To request a PCF, you first need to add your suppliers. Go to Procurement Tab, from the left panel > Suppliers > + Add Supplier. Mattermaps offers you the option of entering your supplier manually or importing several suppliers via an Excel file.

Simply fill out the fields of adding a Supplier. Regarding Supplier Identifiers, you need to assign a value to the main identifier type in the list.

You can invite your supplier now, or at a later stage. "Inviting Suppliers" refers to inviting your contact from the supplier company, e.g.: buyer or procurement manager.

With the new Partner Network, you can also search for your suppliers to see whether they are already part of the Mattermaps Partner Network.

Now that you have added your suppliers. You can go ahead and add your components.

From the Procurement tab, on the panel on the left> Material Categories > + Add Material Category > + Add Component. 

First you need to add a Material Category, after that is added, you can add the components manually or have several components uploaded at the same time using an Excel file.

A new dialog window with all required fields will open up. Fill in all the fields and Save.

Now notice that you haven't linked the component with a supplier yet. You can see that the status of the component you just created says "No suppliers listed".

To link the component with an existing supplier, click on it. You will be directed to the Component Overview. Click on Manage Suppliers button on the upper right corner to link the suppliers. Click Link Existing Supplier button, choose the supplier from the dropdown menu in the new dialog box. Next, choose the location and create a "Supplier Product ID". "Supplier Product ID" is how your supplier identifies this product.

You can also link your components to your suppliers in Bulk. To do that, head to the Global Upload icon in the navigation bar at the to right. Under Upload Files, click on "Choose Upload Category" dropdown option. Select Components - Suppliers under Procurement in the dropdown option. The Download Template option is displayed. Click Download Template and fill it out.

In Mattermaps you can request the PCF for individual components of your product directly from your suppliers or add your estimated secondary data if your suppliers don't have that information ​​yet.

You have two ways to request a PCF. Either for each component individually, or a bulk request. 

1) Individually: choose the component you want to request a PCF for, from the Component Overview, select Manage PCF tab. Here you can see the detailed information of all the suppliers that are linked to that component, any emission proof or secondary data that has already been received and PCF state.

Next to the supplier row, you will find a kebab menu (three dots), select from the dropdown the request PCF option, for each supplier already registered in Mattermaps. A dialog window opens. The form fields are already pre-filled with the stored component and supplier data. You only need to select your preferred standard and click send. The request is already on its way to your supplier.

After sending the request, you will also see the request under your Component tasks section in My Tasks.

2) Bulk Request PCFs: go to the Procurement tab > Component-Supplier. Here you will have an overview of all your components and suppliers. Choose the components you would like to request by checking the box on the left, then click on Request PCF on the upper right corner of the table. A dialog box will appear, you can choose the desired PCF format, then click send.

Your request will now be sent to your supplier for processing. Your supplier will send you – if available – a PCF for the requested component.

You will find it in My Tasks, under Component Tasks.

Once your suppliers have shared a PCF with you. Open the task, you can view the PCF and either accept or reject the PCF. 
You also have the possibility to add comments and view the history of the request.