{"slug":"customize-vendor-status-messages","title":"Create and Customize Vendor Status Messages","description":"This article explains how to create and customize the messages vendors receive when their application status is updated, such as Received, Approved, or Declined.","section":"market","sections":["market"],"tags":["vendor,status,message"],"aliases":[],"author":"Farmspread Support","updated":"2019-02-23","published_datetime":"2019-02-23T12:00:00.000Z","promoted":true,"related":[],"links":[],"images":{},"video":null,"source_commit":null,"body_format":"markdown","nav":{"section":"market","group":"Review and accept vendors","previous":{"slug":"vendor-application-status-guide","title":"Vendor Application Status Guide"},"next":{"slug":"request-access-to-edit-a-vendor-application","title":"Request access to edit a vendor application"}},"related_articles":[],"body":"### Create a Vendor Status Reply\n\nTo create a custom vendor status message, go to: **Settings → Status Replies** from the left-hand navigation menu of your market dashboard.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/01-image.jpg)\n\nYou will be taken to the **Application Status Replies** page. To add a new status response, click **Add Status Response** in the top-right corner.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/02-image.jpg)\n\nFill out the required fields for the status reply:\n\n- **Apply To**\n- **Status Type**\n- **Subject**\n- **Message**\n- **Vendor Types**\n\nIf you have created vendor tags, you can also optionally select tags that the message should apply to.\n\nWhen you are finished, click the blue **Create Reply** button in the bottom-right corner (example below).\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/03-image.png)\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/04-image.png)\n\n!!! note\n    You can create as many status replies as needed.\n   \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n### Update a Status Reply\n\nTo update an existing status reply, go to: **Settings → Status Replies**\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/05-image.png)\n\nThen click the **pencil icon** to the right of the status reply you want to edit.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/06-image.jpg)\n\nUpdate the **Subject** and **Message** fields as needed.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/07-image.jpg)\n\nYou can also adjust who receives the message by selecting vendor types and tags under the **Applies To** section.\n\nWhen you are finished, click the blue **Update Reply** button in the bottom-right corner to save your changes.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/08-image.jpg)\n\nAfter clicking **Update Reply**, you will be returned to the **Application Status Replies** page, where you can confirm that your changes were saved.\n\n![](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/customize-vendor-status-messages/09-image.jpg)"}