Connect directly to your suppliers
Where a vendor offers a feed, take the feed. Where they do not, we meet them where they are.
Cost data can flow into Silhouette Suite from a direct vendor connection, a spreadsheet upload, a PDF price list, or an emailed price bulletin. Every route lands in the same cost book, keyed on the same item codes, with the same validation and the same reversible commit.
How a supplier gets connected
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Map once
Match the supplier's identifiers to your item codes. The mapping is saved as a template and reused on every future update.
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Validate before commit
Every incoming row is checked for type, range and duplication. You see exactly what will change before anything is written.
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Commit in batches
Updates commit transactionally in batches with a batch snapshot, so a partial failure never leaves a half-updated cost book.
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Roll back if needed
The most recent import can be reversed. Costs return to their previous values and the audit trail records who reverted and when.
Supplier questions
- Our vendor has no API. Can we still automate?
- Yes. PDF price lists and emailed bulletins are first-class intake routes and use the same mapping templates as a direct connection.
- What if a vendor renames an item?
- Item codes are the contract and are never renamed by an import. A renamed supplier label maps back to your existing code.
See it against your own numbers
We load your pricing and your cost book before your team ever logs in.