Field Descriptions

Table Information

 

Vendors

What can I do in this screen?

Use this screen to specify vendor(s) from which a specific part can be purchased.

When should I use this screen?

Use this screen any time parts are bought instead of manufactured.

You must first establish the vendor in the Vendor User Flow (Materials\Maintain\Vendors) before you can enter any additional information in this screen.

You can also maintain this data in the Item Vendor Assignment screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).

Field Descriptions

Vendor *

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the vendor from whom you want to purchase this part.

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, you will receive a warning.

Vendors are established in the Vendor User Flow (Materials\Maintain\Vendors) screens. 

Vendor Name

This non-editable field displays the vendor name corresponding to the vendor ID in the Vendor field.

Approved/Preferred

Use this drop-down box to specify whether or not this vendor is approved for this part and also specify if the vendor is the preferred source of the part.

Choose from the following options in the drop-down box:

Note: Only one vendor may be designated as the preferred part 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.

* A red asterisk denotes a required field.

Table Information

Changes made to this screen update the ITEM_VEND (Item Vendor) table.