Delete a supplier

Goal: remove a supplier that should no longer appear in procurement. Where: Suppliers list → row Delete (trash icon).

Steps

1. Open Replenish Stock → Suppliers → Suppliers.
2. Click Delete supplier (trash) on the row.
3. Read the confirmation: “This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete the supplier … and all associated data including contacts, addresses, and purchase history.”
4. Click Delete to confirm, or Cancel to keep the record.

The delete confirmation — contacts and addresses are removed with the supplier.

Success looks like

Toast “Supplier deleted” and the row disappears from the list. KPI Total Suppliers decrements.

If it goes wrong

Message	Cause	Fix
”Cannot Delete Supplier” — “This supplier has existing GRN (Goods Received Note) records and cannot be deleted.”	Database foreign-key on grns.supplier_id	Mark supplier Inactive instead of deleting; GRN history must stay intact
”Failed to delete contacts/addresses”	Partial delete failure	Retry; contact support if the supplier is stuck half-deleted

Related

• Edit a supplier · Supplier fields & types