> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://watchmycover.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The vendor list

> Search, filter and sort the register of every subcontractor and their status.

**Vendors** is the register: every subcontractor, checked against the requirements you assigned them.

## Columns

| Column           | What it shows                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Vendor**       | Name, with trade (or email) beneath. "No email on file" means the vendor cannot be chased.                                                     |
| **Requirements** | The assigned template, or **None assigned**.                                                                                                   |
| **Status**       | **Compliant**, **Expiring soon**, **Needs review**, **Non-compliant** or **No certificate**. See [Verdicts explained](/docs/certificates/verdicts). |
| **Issues**       | "*n* critical", "*n* to verify", "*n* warnings", or None.                                                                                      |
| **Next expiry**  | The earliest expiry among required coverages, counting any renewal already on file.                                                            |
| **Last checked** | When the vendor was last checked.                                                                                                              |

Select a row to open the vendor's page.

## Search and filter

* **Search by name, trade or email.**
* **Status**: all statuses, or one.
* **Expiry**: **Any expiry**, **Expiring within 7 days**, **Expiring within 30 days**.
* **Project**: all projects, or one. See [Projects](/docs/subcontractors/projects).
* **Active** or **Archived** vendors. See [Archiving and restoring](/docs/subcontractors/archiving).

Filters are part of the page address, so a filtered list can be bookmarked or sent to a colleague.

## Sort

| Sort                     | Order                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Risk first** (default) | Most critical findings first, then most unverifiable findings, then most warnings, then soonest expiry, then name. |
| **Soonest expiry**       | Earliest expiry first; vendors with no expiry last.                                                                |
| **Name**                 | Alphabetical.                                                                                                      |

Searching, filtering and sorting run on the server, so the list stays quick however long it is.

## Actions on this page

* **Add vendor**: [add one by hand](/docs/subcontractors/adding).
* **Import**: [import a spreadsheet](/docs/subcontractors/import-csv). **Download CSV template** sits beside it.
* **Export**: [download the register](/docs/register/export).
* **Share**: opens **Settings → Export & sharing** to [create a report link](/docs/register/shared-reports).