You can associate vendors with items to manage a list of
vendors that supply an item.
Before you begin
Create vendors using the Companies application, and store
vendors at the organization level. The list of available vendors is
filtered to show only those vendors that are created for the organization
and the company set to which you belong. Create a list that includes
vendors from whom you have already ordered, as well as vendors that
you have not used. You can then use the historical vendor data to
compare vendor prices and delivery information.
About this task
You can specify whether a vendor is the default
vendor for the item in the organization. You can change the vendor
on the work plan or the requisition. Each item in an organization
can have one default vendor. You can also specify whether an item
is tax-exempt.
Procedure
- From the List tab of the Item Master
application, display the item record with which you want to associate
a vendor.
- Click the Vendors tab to display
the vendors that stock the item.
- In the Vendors window, click New Row.
- In the Vendor field, type a value.
- In the Promised Lead Time (Days) field,
specify the number of days it takes the vendor to supply the item.
- Enter additional fields as needed. An asterisk (*) indicates
a required field.
- Optional: Select the Default Vendor check
box if the vendor is the default vendor for this item. If you select
the Default Vendor check box, when you add
the item to a work plan as a direct issue item or create a requisition
for the item, the information for the default vendor and details about
the item (such as make, model, catalog code, and unit cost) are copied
to the requisition.
- Optional: Select the Tax
Exempt check box if you want the item to be tax-exempt.
- Optional: Click New Row to
specify additional vendors.
- Click Save Item to associate the
vendors to the item record.