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How to respond to request and upload TC documents

This guide explains the step-by-step workflow for suppliers to respond to document requests and upload Traceability Certificates (TCs) in the Certified Materials section.

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🔔 Step 1: Receive a request

When your customer requests documents:

  • You will receive a notification

  • The request will appear in Traceability → Certified Materials


📍 Step 2: Open your tasks

  1. Go to Traceability → Certified Materials

  2. You will see a list of requested Purchase Orders (POs)

Each row represents an order you need to complete.


🔍 Step 3: Understand what is required

For each PO, review:

  • Order No – Reference of the request

  • Products – Products and quantities

  • Coverage – How much has already been submitted

  • Due Date – Deadline to complete the task

  • Standards – Required certification (e.g. GOTS, GRS)

  • Required evidence - Which documents are required for certification support have been submitted.

  • Status – Usually “To Do” if action is needed

👉 Focus on orders with:

  • Low or zero coverage

  • Upcoming due dates


⬆️ Step 4: Upload documents

  1. Click Upload Docs (top-right corner)

  2. Upload your TC documents:

    • Drag & drop files or Click Choose file

    • Confirm upload

3. Click review documents

  • Once files are ready to review you will receive a notification.

    • You can also access the Review flow via your order requests overview.

Review the extracted information and adjust if needed.

  • System will show you those files that need attention at the top of the list:

    • If a file requires user intervention it must be because of one of these issues:

      1. Document could not be automatically classified.

      2. Orders could not be automatically linked.

    • How to fix it :

      • If document was not correctly classified: select the right type from the dropdown list, and click on the check to confirm the document type.

      • If orders could not be linked: select the correct orders from the dropdown list and click on the check to confirm the mapping. Please note that it will only show orders that have been requested to you, orders that don’t exist in your list won’t be available to link.

Important : We recommend users to always review the extracted information as this is processed by AI, specially that article numbers and quantities inside the files are correctly extracted. As this data is relevant for calculating the coverage of certifications. If the information was not correctly pulled you can edit manually- or try deleting and re-uploading the file.

4. Click Confirm & Map Uploaded Files

  • Once all files are marked as ready to confirm proceed with mapping the files.


📄 Supported formats

  • .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp

  • Maximum file size: 50MB


🤖 Step 5: Automatic matching

After upload, the system will:

  • Match files to the correct PO(s)

  • Match article numbers and update coverage accordingly

  • Update coverage accordingly


📊 Step 6: Check your progress

After uploading:

  • Coverage will increase

  • Collected Evidence will update (e.g. 1/1, 2/2)


✅ Step 7: Complete your task

Your task is complete when:

  • The number will cover the order request

  • All required documents are uploaded

Important: As long as the covered quantity is equal to or greater than the required quantity, the order is considered fully covered.


Tips for suppliers:

  • Upload clear and complete TC documents

  • Ensure documents include:

    • PO reference

    • Product details

    • Certification standard

  • Submit before the due date

  • Double-check coverage after upload

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