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title: Understanding Documents
description: Learn how to upload, manage, and share documents across your supply chain using the Documents section.
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# Understanding Documents
The **Documents** section allows you to upload, manage, and share documents related to your organisation and suppliers.
It provides a structured way to store documentation and keep track of supplier documents across your supply chain.
#### Uploading documents
You can upload documents on both the **Own documents** and **Supplier documents** pages.
Supported upload methods include:
- Uploading documents individually
- Uploading multiple documents using **bulk upload**
Bulk upload is useful when adding larger document sets at once.
#### Sharing documents via email
Documents stored under **Own documents** can be shared directly via email.
To share a document:
1. Select one or more documents
2. Choose **Share via email**
3. Enter the recipient details
4. Confirm the action
Shared documents are automatically recorded in the **Shared documents** page so you can track what has been sent.
#### Manual document requests
From the **Supplier documents** page, you can create **manual document requests**.
This allows you to request documents from suppliers outside of automated workflows.
Manual requests are useful for:
- One-time document requests
- Exceptional document updates
- Documents not covered by requirement rules
#### Best practices for document management
To keep your document library organised:
- Store documents about your organisation in **Own documents**
- Keep supplier-related documents in **Supplier documents**
- Use **bulk upload** when adding many files
- Share documents through the platform to maintain a clear record
Maintaining a structured document library helps ensure documents remain accessible and up to date.
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