VENDORS

Use this subtask to specify the preferred vendors from which a specific good can be purchased.

You must first establish the vendor on the Manage Vendors screen before you can enter any additional information on this screen.

You can also maintain this data on the Assign Vendors to Items screen.

Rev

Enter, or click to select, the item revision number.

Vendor

Enter, or click to select, the vendor from whom you want to purchase this good. Vendor ID codes are established in the Manage Vendor screens. A vendor ID is required if a vendor part number is required.

• The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor, and its Approval Code must not be Not Approved.

• If the vendor is approved or preferred for the part, its Approval Code must not be Pending.

• You can still link a pending, non-payroll vendor to a part if the vendor is not approved or preferred for the part. In this case, Costpoint displays a warning.

Vendor Name

This field displays the name of the vendor corresponding to the vendor ID entered in the Vendor field.

Approved/Preferred

Use this drop-down list to specify whether or not this vendor is approved for this good and also to specify if the vendor is the preferred source of the good. Choose from the following options in the drop-down list:

• Approved — This indicates that the vendor is an approved source of a specific good.

• Not Approved — This indicates that the vendor is not an approved source of a specific good.

• Preferred — This indicates that the vendor is the preferred source of a specific good.

Only one vendor can be designated as the preferred good source at a time.

Last PO

This field displays the last purchase order number assigned to this vendor.

Last PO Date

This field displays the date of the last purchase order assigned to this vendor.

Last Quote

This field displays the last quote identifier assigned to this vendor.

Last Quote Date

This field displays the date of the last quote identifier assigned to this vendor.