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title: "Supplier Groups | GTX Reporting"
slug: "supplier-groups"
description: "Learn about Supplier Groups in Marlin GTX trusted automotive software by Megabus."
updated: 2025-09-25T04:24:05Z
published: 2025-09-25T04:24:05Z
canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/supplier-groups"
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# Supplier Groups
**{{variable.GTX Bold}}** enables Supplier Groups to be created and maintained for organising suppliers under departments and applying common defaults.
**Supplier Groups** sit between departments and individual suppliers and provide a way to group suppliers together for reporting and purchasing functions.
**Supplier Reporting Levels:**
* **Supplier Departments:** Summary of total supplier purchases
* **Supplier Groups:** Categories of suppliers within a department
* **Individual Suppliers:** Detailed reporting for a single supplier
Each Supplier Group belongs to a **department** and can have a [default supplier](/gtx/docs/supplier-groups#adding-suppliers-to-groups) nominated for automated purchase orders.
>add departments link/doc when done
Supplier groups can be viewed and edited by selecting **System > System Files > Suppliers > Supplier Groups** from the menu bar.
## Adding Supplier Groups
#### System > System Files > Suppliers > Supplier Groups
New supplier groups can be added by clicking on the **{{glossary.Add}}** button at the top of the Supplier Groups widow.
* The **Add Supplier Group** window will open.
**In the Details tab:**
* Enter a unique **Code** and **Name**.
* Select the **Department** for reporting and control purposes.
* Set the **Auto Purchase Order Supplier** to define the preferred supplier for this group when creating purchase orders from within work orders
* Leave blank if not required
:::(Info) (Auto Purchase Order Suppliers)
When a work order is created with insufficient stock, purchase orders can be automatically generated for all products with insufficient stock.
>work order/purchases doc?
The purchase order confirmation screen shows a supplier code for each product based on the **Normal Supplier** set in the Options tab of the product's Maintenance file:
* If the **Supplier Code** is blank, you can select any supplier
* If the **Supplier Code** belongs to a supplier group with an **Auto Purchase Order Supplier** defined, that supplier is used by default
* You can select another supplier from the same group if required
:::
## Assigning Suppliers to Groups
Suppliers can be assigned to a group through their Maintenance records, which can be accessed by selecting **Main > Suppliers > Manage Suppliers** from the menu bar.
**To assign a supplier to a group:**
* Open the supplier record in **{{glossary.Edit}}** mode
* Click on the **Options** tab
Select the **Supplier Group** using the picker at the top-left.
## Supplier Group Statistics
#### System > System Files > Suppliers > Supplier Groups > [Supplier Groups]
Collective statistics for all suppliers in a supplier groups can be viewed in statistics tab of the Supplier Group file.
