Supplier Directory 
The suppliers that you have accepted in Supplier Preselection appear in the Supplier Directory. You can call up the supplier directory from the following functions:
When you create a bidder in the RFx maintenance
In the approved supplier list
In business partner maintenance
The supplier directory displays the master data of potential suppliers – such as name, address and contact information - in tabular form.
You can look at the contents - if available - of the product-related questionnaires that a supplier has filled out on registration.
You can transfer the potential suppliers from the supplier directory as bidders or suppliers into the SRM Server System (pushbutton Transfer Supplier).
Note
A supplier's data only becomes available for business partner management after you have transferred the supplier from the supplier directory into the SRM Server System.
This function is used in the business scenarios Strategic Sourcing with Live Auction and Strategic Sourcing with RFx.