Suppliers & Linking

What can you do with this?

• Enable or disable suppliers -- choose which suppliers contribute pricing data to your catalog.
• Filter suppliers by shipping country -- quickly find suppliers that ship to your region.
• Link device brands to suppliers -- control which categories and brands each supplier covers.
• Create linking profiles per supplier -- group brands into profiles, and give every profile its own attribute linking. For example, link Apple parts one way and Samsung parts another way, all from the same supplier.
• Map quality attributes -- match supplier quality labels (e.g., "OEM", "Aftermarket") to your own repair attributes (e.g., "Official", "Compatible").
• Add custom price rules -- adjust supplier prices before your margin is applied, for example to account for customs tax or a negotiated discount.

Where to find it

1. In your WordPress admin, go to RepairPlugin in the left sidebar.
2. Click Settings.
3. Open the Dynamic Pricing section.
4. Select the Settings tab.
5. The supplier list appears below the global settings on this same tab.

https://www.repairplugin.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_repair_settings&section=dynamic_pricing

What you'll see for each supplier:

Each supplier is shown as a card with:

• Name and logo -- supplier identity
• Flag / country -- where the supplier ships from
• Description -- a brief summary of what they offer
• Currency badge -- the supplier's currency and conversion status
• Connection statistics -- a summary line showing how many models, parts, and repairs are linked (e.g., "From X models, we've linked Y parts to Z repairs")
• Three action buttons:
  • Manage Linking -- opens the Linking Profiles tab, where you link brands and map quality attributes for this supplier
  • Price Rules -- opens a modal to add custom price adjustments
  • External link -- opens the supplier's website in a new tab

Where to find linking profiles:

1. Go to RepairPlugin > Settings > Dynamic Pricing.
2. Select the Linking Profiles tab. You can also click Manage Linking on a supplier card -- RepairPlugin then opens this tab with that supplier already unfolded.
3. Click a supplier to unfold it and see its linking profiles.

The Linking Profiles tab only lists enabled suppliers. To enable or disable a supplier, go back to the Settings tab.

How to set it up

https://www.repairplugin.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_repair_settings&section=dynamic_pricing

Enable or disable a supplier

Each supplier card has a switch to turn it on or off.

• On: The supplier's product feed is included in Dynamic Pricing calculations during sync. Parts from this supplier are matched against your repairs and contribute to price selection.
• Off: The supplier's data is excluded entirely. No prices from this supplier are considered.

It's a good idea to enable as many suppliers as possible. More enabled suppliers means broader part coverage, which increases the chance that every repair in your catalog has at least one linked part with a live price.

Filter suppliers by country

1. At the top of the supplier list, find the dropdown labeled "Filter suppliers who ship parts to:".
2. Select a country to show only suppliers that ship to that destination.
3. If no suppliers match, a message appears explaining that other suppliers can still be used -- automatic currency conversion handles the price difference.

The country filter only changes which suppliers you see in the list. It doesn't change which suppliers are enabled or disabled. You can still manage suppliers that are filtered out by clearing the country filter first.

A "Missing a supplier?" message at the bottom encourages you to contact RepairPlugin if your preferred supplier isn't listed.

Understand currency conversion

Each supplier card shows a currency status indicator. Three states are possible:

• Checkmark + currency code (e.g., "EUR"): The supplier uses the same currency as your plugin. No conversion needed.
• Arrow with conversion rate (e.g., "1 USD -> 0.92 EUR"): The supplier uses a different currency, but automatic conversion is available. Prices are converted during sync using the current exchange rate.
• X + currency code (e.g., "GBP"): Conversion isn't available for this currency pair. Parts from this supplier are skipped during sync because no valid price can be calculated.

Currency conversion is fully automatic. You don't need to enter exchange rates manually. The system handles conversion during each sync cycle, so prices reflect current rates.

Understand linking profiles

A linking profile is a set of brands with its own attribute linking, for one supplier. Each profile has:

• A Reference name -- your own label for the profile.
• Brands -- the brands the profile applies to, or all brands.
• Attribute linking -- how the supplier's quality labels map to your repair attributes for those brands.

Every enabled supplier has at least one linking profile. A supplier you haven't set up yet gets one profile named Default. It includes all brands and uses RepairPlugin's suggested attribute linking.

Example: You buy Apple and Samsung parts from the same supplier. For Apple, you want the supplier's "Refurbished" screens under your "Official" quality. For Samsung, you don't. Create one profile for Apple and one for Samsung, then give each its own attribute linking.

Add a linking profile

1. Go to the Linking Profiles tab and click the supplier to unfold it.
2. Click Add linking profile.
3. Enter a Reference name (e.g., "Apple & Samsung — OEM grade"). You need a name to save the profile.
4. Choose the brands for this profile:
   • Check the brands in the tree, organized by category (e.g., Smartphones, Tablets) and brand (e.g., Apple, Samsung). Checking a category checks all brands within it.
   • Or turn on Include all brands to cover every brand in your shop, including brands you import later. The brand tree disappears, because there's nothing left to pick.
5. Click Add.

Good to know:

• Pick at least one brand, or turn on Include all brands. RepairPlugin won't save a profile without brands.
• Only one profile per supplier can use Include all brands. If another profile already does, the switch is locked.
• A blue checkmark next to a brand means the brand is already in another profile of this supplier. Hover over it to see which one. You can still select the brand.
• A new profile starts with RepairPlugin's suggested attribute linking.

If no categories or brands exist in your catalog yet, the popup explains that you need to create them first, or download models from the RepairPlugin database. You can still turn on Include all brands.

Edit or delete a linking profile

1. Go to the Linking Profiles tab and click the supplier to unfold it.
2. Click Edit next to the profile.
3. Change the Reference name, the brands, or the Include all brands switch.
4. Click Update. The profile keeps its attribute linking.

To delete a profile, click the trash icon next to it and confirm. RepairPlugin removes the profile's attribute linking. Its brands have no linking for this supplier until you add them to another profile.

A supplier always keeps at least one linking profile. The trash icon only appears when a supplier has more than one profile.

Set the priority of linking profiles

The order only matters when a brand appears in more than one profile of the same supplier.

• RepairPlugin reads profiles from top to bottom. If a brand is in more than one profile, the last one in the list wins.
• A profile with Include all brands always stays at the top. Every other profile has priority over it.
• A new profile lands at the bottom of the list, so it has the highest priority.

To change the order:

1. Drag a profile by its arrows, or click the up/down arrows to move it.
2. Click Save order. This button appears once the order has changed.

Map quality attributes

Attribute linking belongs to a linking profile. Each profile of a supplier has its own mapping.

1. Go to the Linking Profiles tab and click the supplier to unfold it.
2. Click the Manage Attributes button next to the profile.
3. A modal opens with the heading "Attributes Linking." It shows the supplier and the profile you're editing.

https://www.repairplugin.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_repair_settings&section=dynamic_pricing

4. Attributes are organized into three groups: Screen, Battery, and Other.
5. For each of your repair attributes, you'll see two columns:
   • Your Linking -- a multi-select dropdown where you choose which supplier attributes should map to this repair attribute. You can select one or multiple.
   • Our Suggestion -- read-only badges showing RepairPlugin's recommended mapping based on attribute name analysis.
6. If any supplier attributes remain unmapped, they're flagged with an alert indicator so you don't miss anything.
7. Click Update to save your custom mappings.
8. Click Reset Linking to revert all mappings of this profile back to the suggested defaults. This button is disabled if you haven't made any custom changes.

What happened to your existing linking

Before version 3.4, you linked brands and attributes per supplier with the Manage Devices and Manage Attributes buttons on the supplier card. After the update, RepairPlugin turns that setup into one linking profile named Default for each supplier:

• You never saved Manage Devices for the supplier: the Default profile includes all brands, also brands you import later.
• You saved a brand selection in Manage Devices: the Default profile contains exactly those brands.
• You customized Manage Attributes: the Default profile keeps your custom attribute linking.

Your prices keep working the same way. You only need to add more profiles if you want different attribute linking for different brands.

For troubleshooting attribute mapping notifications that persist after review, see Dynamic Pricing FAQ.

Add custom price rules

Custom price rules adjust the supplier's base price before your margin is applied. This is useful for customs taxes, negotiated discounts, or shipping surcharges.

1. Click the Price Rules button on a supplier card.
2. A modal opens with the heading "Custom Price Rules."

https://www.repairplugin.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp_repair_settings&section=dynamic_pricing

3. Click Add New to add a rule. Each rule has four fields:
   • Description -- a label for the rule (e.g., "Customs Tax", "Special Discount")
   • Action -- Add (+) or Subtract (-)
   • Value -- the numeric amount
   • Type -- Percent (%) or Fixed (currency amount)
4. Use the up/down arrow buttons to reorder rules. Rules are applied one after another, so the order matters.
5. Click the X button to delete a rule.
6. Click Update to save.

How rules are applied:

Rules run in sequence -- each rule modifies the price produced by the previous rule, not the original base price. For example:

1. Base supplier price: 200.00
2. Rule 1: Subtract 5% --> 200.00 - 10.00 = 190.00
3. Rule 2: Add 12% --> 190.00 + 22.80 = 212.80

The final adjusted price (212.80) is then passed to the margin calculation. The full price flow is: supplier base price --> custom price rules --> margin --> min/max cap --> rounding --> final customer price.

Settings reference

Frequently asked questions

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