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# How to Structure a Supplier Registry
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/structure-supplier-registry/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:29:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:29:06.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **structure a supplier registry**, you start with the table that everything else will connect to. Payments, invoices, and approvals all reference the supplier, so its structure determines how much retyping happens later.

## Why the supplier table comes first

Building payment processes before the supplier registry means every payment carries its own copy of the supplier's details.

- The same supplier entered differently on each payment
- No way to see everything owed to one company
- Status changes that have to be applied record by record
- Reporting by supplier effectively impossible

## What belongs on a supplier record

- **A title field**, acting as the identifier when the table is connected elsewhere
- **Status** — active, inactive, or temporarily blocked
- **Tags**, for attributes a supplier can have several of at once
- **Contact and registration details**, entered once
- **Connected payments**, visible from the supplier's own record

## How to configure it in Jestor

1. Create a folder in **Jestor** to keep the project organized — the create-folder button appears when build mode is on.
2. Create a blank table inside it and title it suppliers.
3. Use the default title field as the label that will identify the supplier when connected elsewhere.
4. Add a single-select status field with active, inactive, and temporarily blocked.
5. Add a tags field for attributes like recurring or international.

## Why choose Jestor for financial BPO structures?

**Jestor** is relational by design, so the supplier record entered once is referenced by every payment — which is what makes a view of everything owed to one company possible at all.

The same structure supports **OCR** later: an invoice uploaded against a supplier can have its values read and the record filled automatically.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the title field for?

It identifies the record when the table is connected to another. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### When should I use tags instead of a status?

Tags allow several values at once; status allows only one.

### Can I organize tables into folders?

Yes, with build mode enabled.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

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