Before You Start
To generate a Transaction Certificate (TC), a commercial transaction must occur connecting a seller to a buyer. This relation must be reflected in the TC.
This relation is described in the top section of each final TC – see example below:
How to Create Buying Relations
- Go to Organisations > Supply chain operators.
- Search for the relevant SCO (Seller) and hover over its name.
- Click on Show details to open the SCO account information page.
- Navigate to More Lists > Buyers > Add list item (+).
- In the page that follows, scroll down to the field Buyer to look for the related SCO.
- Select the Buyer SCO from the dropdown options and assign it the GOTS standard. Save changes.
- A pop-up message will appear to confirm the buying relation.
You should now be able to see this buying relation under:
Organisations > Supply chain operators > Show details > More Lists > Buyers
IMPORTANT
Before creating a TC, first check whether the buyer’s address and facility details as displayed in GTB are correct as specified in your documentation. Any discrepancies may lead to technical issues and system rejections due to non-conformance rules.
Good to Know
The access level will be initially set to Unconfirmed. After saving changes, it will be automatically updated to Confirmed.
The confirmation method will also switch to E-mail to buyer by default. Start date will be prepopulated with the date of the last changes and can be modified manually if needed.
Remember to always save changes by clicking on the floppy disk (