Explore Vendors You Work With (Or Could)

Here's How To Learn About Vendors in Bionic for Agencies.

Learn in Bionic Academy: Manage Your Vendor Database

Vendors will represent the companies that own the properties you buy. For example, Meta is the Vendor for the programs Facebook and Instagram.

Driven by our directory, Bionic automatically compiles the data pertinent to your company related to each vendor. It will also provide general insights into vendors, even if you don't work with them today.

In this article, we'll cover:

1. Search for Vendors
2. Review Details of Spend
3. Explore Additional Vendor Information

Search for Vendors

There will be a Vendors tab on the Home page, within individual advertisers, and within individual campaigns.

Here is how to search for vendors:

1. Click on the Vendor tab from the level you want to access data for.
   1. From the Home page, the Vendor tab will automatically limit Vendors to those your agency has done business with.
   2. From within an advertiser, the Vendor tab will automatically limit the view to vendors this advertiser has done business with.
   3. From within a campaign, the Vendor tab will automatically limit the view to vendors this.
2. Use the Search box to enter a vendor name to limit the results.
3. Use the Campaign filter to define whether you want to limit to vendors that have been included in campaigns, or expand to include all vendors.
4. Use the Date filter to limit results to vendors that have placements running during the time frame you specify.

Review Details of Spend

Within the results, you will be presented with a summary of the campaigns and spend you have engaged with this vendor.

Here is a description of the details provided for each vendor:

Vendor Name - Name of the vendor.

Image - The logo for the vendor.

ID - The Bionic generated unique identifier for this vendor.

Campaigns - The number of campaigns this vendor has been included in.

Planned - The total amount of planned spend with this vendor based on the media plans.

Orders - The number of orders the exist for this vendor.

Ordered - The total amount of spend included in orders for this vendor.

Billed - The total amount of spend included in the Bill Amount (in Bills) for this vendor.

Reconciled - The total amount of spend Reconciled (in Bills) for this vendor.

Open Balance - The total amount remaining due, which represents the difference between the Reconciled Amount and the Paid Amount.

Paid - The total amount recorded as paid (in Payments).

Custom Vendor Fields - Any custom vendor fields you have set up will be represented with the respective values set for each vendor.

Explore Additional Vendor Information

You are able to dive deeper into individual vendors to look at their offerings, view contacts, and access campaigns and orders they are included in. 

1. Click on the vendor name to view additional details.

Overview Tab

This tab will provide a general overview of the vendor, including website, address and contacts where applicable.

Settings Tab

Here is where you can set Vendor Metadata.

Contacts Tab

The Contacts tab will provide a list of contacts we have under this vendor.

Programs Tab

The Programs tab will provide a list of programs that this company represents.

Here is a description of the information provided in the Programs Tab:

Program - The name of the program (station, platform, brand).

Image - The logo for the program.

Custom Program Fields - Any custom programs fields you have set up will be represented with the respective values set for each program.

ID - The Bionic generated unique identifier for the program.

Status - Identifies whether the program is active or inactive.

Campaigns - Identifies the number of campaigns this program has been included in.

Planned - Identify the total amount of planned spend against this program has been included in media plans.

Here is how to filter your programs list:

1. Use the Search to find specific programs by name.
2. Use the Active/Inactive filter to look for programs by status.
3. Use the Dates filter to look for programs running based on placements in your media plans.

Campaigns Tab

The Campaigns tab will present the campaigns this vendor has been included in.

Here is a description of the information provided in the Campaigns Tab:

Campaign Name - The name of the campaign.

Image - The image included in the campaign.

ID - The Bionic generated unique identifier for this campaign.

Advertiser Name - The advertiser the campaign belongs to.

Start Date - The start date of the campaign.

End Date - The end date of the campaign.

Lines - The number of lines in the media plan for this campaign.

Planned - The amount of planned spend set up in the media plan.

To search for specific campaigns:

1. Use the Search box to limit results by campaign name.
2. Use the Following filter to limit campaigns to those you are following, or not following.
3. Use the Advertiser filter to only look for campaigns under specific advertisers. Only applicable when access from the Home page.
4. Use the Campaigns filter to select specific campaigns you want in the list.
5. Use the Dates filter to limit to campaigns that fall within the dates specified.

Orders Tab

The Orders tab will list the orders that have been created for this vendor.

Here is a description of the information provided in the Orders Tab:

Order Number - The Bionic generated unique order number (vendor PO number).

Status - The status of the order.

Order Date - The order date as defined in the order.

Advertiser - The advertiser the order relates to.

Campaign - The campaign the order relates to.

Vendor - The vendor the order relates to.

Programs - The program(s) the order relates to.

Vendor Contacts - The vendor contacts as identified in the order.

Lines - The number of lines from the media plan that are included in the order.

Amount - The total amount of spend included in orders for this vendor.

Approved- The total amount of spend approved in orders for this vendor.

Fulfilled - The total amount of spend fulfilled based on performance data in orders for this vendor.

Billed - The total amount of spend included in the Bill Amount (in Bills) for this vendor.

Reconciled - The total amount of spend Reconciled (in Bills) for this vendor.

Balance - The total amount remaining due, which represents the difference between the Reconciled Amount and the Paid Amount.

Paid - The total amount recorded as paid (in Payments).

Bionic ID - The Bionic generated unique identifier for this order (not the order number).

Custom Order Fields - Any custom order fields you have set up will be represented with the respective values set for each order.

Created - The date/time that the order was created.

Created By - The user that created the order.

Last Updated - The date/time that the order was last updated.

Last Updated By - The user that last updated the order.

To search for specific orders:

1. Use the Search to find orders by order number.
2. Use the Filters to search by Order Status or Order Date.