Go To Market - Local Group & User Management

Learn how users register and get started. How to invite and manage buyers and how to create and manage Local Groups

Getting Started & Profile Management

  • Registering as a Buyer

    To set up a Buyer account, you will need to be invited to register by one of your organisation’s Administrators. If you are not sure who your Administrator is, please con...

  • Vanity URLs

    A vanity URL is a personalised URL for your enterprise that uses a clear and concise address versus one filled with random alpha-numeric characters. Customers with Go To ...

  • Searching for Requests, Users & Suppliers using Search Tools

    The Super Admin user and all Local Group Administrators and Panel Administrators will have the option to use Search Tools to search for Requests, Users and Suppliers. To ...

  • Recommended Internet Browsers

    VendorPanel Go To Market should be accessible through most internet browsers. If you have trouble viewing or using the Go To Market website, we suggest using one of the b...

  • Forgotten Password Reset

    If you have forgotten your password you can request a temporary one here: Password Reset. You can also request a temporary password by clicking the Forgotten your passwor...

  • RSS Feeds

    On VendorPanel, each Tenders page has an RSS feed. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a way to subscribe to a source of information, in this case the Tenders p...

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User Roles & Hierarchy

  • User Roles Hierarchy

    The below image details the user type roles hierarchy when using VendorPanel Go To Market. You can find more detailed overviews of each role throughout this section via th...

  • Super Admin – Role Overview

    The Super Administrator, also known as Super Admin, is the highest-level end-user profile available on the platform. You can find information on how you can update the Sup...

  • Local Group Administrator - Role Overview

    Accounts in the Administrator Group of your enterprise can be assigned Local Group Administrator and Panel Administrator rights. Local Group Administrators (LGAs) can crea...

  • Panel Administrator - Role Overview

    Accounts within the Administrator Group of your enterprise can be granted Panel Administrator and Local Group Administrator rights. Panel Administrators (Panel Admins) are...

  • Local Group Manager - Role Overview

    The Local Group Manager (LGM) role is designed for users who need to manage a single group or team of Buyers within your organisation's enterprise. LGMs can invite Buyers t...

  • Response Selection Approver - Role Overview

    Response Selection Approver is a right that can be added to a user's account so they can approve response selections made by Buyers for RFx's. This allows approvers to app...

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Administrators & Managers

  • Inviting New Administrators/Managers

    The below instructions will step through how to invite new Local Group Admins, Panel Admins and Local Group Managers. Inviting a new Panel Admin/Local Group Admin Only th...

  • Adding & Removing Administrator Roles

    The Administrators that are registered in the Administrators Group can hold one or both administrator roles: Enterprise Panel Manager and Local Group Administrator. When ...

  • Viewing another Local Group Administrator's account (Impersonation)

      If the functionality has been turned on for your organisation, Local Group Administrators (LGAs) will be able to impersonate each other's accounts. This allows them to ...

  • Updating the Super Admin

    If you need to update who is the Super Admin for your enterprise, this will need to be actioned by the VendorPanel Support Team. You can either discuss this with your Acc...

  • Promoting Users to Managers/Administrators

    The Super Admin has the ability to promote and demote all users within the enterprise. The flow of role progression is a Buyer can be promoted to be a Local Group Manager...

  • Demoting Administrators & Managers to Buyers

    The Super Admin has the ability to promote and demote all users within the enterprise. A Local Group Administrator or Panel Administrator can only be demoted to a Buyer, ...

Local Group & Buyer Management

  • What is a Local Group?

    A Local Group is a group of Buyers and/or Local Group Manager(s). These local groups are set up and managed by the Super Admin or relevant Local Group Administrator withi...

  • Creating a new Local Group

    Local Groups can be created either by the Super Admin of the enterprise or by a Local Group Administrator. To create a new Local Group, select Local Groups and Users unde...

  • Inviting New Buyers

    Staff members of your organisation can register as a Buyer in one of two ways, either through direct invitation or a self-registration link. Both methods are addressed be...

  • Activating External & Marketplace list access on a Local Group

    When creating or managing a Local Group, various settings determine permissions and access to specific features on VendorPanel's Go To Market module. When the Super Admin...

  • Impersonating Other Users

    The Super Admin, Local Group Administrators, and Local Group Managers can all impersonate other accounts within your organisation, depending on their rights and access. I...

  • Transferring Ownership of a Local Group

    When a Local Group is created, it will be owned and managed by the Admin who creates the local group in their account (unless the Super Admin has assigned ownership to a ...

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Pre-Market & Response Selection Approvers