Why does a supplier from the Part Sourcing tab sometimes get created as Tier-1, but at times may not be visible in the Suppliers tab?

Created by Rohit Sawant, Modified on Tue, 21 Apr at 8:47 PM by Rohit Sawant

This behaviour depends on whether the supplier is already normalized in the system as a Tier-1 supplier.
The Part Sourcing tab is intended for Tier-1 supplier data, and during validation, the system processes supplier references across the entire CDIF file.
- If the supplier is not already normalized as Tier-1:
  The system automatically creates a Tier-1 entry for that supplier in the Suppliers tab and shows a normalization error in the validation report.
- If the supplier is already normalized as Tier-1:
  The system does not create a new Tier-1 entry in the Suppliers tab unless it is explicitly included in the uploaded file. However, the Part Sourcing records will still be associated with the existing supplier.

As a result, a supplier may have Part Sourcing records but may not appear as a new entry in the Suppliers tab.