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Why link Shopify products to suppliers?


Linking your Shopify products to suppliers lets the app work smarter for you — auto-filling purchase orders, routing order items to the right supplier, and generating combined POs in bulk.

In short: Link products once, and the app handles the rest every time you create a purchase order.

Save time with auto-filled purchase orders

When a product is linked to a supplier, its details automatically populate every time you add it to a purchase order form:

  • Supplier SKU
  • Unit cost
  • Tax percent
  • Properties
PO form product preloaded

No more looking up costs or copy-pasting SKUs — the form is ready to go.

Automatically route Shopify orders to the right supplier

When you generate purchase orders from incoming Shopify orders, the app checks each line item’s supplier link and distributes items accordingly. Every product lands on the correct supplier’s PO without manual sorting.

Orders overview page

Generate combined POs in one click

Combined purchase order creation groups pending items by supplier — but it can only do this when products are linked. Without links, the app doesn’t know which supplier should receive which items.

Next step: Ready to set it up? See how to link Shopify products to a supplier.


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