Importing Suppliers

Supplier Import Overview

The supplier import feature lets you bring your existing vendor and supplier list into Fixmo from an external file. Supplier import is the simplest of the three import types, with only 5 fields and no plan limits to worry about. Duplicate detection is based on case-insensitive company name matching. Only users with the Admin role can access data import.

How to Import Suppliers

The supplier import follows the standard upload, map, and execute flow.

1. 1Navigate to Settings > Data Import from the sidebar.
2. 2Click the 'Import Suppliers' option.
3. 3Upload your file by dragging and dropping it into the upload zone, or click to browse and select a file.
4. 4Fixmo parses the file and displays the column mapping interface.
5. 5Review the auto-mapped columns and adjust any incorrect mappings. Ensure at least the name field is mapped (required).
6. 6Choose your import mode: Bulk Import or Guided Import.
7. 7Start the import and review the results.

Supported Supplier Fields

Fixmo recognizes 5 fields for supplier import. Only the supplier name is required, all other fields are optional.

• name (required), the supplier's company or business name, used for display and duplicate detection
• contactName, the name of your primary contact person at the supplier
• email, the supplier's email address
• phone, the supplier's phone number
• address, the supplier's business address

Duplicate Detection

Fixmo checks each row's supplier name against existing suppliers in your database using case-insensitive comparison. If a match is found, the row is skipped. For example, 'Samsung Electronics', 'samsung electronics', and 'SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS' are all considered the same supplier. The import results summary shows how many rows were skipped as duplicates.

Import Results

After the import completes, Fixmo displays a summary showing the number of suppliers created, the number skipped as duplicates, and any rows that failed validation with their row numbers and error messages.