{"id":43185,"date":"2026-05-12T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/?p=43185"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:17:44","slug":"merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MeRLIN Release Notes Version 22.0 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43185\" class=\"elementor elementor-43185\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47773c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47773c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#New_Features\" title=\"New Features\">New Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Supplier_Management\" title=\"Supplier Management\">Supplier Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Sourcing_Events_Management\" title=\"Sourcing Events Management\">Sourcing Events Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Category_Management\" title=\"Kategorie Management\">Kategorie Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Procurement\" title=\"Procurement\">Procurement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-22-0-may-2026\/#Platform\" title=\"Plattform\">Plattform<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4234e0d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4234e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-97ef2b1\" data-id=\"97ef2b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11764c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11764c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW85368297 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85368297 BCX8\">We are pleased to announce that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW85368297 BCX8\">MeRLIN<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85368297 BCX8\">\u00a0version 22.0 is now live. The updates have been compiled into release notes below, providing an overview of the enhancements in our product, ensuring that users are up to date with the latest developments.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW85368297 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c61bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c61bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e231bc8\" data-id=\"e231bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702ee32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"702ee32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Features\"><\/span>New Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a80549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a80549\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-fbf2bdf\" data-id=\"fbf2bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b1439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b1439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supplier_Management\"><\/span>Supplier Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da6a4bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da6a4bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3539628\" data-id=\"3539628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b382dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b382dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Portal<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff8dc1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aff8dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-a3b6987\" data-id=\"a3b6987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5880f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5880f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\">The supplier portal dashboard now shows the responsible buyer\u2019s name and email address directly below the supplier\u2019s name, for both approved and unapproved suppliers. Previously, suppliers had no\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\">easy way<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\">\u00a0to see who their point of contact was on the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW173811710 BCX8\">buyer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\">\u00a0side. With this change, suppliers can see the right person to reach out to as soon as they log in, without having to search elsewhere.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173811710 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173811710 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a08b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a08b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-2a93dbf\" data-id=\"2a93dbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f504456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f504456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c81ff40 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c81ff40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-060a965\" data-id=\"060a965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bacc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3bacc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When an approver rejects a\u00a0supplier\u00a0registration approval request, the person who originally\u00a0submitted\u00a0the request now receives an email notification right away. Previously, they would only find out if they checked the system manually. This change\u00a0ensures\u00a0the right person is informed promptly so they can take corrective action without delay.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Responsible Buyers can now make changes to supplier information without sending any email notifications to the supplier. This is useful in situations where the update is driven by an internal process, such as a change coming in from an ERP or CRM system, and the supplier does not need to be involved. The buyer can switch this notification off when making the change and turn it back on at any time.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">When a supplier\u00a0submits\u00a0a request to edit or update their registration information, the Responsible Buyer now receives an email notification in addition to the bell notification already available in the system. This ensures buyers do not miss supplier requests, even if they are not logged in at the time.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Responsible Buyers and Vendor Masters can now send a password reset email directly to a supplier user from the Supplier Contacts screen. Previously, if a supplier forgot their password, they had to find and use the Forgot Password link themselves, which many were unaware of, leading to repeated calls and emails to the buyer. With this\u00a0option\u00a0now available on the\u00a0buyer\u00a0side, the buyer can trigger the reset link on behalf of the supplier with a single action.\u00a0The supplier receives the link by email and resets\u00a0the password themselves, keeping the process secure.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">When a\u00a0supplier\u00a0registration request is rejected at any stage of the approval process, the supplier code entered by\u00a0a previous\u00a0approver is now\u00a0retained. Before this fix, the code was cleared when a later approver rejected the request, meaning it had to be looked up and re-entered in the next round of approval.\u00a0The code can still be edited if needed, but it will no longer be lost.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9919304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9919304\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e549273\" data-id=\"e549273\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973543d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"973543d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Data<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d190a74 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d190a74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-cbcc30a\" data-id=\"cbcc30a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8620c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a8620c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Approval Workflow History for supplier information changes now shows who\u00a0submitted\u00a0the change request and when it was\u00a0submitted, alongside the existing record of who approved or rejected it. This gives approvers the full picture when reviewing a change, including whether it was the supplier or a buyer who\u00a0initiated\u00a0it.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Before\u00a0submitting\u00a0changes to supplier information, both buyers and suppliers can now see a change log that lists every modification made in the current session. This allows the person\u00a0making\u00a0the changes to review everything at once and confirm that all updates are correct and complete before sending them into the approval process. Previously, this view was only available to the buyer after the supplier had\u00a0submitted.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-156f1ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"156f1ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-08e6878\" data-id=\"08e6878\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30326e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30326e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df1f168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"df1f168\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-0e73939\" data-id=\"0e73939\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575338b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575338b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Responsible Buyers can now archive supplier documents that have come in through other business processes, such as sourcing events or contracts, not just documents from the\u00a0supplier\u00a0registration form. Previously, only registration form documents could be archived, which meant older documents from other sources were building up and\u00a0cluttering\u00a0the document list. Buyers can now keep the supplier document repository organized and relevant.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">When a user saves changes in the\u00a0supplier\u00a0registration form, the system now checks automatically whether any existing documents have expired or are close to their expiry date. If any are found, the user sees a notification before the submission goes through, and those documents are automatically moved to the Archived Documents list. This means the active document list always stays\u00a0accurate\u00a0and up to date, without the user having to check manually.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Suppliers can now select more than one supplying location, including a Select All option, when completing the Supplying Location tab during registration. Previously, only one location could be selected at a time, which was time-consuming for suppliers serving many locations. The update also handles the cost center mapping that was in place at location level, so selecting multiple locations now works correctly without disrupting any existing configuration.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-023987f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023987f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-735b456\" data-id=\"735b456\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74c3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d74c3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sourcing_Events_Management\"><\/span>Sourcing Events Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea139c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea139c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-c004d4f\" data-id=\"c004d4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbc1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdbc1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFI Evaluations<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc2732d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fc2732d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3371b50\" data-id=\"3371b50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc0544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc0544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW35261843 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35261843 BCX8\">RFI evaluations can now be transferred to a different evaluator when the originally assigned person is not the right one to carry out the assessment. The evaluator can choose a replacement from the available RFI Evaluator or Chief RFI Evaluator roles. Once transferred, the new evaluator receives an automatic notification and picks up from where the process stands. This ensures assessments are always completed by the most suitable person without any delay or manual follow-up.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW35261843 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35261843 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW35261843 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e538a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e538a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bd72d74\" data-id=\"bd72d74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcec43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abcec43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFQ<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af6383 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5af6383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-ef28d62\" data-id=\"ef28d62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80825c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80825c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Buyers can now create a purchase order directly from the evaluation results of an RFQ, without having to go through the award package and contract steps separately. This simplifies the process for buyers who deal with straightforward procurement decisions and do not need a formal evaluation committee. The award package and contract are still created in the background by the\u00a0system and auto-approved to keep the audit trail intact, but the buyer does not need to act on them manually. Both the direct purchase order route and the traditional award package route remain available, so each buyer can follow the process that suits them.\u00a0Currently supported for catalog items.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"none\">A new summary screen has been introduced at the start of the RFQ evaluation\u00a0process, before\u00a0buyers enter the detailed comparison view. This screen shows all suppliers who received the RFQ, along with their quoted amount, their\u00a0MeRLIN\u00a0supplier score, their response score from any\u00a0previous\u00a0RFI, and any available risk or compliance information from connected third-party sources. Suppliers who declined to quote or have not yet responded are clearly marked. Buyers can use this overview to choose which suppliers\u00a0to take forward for detailed comparison, rather than having to review all respondents at once.\u00a0This makes the evaluation process faster and more focused, especially for RFQs sent to a large number of suppliers.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4491fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4491fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-1ffc201\" data-id=\"1ffc201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491f642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"491f642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Category_Management\"><\/span>Kategorie Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8008e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8008e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-0f28cf1\" data-id=\"0f28cf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4d1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b4d1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Category<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79562b7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"79562b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3c6994b\" data-id=\"3c6994b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd00091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd00091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58565804 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58565804 BCX8\">The View Category Definition screen now shows the full list of suppliers registered under that category, including each supplier\u2019s code and category area details. Previously, users could only look up which categories a supplier belonged\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW58565804 BCX8\">to, but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58565804 BCX8\">\u00a0could not easily see all suppliers within a given category. Users can also download this list directly to Excel for reporting or offline review.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58565804 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58565804 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW58565804 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e609a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e609a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-441cf23\" data-id=\"441cf23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1babd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d1babd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procurement\"><\/span>Procurement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f52de2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f52de2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-27bcdce\" data-id=\"27bcdce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d565d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d565d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Requisitions<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245ac7a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"245ac7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-19c938b\" data-id=\"19c938b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6ffd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c6ffd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">The line items tab in Requisitions has been rebuilt with a simpler, grid-based entry interface. Users can now add catalog, non-catalog, and service items directly by clicking Add Row, with the delivery date and location automatically carried forward from the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">previous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW135976560 BCX8\">entry<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0so common details do not have to be typed repeatedly. Items can also be found by searching\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW135976560 BCX8\">on item<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0number or description. The original catalog\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW135976560 BCX8\">browse<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0and search capability is still available for those who prefer it. Users can also now sel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">ect multiple line items and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">delete<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0them in one action. This simplified view can be switched on or off per customer, and the original interface\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">remains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0available.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135976560 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW135976560 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b004c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b004c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-da0b3bc\" data-id=\"da0b3bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94df669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94df669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contracts<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-920b280 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"920b280\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-264e7b5\" data-id=\"264e7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31479d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31479d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">A new Blanket Contract type has been introduced alongside the existing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW217972498 BCX8\">rate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">\u00a0contract<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">\u00a0for ad-hoc Contracts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">. A blanket contract is set up at item level with a unit price, a minimum\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW217972498 BCX8\">spend<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">, and a maximum spend, rather than a fixed quantity. This allows buyers to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW217972498 BCX8\">agree<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">\u00a0commercial boundaries with a supplier for a set period and raise purchase orders against the contract as and when needed, without having to go through a new sourcing process each time. The contract also now shows how much of the agreed total has been consumed across all purchase orders raised against it<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217972498 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW217972498 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10365c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10365c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bc4ea0a\" data-id=\"bc4ea0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80ecce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d80ecce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platform\"><\/span>Plattform<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f73db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f73db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b0b2ba4\" data-id=\"b0b2ba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1368d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1368d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intergration<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30fafb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d30fafb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bb4aef6\" data-id=\"bb4aef6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c8048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c8048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152485020 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152485020 BCX8\">When the status of a purchase order changes to Published, or when a supplier accepts or rejects it, the system now automatically sends this status update to connected external systems via a custom API call. In this release, the integration is in place for Epicor ERP, so Epicor users can see in real time whether a purchase order has been accepted or rejected by the supplier, without any manual update<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152485020 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW152485020 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction We are pleased to announce that\u00a0MeRLIN\u00a0version 22.0 is now live. The updates have been compiled into release notes below, providing an overview of the enhancements in our product, ensuring that users are up to date with the latest developments. 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