Setting up Non Hawkstone Community Lens Suppliers.

Sending Orders to Suppliers not in the Hawkstone Community.

There are two options, create a private supplier and then print the orders for that supplier or create a CSV file.


Private Supplier.

A file named private_community.ini is read from “files” folder. If it does not exist then create this using a text editor.

The format is 

[Suppliername]
webservice=0

Replace Suppliername with the name of the supplier. 

When the option to send orders is started then the Supplier will appear at the end with a * suffix.  The * indicates that it comes from the private list.

When there are orders to be sent, they should be printed and sent to the supplier. Printing can be to a PDF which can then be emailed.


CSV Supplier.

On the configuration page, select CSV Supplier configuration. 

On the next page, enter
Number – Account number with the supplier
Name – Name of the supplier
Format – Select a format, Standard is recommended.
Click Update.

The CSV supplier will now appear in the list of available supplier.  When orders are sent then a CSV file will be created with the data in various columns.


Please note that in both of these formats there is no validation of the orders.

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