Vendor Admission - Quick Start
Typically, the process of granting access to granting of access to Vendors (who are usually companies that use the dock and the freight elevators) should be handled differently than Visitors to the building. Vendors have additional requirements when it comes to performing authorized work on site, for this reason, BluSKY has several modules that cover specifically the admission of Vendors to a secured property. In this article, we take a look at the process of bringing authorized Vendors on site.
Checking In a Vendor
Checking In a Vendor indicates that the vendor has arrived at a Facility and is performing their duties.
Select one or more of the Vendors you want to check in and click the 
button. This will indicate to the system that the person has arrived and it currently in the Facility and update the appropriate records. If the Vendor does not have a current COI, you may need to override the COI restriction, for more information see our Overriding Vendor COI Restrictions article.
Check In and Badge
Information on the name of the Vendor employee and the Vendor's COI will be available on the page. If the Vendor does not have a current COI, you may need to override the COI restriction, for more information see our Overriding Vendor COI Restrictions article.
If you wish to update or take a new picture use the 
button or upload a file using the 
button.
This section of the Vendor Admission interface will allow you to manage the credentials of the Vendor Employee. The process will be very similar to adding a credential to a Person.
Once you select the Card Type, BluSKY will try to help out with the credential assignment. Below describes some of the normal card assignment workflows.
Pre-Registered, Assigned to Last, FirstName.
- This will take the Cards from another Person and assign it to the Visitor
- If you are sure the Card is no longer in use, click the
. - This can save a lot of time if a previous visitor's card was not reclaimed at Check Out.
Pre-Registered, Available
- If the Card is found BluSKY will attempt to complete the entry process.
- If the Facility is using multiple Facility Codes you may be required to fill this field in.
Card Not Found - Adding New
- Enter the Internal Number
- Enter the Facility Code
Checking Out a Vendor Employee
Checking Out a visitor indicates that the Vendor has departed the Facility.
Once the Vendor Employee is ready to leave the checkout process is just as simple. Simply, select all of the departing Vendors and click the 
button.
