Start** next to the Notifications section of the Onboarding Tasks page to configure which push notifications you receive.

There are four types of notifications to configure:

* **Connection:** notifications whenever there are changes to your connections or connection notes
* **Order Received:** notifications whenever you receive an order
* **Order Change Requests:** notifications when a customer has requested a change to their order
* **Order Digest:** a notification at the end of each business day that contains a summary of that day’s new or open orders

For each step in the Notifications workflow, enter an email address to enable the notification and click **Save & Continue**. To disable the notification, click **Skip Notification**.

## Complete Onboarding

After you have finished all of your onboarding tasks, your retail partner will receive a notification to activate your connection. Once the retailer has activated the connection, click the **Complete Onboarding** button at the bottom of the Onboarding Tasks page. You will start receiving orders in the Dropship portal.