Public catalogue: your Billora clients order directly from you
Publish your catalogue if you wish: your clients who also use Billora browse it, then place a purchase order at the displayed price or ask for a quote. You accept, and they receive the delivery in their own account.
Feature available depending on your subscription: the Pricing page shows which offers include it. It works between businesses that both have a Billora account activated in real mode, on the web version as well as in the mobile app.
How does the public catalogue work?
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The seller publishes the catalogue (or not)
In Settings, "Public catalogue", the seller uploads their certificates then requests publication; the catalogue becomes visible once Billora validates it. Publishing is off by default: until it is validated and turned on, nobody sees anything, not even that the business is on Billora.
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The buyer asks for access
The buyer, who has the seller among their suppliers with the same ICE, opens the "Catalogue" tab of the supplier record and asks for access. Both businesses must have a Billora account.
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The seller accepts each request
The seller accepts or declines each request. When accepting, they link an existing client record (suggested from the ICE, never preselected) or create one, with the buyer's identity copied into the new record. Either side can then withdraw access.
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The buyer orders
The buyer fills a basket and places an order or asks for a quote, depending on what the seller allows. The seller receives the request in the "Client requests" inbox and is notified.
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The seller processes it, the buyer receives
The seller accepts the order or sends a quote, then invoices and delivers with their usual documents. The buyer follows progress from their account and, depending on their subscription, records the delivery with a purchase receipt created from their purchase order (no automatic stock movement: the lines are free lines).
What the seller decides
Publish or not
The public catalogue is off by default. You turn it on when you want and can suspend access at any time.
Prices shown or not
You choose to show your prices or hide them. Each buyer sees the price from their own client record, that is, your per-client price lists.
Availability
Don't show it, show only "Available / Unavailable", or show the quantity in stock.
Published items
Your whole active catalogue, or only the categories you tick. Your costs, internal notes and per-warehouse stock are never shown.
Two ways to order
Purchase order at the displayed price
Available if the seller shows their prices. The purchase order is created and sent in the buyer's account, and the request reaches the seller. When the seller accepts, an accepted quote is created: they can convert it into an invoice, then issue the delivery note from the invoice.
Quote request
The seller prepares a quote from the request and sends it: the buyer is notified. If they accept it in Billora, the quote becomes "Accepted" on the seller's side and a purchase order is created in the buyer's account. They can also decline it.
If the seller hides their prices, only a quote request is possible. They can also allow just one of the two modes.
Catalogues verified by Billora
Before a catalogue becomes visible, the Billora team reviews it: the seller uploads their ICE certificate and their tax compliance certificate, which Billora checks. The catalogue is public until a date validated by Billora, with reminders before it expires; it then closes until it is renewed. Buyers see the "Entreprise vérifiée par Billora" (business verified by Billora) mention. Billora verifies the seller, not the businesses asking for access: the seller accepts each request.
Billora remains a tool
Billora sells nothing, collects no payment and does not step in between the two businesses: payment and delivery are settled between you, as usual. A business can only read another one's catalogue if that business has opened it and accepted its request.
Frequently asked questions
Is my catalogue visible to everyone?
No. It is neither public on the internet nor visible to all Billora businesses: only buyers whose access request you have accepted can browse it.
Who can ask for access to my catalogue?
A Billora business that has you as a supplier with the same ICE as yours. If your catalogue is closed, it sees nothing, not even that you are registered.
Does the buyer see my usual selling prices?
They see the prices of their own client record, so your per-client price lists. If you hide prices, they see none and can only ask for a quote.
Does my client need a Billora account?
Yes, for now: the catalogue works between businesses that both have a Billora account.
Does Billora handle payment?
No. Billora handles neither payment nor delivery: the tool creates and links the documents, and settlement is between you.
Is it available in the mobile app?
Yes. Buyers and sellers find the catalogue, orders and quote requests in the mobile app; only the public catalogue settings are on the web version.