Use this screen to specify the preferred vendor(s) from which an individual item (part, good, or service) can be purchased. Use this screen any time.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the item to which you want vendors to be assigned. The description for this item is also displayed.
The revision number of the part selected will default to the latest revision but can be changed, if necessary.
The item type is displayed identifying this item as a part, good, or service.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the vendor from whom you want to purchase this item. The vendor must already be established in the Vendors table in Costpoint Purchasing.
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 item, its Approval Code must not be "Pending." You can still link a pending, non-payroll vendor to an item if the vendor is not approved or preferred for the item. In this case, you will receive a warning.
The vendor name for the vendor selected will display.
Enter "Y" (Yes), "N" (No), or "P" (Preferred) to specify whether or not this vendor is approved for this item. Only one vendor can be designated "P" (Preferred) as the most desired vendor for this part. The default status is "Y" (Yes).
This field displays the last purchase order number assigned to this vendor.
This field displays the date of the last purchase order assigned to this vendor in Costpoint Purchasing.
This field displays the last quote identifier assigned to this vendor.
This field displays the date of the last quote identifier assigned to this vendor.
The ITEM_VEND table stores information for this screen. Information for assigning vendors is also stored in and/or pulled from the following tables: ITEM, PART, VEND.