Working with AX 2012 R2.
I have asked around about supplier portal capabilities, where vendors can log in and complete their "vendor profile," check order & invoice statuses, etc.; however, I have been told that this is only available in the R3 module. Unfortunately, our team has no plans to upgrade from R2 to R3 any time soon.
Currently, our vendor add process is very manual. Requester fills out the paper request form, emails it to our admin along with the W9 etc, and she keys the data into AX & scans in the documents. I have been working on a way to help automate this process by having the forms on SharePoint and route for approval via email notifications, and essentially "eliminate" a paper trail at least. I came across this link about automating the Vendor workflow in AX, and wondering if it will truly work for the R2 module.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh227413.aspx
It would be nice, after the requestor inputs the new vendor request, to have it route automatically through AX and create credentials for the Vendor to log in and complete their contact information, upload W9 form, ACH bank form, etc.
On that same note, is it possible to specialize the Vendor Profile page in AX to add additional fields? I would like to add an additional category option, as well as include the ability to state and list the Vendor's ISO/Quality certifications.
