Pick one repeat purchase
Pick one site, one buyer group, one repeat item family, and one approved supplier path.
Company data room
Start with the files your buyers already use.
Research can shape the product, but your inventory, supplier, and policy data decide what Redline is allowed to do. This page keeps the first implementation narrow: prove one repeat purchase workflow from customer files before Redline recommends, drafts, or automates anything.
Map the real files
Map item, inventory, usage, supplier, quote, PO, receipt, and approval evidence to source owners.
Run a buyer dry run
Compare Redline recommendations with buyer labels and supplier outcomes before drafting PO packets.
Earn the next permission
Expand only when the workflow proves clean data, clear authority, and a supplier response path.
Files checked so far
0 of 9 required file groups verified
No customer file content is verified yet. Redline can discuss the workflow, but it cannot make a recommendation.
Current status
Discovery only: map the buyer workflow and request source files before making recommendations.
Next file request
Ask for one item master, one inventory snapshot, one usage or issue export, and one approved supplier or quote file for a single repeat purchase workflow.
Purchase boundary
Approval policy and delegated authority
Collect evidence before expanding automation
After files are mapped, show buyer decisions, supplier exceptions, and dry-run boundaries before asking for a wider pilot.
Ask for only the files needed
Turn missing source groups into a narrow buyer request instead of asking for a full system dump.
Separate evidence from guesses
Readable customer files count toward recommendations. Unreadable files become extraction work, not fake confidence.
Keep purchase authority clear
Buyer dry runs, draft packets, and automatic ordering unlock only after evidence and policy gates are visible.
Example buyer file sets
Use these generic examples to see how Redline reads item, inventory, usage, supplier, and purchase files. Replace them with customer-owned exports before making a real recommendation.
Repeat MRO and production supplies
Weekly review of low stock, usage, open POs, and approved supplier quotes for one repeat SKU family.
Verify: SKU, criticality, on-hand, minimum stock, and average daily usage columns.
Download Item master (CSV)Packaging and shipping replenishment
Floor stock for cartons, stretch wrap, and labels before outbound work is exposed.
Verify: Usage pressure, shipment timing, and supplier terms referenced in plain text.
Download Packaging replenishment notes (TXT)Min/max and reorder policy review
A buyer wants to know whether recurring purchase rules still fit usage, lead time, MOQ, open POs, shelf space, and buyer constraints before trusting automation.
Verify: SKU, on-hand, min, max, reorder quantity, usage, lead time, MOQ, order multiple, open POs, shelf capacity, buyer hold, owner, and review date.
Download Stocking policy review (CSV)Compare approved supplier quotes
A buyer wants the supplier choice to show landed cost, lead time, MOQ, order multiple, freight, quote freshness, and stock pressure before a PO packet is drafted.
Verify: Supplier, supplier SKU, unit price, MOQ, order multiple, freight, lead time, quote date, expiration, availability, and quality status fields.
Download Supplier pricing and quote rows (CSV)Line-side and point-of-use inventory
Bin counts and vending exports that may not match the ERP on-hand balance.
Verify: Counted quantity, count date, and item SKU alignment.
Download Line-side bin count (CSV)Maintenance spares and tool-crib parts
Critical spare review where a buyer needs current counts, asset tie, supplier lead time, direct-buy cleanup, and substitute rules before approving more stock.
Verify: Part identity, asset, criticality, on-hand, minimum stock, supplier part number, lead time, count date, direct buys, substitute rule, and owner fields.
Download MRO spare parts (CSV)Check internal stock before buying
A buyer wants to know whether another site, crib, or bin has usable customer-owned stock before creating or changing a supplier PO.
Verify: Requesting site, source site, needed quantity, available and committed quantity, transfer rule, count date, count confidence, owners, open PO, and supplier ETA.
Download Internal stock check (CSV)Part identity and duplicate SKU cleanup
A buyer wants to know whether two item IDs, supplier part aliases, or approved equivalents describe the same physical item before creating another PO.
Verify: SKU, description, manufacturer part, supplier part, UOM, approved equivalent, site, owner, and cleanup status fields.
Download Part identity cross-reference (CSV)Supplier acknowledgments and exceptions
Late promises, shorts, substitutions, and unacknowledged PO lines before production is surprised.
Verify: PO line status, promised date, and exception reason fields.
Download Acknowledgment log (CSV)Capital equipment and tooling proposals
A larger purchase where sticker price is only one part of the decision.
Verify: Quote date, expiration, install scope, training, warranty, service response, lead time, exclusions, and buyer owner.
Download Capital equipment quotes (CSV)Real customer file implementation checklist
This demo checks selected files locally, but a paid pilot needs a written data handling plan before Redline stores or processes real customer files. The checklist below keeps the first implementation narrow, auditable, and buyer-controlled.
No files are persisted in this fixture. A live implementation needs retention, export, deletion, and access-review rules before production use.
File intake boundary
Buyer question: Which exports can the buyer share without exposing payroll, customer pricing, personal data, or unrelated financial records?
Redline requirement: Start with the minimum files needed for one repeat purchase workflow and document file owners before Redline makes a recommendation.
Who can see which files
Buyer question: Who at the manufacturer is allowed to see item data, supplier terms, quote files, PO history, and approval policy?
Redline requirement: Keep customer data separated by company, restrict access by role, and avoid mixing public supplier research with customer-approved purchasing facts.
How each field gets mapped
Buyer question: Which columns prove item identity, on-hand stock, usage, open POs, supplier terms, quote age, lead time, freight, and approval authority?
Redline requirement: Map every recommendation field to a source file, source column, owner, and missing-context rule before drafting PO packets.
Validation against buyer judgment
Buyer question: Can the buyer label each recommendation as accepted, edited, rejected, deferred, or blocked by missing context?
Redline requirement: Run a buyer dry run first and use buyer labels to tighten reorder rules, supplier ranking, and exception stops.
Supplier order path
Buyer question: How does the first supplier path receive orders, acknowledge quantity and promised date, report substitutions, and confirm changes?
Redline requirement: Keep live PO release blocked until the supplier order path, acknowledgment capture, exception routing, and rollback process are documented.
Deletion and export plan
Buyer question: What happens if the manufacturer ends the pilot, asks for a data export, or wants uploaded files removed?
Redline requirement: Define retention, deletion, export, and audit-log expectations before handling real customer files outside this local demo.
Add files before Redline recommends anything
Add CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON, TXT, or DOCX exports. CSV headers and TXT/JSON text are checked locally. PDF, DOCX, and XLSX files are listed here, but they do not count as verified until Redline can read and map their contents.
Uploaded files
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Verified file groups
0
Missing file groups
9
Ordering blockers
3
Next file request
Ask for one item master, one inventory snapshot, one usage or issue export, and one approved supplier or quote file for a single repeat purchase workflow.
Storage status: Demo mode: files are checked in this browser only until secure storage is connected.
What these files are ready for
No replenishment action yetThis translates mapped files into the safest useful action Redline can take for a recurring purchase. It is a buyer review aid, not purchasing authority.
What Redline can do now
Redline can explain the data needed, but it cannot judge a repeat purchase until readable customer files are selected.
Next buyer action
Load the example file set or select one customer-owned item, inventory, usage, supplier pricing, and approved supplier export.
Selected repeat item
No repeat item selected yet
Evidence behind status
- Matched source groups: none yet.
- Readable source files: 0.
- Previewed repeat purchases: 0.
Buyer questions
- Which repeat item family is worth reviewing first?
- Which buyer owns the item, count, supplier, and approval policy files?
- Which files can be shared without exposing unrelated customer, payroll, or financial data?
Stop conditions
- Current count is stale, impossible, or disputed by the buyer.
- Supplier is not active in the customer-approved supplier master.
- Unit price, freight, MOQ, order multiple, or lead time is missing or out of date.
- Buyer changes the recommendation, rejects it, or defers it for missing context.
- Supplier proposes a substitution, short shipment, backorder, or different delivery date.
What this does not authorize
- No supplier order is released from this review.
- No payment, invoice, or shipment authorization is created.
- No savings claim is made until the customer proves time, price, expedite, or stockout impact.
- No global supplier search is implied; supplier facts must come from approved customer paths or clearly separated research.
- No automatic purchasing is enabled without written caps, exception routing, supplier acknowledgments, and buyer-approved policy.
Extraction worklist
PDFs, spreadsheets, documents, and read errors need a buyer-owned mapping step before Redline can use them in a recommendation. This worklist turns selected files into the facts to extract, the owner confirmation to capture, and the purchasing boundary that stays in place.
Selected files
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Readable now
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Needs extraction
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Blocked files
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No extraction work queued yet
Select a PDF, XLSX, DOCX, TXT, JSON, or CSV bundle for one repeat purchase workflow. Redline will separate readable evidence from files that need extraction or a clean copy.
Confirm extracted facts before Redline trusts them
A PDF, spreadsheet, or document only becomes useful after Redline can point each extracted fact back to the source, name the file owner, confirm the effective date, and record the buyer's boundary. Until then, the fact is context for review, not purchasing authority.
Suggested extraction targets
Select a PDF, DOCX, XLSX, or unreadable file to queue an extraction confirmation.
Blocked claims
This does not release a PO.
This does not submit an order to a supplier.
This does not approve payment, receiving, invoice match, or contract changes.
This does not make automatic purchasing safe.
This does not prove savings, current stock, supplier availability, or supplier approval by itself.
This does not turn public supplier research into a customer-approved purchasing fact.
Evidence request to send
Turn the current file coverage into a plain request for the buyer. This keeps the next ask narrow, avoids unrelated data, and makes automation boundaries explicit before anyone talks about live PO release.
Current support
No customer file content has been verified yet.
Safe next step
Discovery only: map the buyer workflow and request source files before making recommendations.
Ask for the minimum evidence needed to make one repeat purchase workflow real.
Ask for item master, inventory snapshot, usage or issue history, and approved supplier or quote files for a single repeat purchase workflow.
Matched groups
- None yet
Still needed
- Item master and internal SKU map
- Inventory snapshots and bin counts
- Usage, issue, and work-order history
- Supplier catalogs, quotes, and account terms
- Approved supplier and vendor master
- PO history, receipts, and supplier acknowledgments
- Approval policy and delegated authority
- Supplier approved ordering paths and credentials
- Buyer feedback and outcome labels
Request boundaries
- Limit the first request to one site, one buyer group, one repeat item family, and one approved supplier path.
- Send exports from systems buyers already use. Do not send payroll, customer pricing, unrelated financial records, or personal data.
- Name the file owner for each export so missing columns and stale records can be resolved quickly.
- Keep PO release human-approved until supplier order paths, approval policy, acknowledgments, exceptions, and buyer feedback are proven.
Repeat item preview from selected files
When readable customer CSV files are selected, Redline previews the first SKU workflows it can reason about. This stays read-only: it shows stock pressure, supplier evidence, missing source files, and the next buyer step without releasing a PO or claiming savings.
Readable source files
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Mapped source groups
None yet
Previewed repeat items
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No uploaded source files yet
Select readable CSV exports for item master, inventory, usage, supplier pricing, and approved suppliers before Redline previews a repeat item.
- No readable CSV source files are selected.
- No item master rows are mapped.
- No current inventory rows are mapped.
- No usage or issue rows are mapped.
- No supplier quote or catalog rows are mapped.
- No approved supplier master rows are mapped.
Item identity cleanup
Find duplicate SKUs, supplier part aliases, manufacturer part matches, and approved-equivalent questions before a buyer buys more of something the company may already track under another item ID.
Identity files
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No item identity, cross-reference, supplier part, item master, or MRO CSV is selected yet.
Part matches
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Possible duplicate item IDs tied to the same supplier or manufacturer part.
Equivalent checks
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Mapped equivalents that need buyer, quality, or master-data confirmation.
Cleanup rows
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Rows needing SKU, description, owner, part-number, or equivalent cleanup.
Safe next step
Add an item master, supplier catalog, MRO spare, or part cross-reference CSV before Redline checks duplicate item identity risk.
No part identity rows mapped yet
Add an item master, supplier catalog, MRO spare list, or part cross-reference CSV with SKU, description, supplier part, manufacturer part, approved equivalent, UOM, site, and owner fields.
Item identity cleanup is not master-data, substitution, or purchase authority. Redline can show likely duplicate, equivalent, or messy item identity records, but the customer still controls item master changes, approved equivalents, engineering or quality approval, stocking policy, supplier selection, PO changes, receiving, inventory adjustment, invoice approval, payment, and any savings claim.
Stocking policy review
Review min/max, reorder quantity, MOQ, order multiple, lead time, open PO quantity, shelf capacity, and buyer constraints before Redline trusts a recurring purchase rule.
Policy files
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No stocking policy, min/max, reorder, or planning CSV is selected yet.
Stockout review
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Items where stock or lead time can expose the buyer before replenishment arrives.
Exposure review
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Items where MOQ, order multiple, max stock, shelf capacity, or open POs can create excess.
Policy questions
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Rows needing policy date, owner, lead time, usage, MOQ, multiple, or source cleanup.
Safe next step
Add a stocking policy, min/max, reorder settings, or planning CSV before Redline checks recurring-purchase rule risk.
No stocking policy rows mapped yet
Add a stocking policy, min/max, reorder, or planning CSV with SKU, on-hand, min, max, reorder quantity, usage, lead time, MOQ, order multiple, open POs, shelf capacity, buyer holds, policy owner, and review date.
Stocking policy review is not reorder-setting, PO, supplier submission, or automation authority. Redline can show stale min/max rules, stockout pressure, MOQ overbuy risk, open-PO exposure, shelf or cash constraints, and missing policy evidence, but the customer still controls stocking policy changes, supplier negotiation, PO release, receiving, inventory adjustment, invoice approval, payment, and any savings claim.
Supplier quote comparison
Compare approved supplier pricing rows by landed cost, lead time, MOQ, order multiple, freight, quote age, and stock pressure before a buyer trusts the supplier choice.
Quote files
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No supplier pricing, quote, or catalog CSV is selected yet.
Compared SKUs
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SKU groups with at least one supplier pricing row.
Buyer-reviewable
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Supplier choices where the leader is ready for buyer review.
Blocked questions
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Rows still blocked by supplier approval, quote, lead time, quality, or quantity context.
Safe next step
Add supplier pricing, quote, or catalog rows plus an approved supplier master before Redline compares supplier options.
No supplier quote rows mapped yet
Add supplier pricing, quote, or catalog CSV rows with SKU, supplier, supplier SKU, unit price, MOQ, order multiple, freight, lead time, quote date, expiration, quality status, and availability, plus an approved supplier master.
Supplier quote comparison is not supplier selection authority, PO release, substitution approval, or savings proof. Redline compares customer-supplied pricing, lead time, MOQ, order multiple, freight, quote freshness, supplier approval, and stock pressure so a buyer can approve, edit, reject, or ask for proof before anything is sent.
Internal stock check
Check whether another site, crib, bin, or store has usable customer-owned stock before a buyer creates a new purchase order, chases a supplier, or changes replenishment rules.
Stock files
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No internal stock, transfer, or multi-location CSV is selected yet.
Full cover
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Requests where mapped internal stock may cover the full need before a supplier buy.
Partial cover
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Requests where internal stock may reduce, but not fully cover, the supplier buy.
Open questions
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Rows needing count, owner, transfer-policy, or source-field cleanup.
Safe next step
Add an internal stock, transfer, or multi-location inventory CSV before Redline checks for customer-owned stock that may avoid a new buy.
No internal stock rows mapped yet
Add an internal stock, transfer, or multi-location inventory CSV with item, requesting site, source site, needed quantity, available and committed quantity, transfer rule, count date, confidence, owners, open PO, and supplier ETA fields.
Internal stock check is not transfer or purchase authority. Redline can show where customer-owned stock may exist before a new buy, but the customer still controls count validation, reservation release, transfer approval, shipment, receiving, inventory adjustment, PO cancellation, supplier communication, invoice approval, payment, and any savings claim.
MRO spare review
Review maintenance spares, tool-crib items, and critical operating parts differently from ordinary repeat consumables so hidden direct buys, missing counts, substitute risk, and supplier lead-time gaps do not get turned into automatic orders.
MRO files
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No MRO spare, maintenance, or tool-crib CSV is selected yet.
Critical review
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Critical or high-importance spares at or below mapped minimum stock.
Direct buys
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Rows where emergency or direct buys may hide true demand from the inventory system.
Open questions
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Rows needing source cleanup, owner confirmation, count proof, or substitute rules.
Safe next step
Add an MRO spare, maintenance, or tool-crib CSV before Redline reviews critical spare risk.
No MRO spare rows mapped yet
Add an MRO spare, maintenance, or tool-crib CSV with part identity, asset, criticality, on-hand stock, minimum stock, supplier, lead time, count date, substitute rule, direct-buy signal, and owner fields.
MRO spare review is not maintenance or purchase authority. Redline can organize count, supplier, lead-time, direct-buy, and substitute questions for the buyer; the customer still controls maintenance priority, stocking policy, substitutions, supplier selection, PO release, receiving, inventory adjustment, invoice approval, payment, and any downtime or savings claim.
Supplier acknowledgment review
Turn customer supplier acknowledgment or exception logs into buyer follow-up lanes before a draft PO packet is trusted.
Ack files
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No supplier acknowledgment or exception CSV is selected yet.
Buyer review
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Substitutions, shorts, split dates, price, freight, or changed promise facts.
Stale chase
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Unacknowledged lines past the 48-hour chase threshold.
Clean ack
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Clean acknowledgments that can support a buyer packet, not release a PO.
Safe next step
Select a supplier acknowledgment, supplier response, or exception log CSV so Redline can route open supplier follow-ups.
No supplier acknowledgment rows mapped yet
Add a supplier acknowledgment, supplier response, or exception CSV with SKU, supplier, ordered quantity, ordered date, status, promised date, and exception reason fields.
Supplier acknowledgment review is not purchase authority. Redline can organize supplier replies and draft the next chase, but supplier changes, substitutions, split shipments, quantity changes, receiving, invoice approval, payment, and PO release stay with the buyer.
Capital quote review
Compare equipment, tooling, or larger project proposals from customer quote files before the buyer commits money, floor space, installation work, or approval time.
Quote files
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No capital equipment, tooling, or project proposal CSV is selected yet.
Buyer-ready
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Proposals with enough mapped ownership facts for a customer buyer review.
Open questions
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Proposals needing scope, service, warranty, training, site, owner, or quote cleanup.
Visible cost
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No visible quote cost can be summarized yet.
Safe next step
Add a capital equipment, tooling, or larger project quote CSV before Redline compares proposals.
No capital proposal rows mapped yet
Add a capital equipment, tooling, or project quote CSV with proposal scope, quote dates, purchase price, freight, install, training, warranty, service, lead time, facility readiness, exclusions, and buyer owner fields.
Capital quote review is not approval authority. Redline can organize comparable proposal facts, missing lifecycle questions, and buyer-ready evidence; the customer still controls supplier selection, contract terms, financing, budget approval, site readiness, installation acceptance, receiving, invoices, payment, and any payback claim.
Buyer dry-run feedback log
Buyer labels are the learning signal. Capture whether the buyer would accept, edit, reject, defer, or block the recommendation for missing context, then keep supplier outcomes tied to the same SKU before expanding automation.
Buyer decision meaning
The buyer has not judged the dry-run recommendation yet.
Supplier outcome meaning
No supplier outcome is known yet.
Feedback status
Blocked
Learning use
No learning signal exists until a customer SKU is mapped from files.
Next step
Select or upload evidence files that produce at least one repeat item preview.
This feedback helps tune recommendations, supplier ranking, and exception routing. It does not authorize a PO, supplier submission, payment, or automation expansion by itself.
- No repeat item is available for buyer dry-run review.
Selected files
No customer files selected. Redline can only show the sample workflow.
Files Redline needs before recommendations are useful
Item master and internal SKU map
Redline needs the part names, units, alternates, and criticality flags your team actually uses.
How Redline uses this: Keeps recurring purchases tied to the right internal SKU so the wrong part does not get ordered.
Missing
Needed for read-only insights
CSV, XLSX, JSON
Inventory snapshots and bin counts
Reorder timing only works when current counts, reserved stock, and count dates are visible.
How Redline uses this: Calculates days left and flags stale or impossible counts before a PO is drafted.
Missing
Needed for read-only insights
CSV, XLSX, PDF
Usage, issue, and work-order history
Usage comes from the shop's real production rhythm, not an industry average.
How Redline uses this: Learns review cadence, seasonal patterns, and confidence buffers for each SKU family.
Missing
Needed for draft PO
CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON
Supplier catalogs, quotes, and account terms
Supplier comparison needs the customer's real price, freight, tax, MOQ, order multiple, and quote dates.
How Redline uses this: Ranks approved suppliers without inventing market prices or pretending every supplier is available.
Missing
Needed for draft PO
CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON
Approved supplier and vendor master
Supplier approval, owner, active status, and vendor-master quality protect against wrong-supplier and fraud risk.
How Redline uses this: Keeps unapproved suppliers, inactive vendors, duplicates, and remit changes out of automatic ordering.
Missing
Needed for draft PO
CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON
PO history, receipts, and supplier acknowledgments
Quoted lead time is not enough. Redline needs to see what suppliers actually delivered.
How Redline uses this: Builds lead-time reliability and exception rates from the customer's order history.
Missing
Needed for draft PO
CSV, XLSX, PDF, JSON
Approval policy and delegated authority
A real PO needs clear buyer authority, dollar caps, category rules, and exception boundaries.
How Redline uses this: Stops automatic ordering when spend, supplier, category, or variance rules need human approval.
Missing
Needed for capped automatic ordering
PDF, DOCX, TXT, JSON
Supplier approved ordering paths and credentials
Real POs need an authorized path. Screenshots, guesses, and draft emails are not enough.
How Redline uses this: Defines how POs are sent, acknowledged, changed, or canceled.
Missing
Needed for capped automatic ordering
PDF, DOCX, TXT, JSON
Buyer feedback and outcome labels
The product gets smarter only when buyer overrides, supplier misses, substitutions, and stockouts are captured.
How Redline uses this: Turns human corrections into better thresholds, supplier scores, and exception routing.
Missing
Needed for capped automatic ordering
CSV, XLSX, JSON, TXT
CSV item schema preview
Sample rows still validate before commit. This proves the schema, not the customer operation.
Valid rows: 1
- SKU-REPEAT-001 - Repeat-use production supply
Invalid rows: 2
- Row 3: current_on_hand: Too small: expected number to be >=0
- Row 4: criticality: Invalid option: expected one of "low"|"medium"|"high"|"mission_critical"