Vendor Selection and Filtering

The vendor filter panel is one of the most important tools on the Bills Browser. It lets you quickly narrow down the bills list to a specific vendor, making it easy to review a vendor's bills, check their payment status, and manage their outstanding balances.

The Vendor Filter Panel

The vendor filter panel occupies the left side of the Bills Browser. It displays a grid with three columns:

The first entry in the list is always "All Vendors/Suppliers" which shows bills from all vendors when selected. Below that, all vendors from your database are listed alphabetically.

Searching for a Vendor

To find a specific vendor in the list, scroll through the vendor panel. Vendors are sorted alphabetically by name, making it straightforward to locate the vendor you need. For larger vendor lists, the grid supports scrolling.

Filtering Bills by Vendor

Click on a vendor name in the vendor panel to filter the bills grid. When you select a vendor:

1. The bills grid clears and reloads
2. Only bills for the selected vendor are displayed
3. The pagination resets to the first page
4. All other filters (status, date range, location) remain active

This means you can combine vendor selection with other filters. For example, select a vendor and then set the status filter to Overdue to see only that vendor's overdue bills.

Inactive Vendor Highlighting

Inactive vendors are highlighted in the vendor panel with a red background and white text. This visual distinction helps you immediately identify vendors that are no longer active in your system.

Inactive vendors may still have bills in the system from when they were active. Filtering by an inactive vendor shows their historical bills, which can be useful for reviewing past transactions or settling outstanding balances.

Clearing the Filter

To remove the vendor filter and see bills from all vendors again, click on the "All Vendors/Suppliers" entry at the top of the vendor panel. This is selected by default when the Bills Browser first opens.

When All Vendors/Suppliers is selected, the vendor filter parameter is set to zero in the database query, which tells the system to ignore the vendor filter and return bills for all vendors.

Vendor Panel Load Behavior

The vendor panel loads asynchronously when the Bills Browser opens. Vendors are loaded from the database in alphabetical order along with their active/inactive status. The loading happens concurrently with the location loading, so the Bills Browser opens quickly even with many vendors.

What to Read Next

• Navigating the Bills Browser — Complete guide to all Bills Browser features
• Date Range Filtering and Presets — Filter by date alongside vendors
• Multi-Location Bill Management — Combine vendor and location filters