# The vendor register

Search, filter and export your organization’s vendors.

> **Access:** member, vendor creation. Subject to enabled modules and your plan.

The register centralizes your organization’s third parties. A vendor record contains its identity, criticality and the information accessible to your account.

## Browse the register

1. Open **Registers → Suppliers**.
2. Search for a name and, when needed, apply **Status**, **Criticality level** and **Tags** filters.
3. Select a row to open its record.
4. Use **Export to CSV** to work with the list in another tool. Check the filters and desired columns before exporting.

![Vendor register and filters](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/vendors.webp)

*Find a third party in the register before opening its details. · [Open full-size screenshot](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/vendors.webp)*

## Understand visibility

You may see that a vendor exists without being able to read all its information. Access to the record and related objects depends on permissions shared with you or your team.

Indicators above the register summarize visible vendors and their assessment engagement. A vendor that has never been assessed does not necessarily have poor security: an assessment is missing.

## Add or find a vendor

Use **Créer un fournisseur** and search for the company first to avoid duplicates. See [Create and qualify a vendor](https://docs.cisapp.eu/en/registers/create-vendor).

## Common difficulties

- **No results**: clear the search and filters.
- **Record inaccessible**: ask the owner to share access.
- **Limit reached**: check the displayed quota. A vendor marked inactive remains in the register and still counts toward the created-vendor quota.
- **Incomplete export**: check the visible scope and export options.

## Expected outcome

You have found the correct vendor and its record matches your working scope.