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1. Onboarding & Setup

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Add Customer Partners

  1. Navigate to the Partners tab in the app.
  2. Click + Add Partner.
  3. Select Partner Type:
    • Network Partner – for companies already on Seminode. You’ll need to search their name or add their Public Key.
    • Email Partner – for companies not on Seminode. Enter their Email Domain (e.g., company.com) and Email Addresses (e.g., john@company.com).
  4. Fill in other required fields (Company Name, Contact Person, etc.).
  5. Click Create Partner.

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Configure Company Quoting Email

  • In Settings , configure a central quoting email (e.g., quotes@company.com) for all customer and supplier communications. Read more at Outlook Email Integration .
  • All email partner quoting threads will be routed here and then stored successfully in your Inbox .

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Create Excess Inventory Node

  1. Navigate to My Nodes in the Network Tab.
  2. Select Create Node.
  3. Provide a name, contact information, and description.
  4. Configure authentication (read/write) and discoverability options. When checked, read/write protection requires authorization - when unchecked the data becomes public and anyone with the node URL can read or post data.
  5. Click Create Node to finalize.
See docs on Nodes for more information.

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2. Posting Excess Inventory

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Upload Supply List

Prepare and upload your excess inventory data. See Upload Tools for detailed field requirements and examples. You can also email lists directly to email partners from the platform.

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3. Customer Actions

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A. Customers with Seminode

  • Search materials, filter, export, and upload mass quote files.
  • Centralized and structured quoting threads in-platform.
  • Intelligent pricing analysis from network and web data.
  • API usage to programmatically quote and create unique workflows.

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B. Customers without Seminode

  • Receive an Excel excess list via email to your shared email.
  • Submit quotes on excess via email to your shared email.

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4. Receiving Quotes

  • All quotes from network partners (in-platform) and email partners (via email) will appear in your Inbox .
  • Use Inbox Analysis to compare quotes, filter by customer, and calculate margins.
  • Respond by Accepting, Rejecting, or Quote Response directly in-platform. Email partners will automatically receive email notifications based on your response actions.

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5. Orders

Double accepted quotes by both parties will turn into Orders and be shown in the app at Orders . You can also click on the 3 dots to generate invoices and PO’s.