Business classification details associated to supplier information

There are many pieces of data that can be associated to a supplier that will be surfaced with the supplier information.

1. Icons represent if a supplier is:
   1. MSP (Microsoft Supplier Program) – ensures suppliers have additional vetting: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/procurement/msp-requirements.aspx (external supplier facing link)
   2. Diverse – means supplier company fulfils certain diverse characteristics:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/procurement/diversity-overview.aspx (external supplier facing link)
   3. Or Small Business – (US Based) program to ensure small business &/or are located in HUBZones are included: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/procurement/diversity-small-business.aspx  (external supplier facing link)
2. Supplier Security and Privacy Assurance (SSPA) – standards captured reflect MS values and extend to suppliers who handle Microsoft data on our behalf:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/procurement/supplier-contracting.aspx#SSPA  (external supplier facing link); https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/teams/sspa/pages/home.aspx (internal facing link)
   1. Program indices:

                                                               i.      SSPA Compliant (green font) – supplier is compliant with all program requirements

                                                             ii.      SSPA Non-Compliant (red font) – supplier is late with a submission or they did not meet the requirements

                                                            iii.      SSPA Restricted – supplier is considered NA or out of scope

                                                            iv.      SSPA Not Enrolled – indicates supplier is not enrolled in the program (less likely to Data Classification information)

                 b.Data Classifications in-Scope for the SSPA program – highly confidential, confidential or general.

1. Lastly, during new supplier setup, if a supplier is selected for a specific type of work, that information is exposed in MyOrder under business classifications with one of the following types:
   1. Disbursements - Disbursements include categories like Academic institutes, customer partner and reseller payments, garnishments etc. 
   2. Development funds - Payments to partners, resellers, OEMs, etc... for co-marketing campaigns or business development funds.
   3. Membership & dues - Payments for membership and dues to associations which are important to business units promoting and interacting with the industry.
   4. Royalties - Royalty or license payment for use of Intellectual Property.  Examples: IP Code that is going to be included within a MS product, IP Content that is pre-existing (articles, books, art, pictures, etc...) that is going to be included within a MS product, website and/or MS Press release, Patents, etc... 

The classification specifies that the supplier is preferred to be used for the this type of purchase.

Note: no action is needed by the user at this time, as the system does not restrict the user from raising a PO in other categories.