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These terms keep product identity, market evidence, and permission to act separate.
A buyer’s structured need: the item or outcome, quantity, location, timing, acceptable alternatives, and constraints. A requirement can begin with unknowns, but those unknowns stay visible.
A supplier-independent identity based on the manufacturer and manufacturer part number. A distributor stock code or listing title can point to the product, but does not replace its identity.
A source’s published description of an item. A listing is evidence of a possible route, not proof of current stock, condition, or authority to sell.
A dated record of price or availability reported by a source in a stated market. It is useful for research and comparison, but it is not a current quotation or reservation.
A supplier’s current commercial terms for a specific recipient and scope. Check validity, quantity, delivery, tax, exclusions, and who is authorised to rely on it.
A responsible person’s decision on an exact next step. Research, rankings, drafts, and API responses do not count as approval.

See the workflow

Follow a requirement from first description to a reviewed next step.

Read evidence correctly

Check what each result supports before relying on it.
Last modified on September 7, 2026