Purchased Item Vendor Selection

A purchased (or not stocked) item can be bought from several vendors. However, there is a preferred vendor whose code is stored in the Item record. The planned Requisition orders will be emitted in the name of this vendor.

From the Vendor Maintenance Page, you can define the items that a vendor is likely to deliver. You can also define the vendors of an item from this panel.

The Vendors tab presents the list of potential vendors displaying the item, the net unit price and the delivery lead-time for each one.

To add a vendor to the list you must click on the Add… button. The Catalog page is opened, in which you can enter a vendor code and the characteristics of its offer for the item.

To look at the offer or modify its characteristics, click on the Change button.

By clicking on the Select button, you make the selected vendor the preferred one of the item, then its code is stored in the Item record. Its delivery lead time becomes the Item lead time.

To delete a vendor for the item, click on the Delete button. You cannot delete the previously selected vendor. You must so select another vendor before being allowed to delete a link.

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