Which end of the supplier management spectrum are You?  Is supplier management a totally manual process or have you automated?  If you have automated have you pushed key supplier data fields to suppliers to manage?

Many organizations start on one end of the spectrum with manual loading of files downloaded from your financial/ERP system.  Coupa can aid in validation when uploading files, but the manipulation of such data prior to loading can lead to errors.

A logical next step would be to automate the feed to/from your financial system.  Coupa has integrated with over 30 different systems and Supplier Integration is a common practice.  For details see http://integrate.coupa.com/home/erp-integration/reference-data/suppliers or contact your Coupa representative.

If you already integrated to your financial system, you may want to consider pushing the maintenance of supplier data to your suppliers.

The graphic on right shows a CSN-linked supplier from within your Coupa system and the shaded data elements are those which can be maintained by the supplier:

• Website, Duns and Tax ID
• Contact Information
• Address Information
• PO Delivery Information - email or cXML
  

Additionally, suppliers can create catalogs for your approval and loading into your Coupa Environment and maintain their punchout information on the Coupa Supplier Network.

For more information on the Coupa Supplier Network, please visit http://integrate.coupa.com/home/supplier-integrations/coupa-supplier-network.