PurchasedFrom

PurchasedFrom is a data attribute used in product, asset, and transaction records to indicate the supplier, retailer, or source from which an item was acquired. It is commonly employed in e-commerce catalogs, inventory systems, asset management, and provenance tracking to capture the origin of ownership.

In data models, purchasedFrom can be a human-readable name, an identifier for an Organization, or a linked resource such as a URI or external supplier ID. Some schemas model it as a nested object with fields like name and id. It is not a universal term across all schemas; many systems use alternatives such as seller, supplier, vendor, or source. The field typically complements related data such as purchasedDate, purchasePrice, orderNumber, and warranty information.

Typical usage varies from consumer purchases (the retailer’s name) to corporate assets (the supplier that provided the item). In structured data, purchasedFrom can support both simple text values and references to entity records to enable provenance, auditing, and traceability.

Data quality and privacy considerations include ensuring accuracy, avoiding duplication, and handling sensitive supplier information appropriately. For international contexts, standardized identifiers such as supplier IDs or business registration numbers can improve consistency and interoperability, while maintaining clear namespace conventions.

Example: a tablet entry might include purchasedFrom: "TechShop Ltd" or purchasedFrom: {"@id": "https://example.org/organizations/techshop"} to link to a formal supplier record.