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How to use a previously declared traceability thanks to the catalogue?

We're excited to introduce a new feature available in the new form design: the Production Catalogue: a new way to declare your productions once and reuse them across all your buyers in the forms.

This article only covers standard-type forms - new format. To learn more about these forms, click here; to learn more about the different types of existing forms, click here.

Why we built this

If you produce in bulk — fabrics, threads, leather, trims, components — the same production run is often sold to several buyers. Today, that means filling in the same details about your involvement and your sourcing every single time a buyer requests traceability.

That's a lot of duplicate work, and a lot of opportunities for inconsistencies between forms.

The Production Catalogue solves this. Save your production once, then reuse it in every new form, with any buyer, in seconds.


What is it?

The Catalogue lets you save the information related to a production run under a custom name, so you can quickly pull it into any new form. It is your personal library of productions. Each entry stores everything that doesn't change from one buyer to the next:

  • Your involvement — the production step you handled, whether you subcontracted, the technical information related to your process in applicable.

  • Your sourcing — the components you used to make the article (yarns, base fabrics, trims etc.).

What stays unique to each transaction (the buyer's PO, quantity, order date, shipping method) is not stored in the Catalogue — you'll always fill that in fresh.

💡 Think of it this way: the Catalogue stores how you made the product. The form captures who you sold it to and when.


How it works, step by step

  • Step 1 — Save a production to your Catalogue

The first time you declare a production, fill in the form as usual: the item you sold, your involvement, and your sourcing. Then click Submit.

You'll land on the Catalogue screen, where you can give your production a custom name. We'll suggest an example, but feel free to use your own internal codes or naming conventions — this name is for your eyes only.

As a reminder, a production refers to the information filled in under your involvement and your sourcing. You must therefore save the article independently of the end client.

⚠️ The name is permanent. Once you save it to the Catalogue, you can't edit it. Pick something precise and meaningful so you can recognize this production weeks or months later.
Please note that if you give your articles too generic a name such as "fabric", "pant", "cotton", or "leather", you will not be able to differentiate between similar articles you have processed in your catalog.

Once saved, your production is in your Catalogue and ready to reuse.

  • Step 2 — Reuse a saved production


Next time a buyer requests traceability for the same production, open a new form and head to Section 1: Buyer's declaration.

On the right side, in the Already declared this item? section, type the name of the production you want to reuse and pick it from the dropdown.

The form auto-fills:

  • Your involvement (Step 2)

  • Your sourcing (Step 3)

You only need to confirm the buyer-specific details (PO number, quantity, shipping date, shipping method) in the buyer's declaration, and submit. Done.

  • Step 3 — Review the information

Before submitting, double-check that the pre-filled information from your Catalogue (input in your involvement and your sourcing sections) still matches the production you're declaring to this buyer.

⚠️ Catalogue entries cannot be edited. If anything has changed in your involvement or your sourcing — a new subcontractor, a different technical process, an updated material composition — do not reuse the old entry.

Instead, in the Search your catalog field, pick Create new at the bottom of the dropdown and fill out the form from scratch. After submission, you'll be able to save this updated production under a new name and add it to your Catalogue.

A quick example:

You weave 100% recycled cotton fabric in France. Same loom, same yarn supplier, same finishing process, sold to three different buyers across the year.

  • Buyer A — PO 123456, 10,000 meters, shipped August.

  • Buyer B — PO 789012, 4,500 meters, shipped November.

  • Buyer C — PO 345678, 22,000 meters, shipped February.

Without the Catalogue, you'd fill the involvement and sourcing sections three times. With the Catalogue, you fill them once for Buyer A, save the production as a specific name you can recognize in the future such as DENIMBELLA-INDIGO-1RECYCLED-100COT-220GSM-FR-2026, and reuse it for B and C in two clicks.


Key takeaways

  • The Catalogue allows you to reuse the same production information (Your involvement + Your sourcing) across multiple transactions (Buyer's declaration).

  • You name each production yourself on the Catalogue screen, right after submitting the form for the first time. The name is permanent.

  • A Catalogue entry can only be reused if the production (your sourcing + your involvement) is identical. If anything changed, pick "Create new" in the search and declare from scratch.

  • The Catalogue does not store buyer-specific data (PO, quantity, dates, shipping method) — you'll always fill that in for each transaction.


Coming soon 🔜

These features are still in development:

  • Catalogue page — Today, your saved productions appear as a dropdown inside the form. A dedicated page where you can browse, search, and manage all your entries is in development and will be released in the coming weeks.

  • Bulk form submission — We are exploring the ability to submit multiple forms at once (planned for 2026).


Need help?

If you have questions or run into anything unexpected, reach out to your Fairly Made contact or use the chat bubble at the bottom right of the platform. We're here to help.

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