Associating items with vendors

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.

1. From the List tab of the Item Master application, display the item record with which you want to associate a vendor.
2. Click the Vendors tab to display the vendors that stock the item.
3. In the Vendors window, click New Row.
4. In the Vendor field, type a value.
5. In the Promised Lead Time (Days) field, specify the number of days it takes the vendor to supply the item.
6. Enter additional fields as needed. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.
7. 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.
8. Optional: Select the Tax Exempt check box if you want the item to be tax-exempt.
9. Optional: Click New Row to specify additional vendors.
10. Click Save Item to associate the vendors to the item record.