Update a supplier purchase price with Alfie and preserve the decision trail

A price in a supplier email can be a catalogue update, a project quotation or a short-lived exception. Treating all three as the same master-data change can distort estimates long after the original offer expires. Alfie can update a supplier-specific article purchase price through web, WhatsApp or voice, while Enfin keeps the action governed through organisation context, permissions, a preview and user confirmation.

Identify the exact article and supplier option

Start with the article code, unit and supplier reference, not the description alone. Similar materials may differ by package size, grade or unit of measure. Confirm which supplier option should change and whether it is currently the preferred option.

This distinction matters because a supplier-specific update is not automatically a decision to make that supplier preferred. If the business decision is to change the default supplier as well, review and confirm that as a separate action.

Classify the price before recording it

Capture the amount, currency, unit, source date and any validity period. Ask whether the value is a durable catalogue price, a quantity tier or a one-off quotation for a named project. Do not convert a temporary commercial condition into a permanent article value just because it is lower.

Alfie does not automatically connect to supplier systems or validate the market price. The person maintaining purchasing data must compare the proposal with the source and confirm any conditions that are not explicit.

Keep source and effective meaning together

The decision trail should explain where the value came from and what it is intended to govern. A concise reference might include the supplier document number, date and responsible reviewer. Avoid copying unnecessary confidential content into a free-text note; retain the original evidence according to the organisation’s document process.

If the source and existing value use different units, resolve the conversion before the update. A mathematically correct conversion can still be commercially wrong when the packaging or minimum order differs.

Review Alfie’s proposed change

Ask Alfie to prepare the supplier purchase-price update. In the preview, check the organisation, article, supplier, old value, new value and unit. Confirm that no unrelated supplier option or preferred-supplier setting is being changed. The user must also have the relevant permission to maintain purchasing data.

Confirmation is the point at which the business accepts this specific master-data change. It is not a purchase order, supplier acceptance or guarantee of availability. Reject or correct the proposal when any field remains ambiguous.

Verify the value where it will be used.

Open the article after execution and compare the stored supplier price with the confirmed proposal and source. Then review a relevant estimate or purchasing view to understand how the new value appears. Do not assume old quotations or completed documents have changed.

When the supplier issues a correction, create a new controlled update from that evidence rather than silently rewriting the rationale for the previous price. This keeps Alfie in its proper role: executing a reviewed choice while the contractor remains responsible for price meaning and commercial approval.

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