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Item Vendor Catalog

Create a vendor item catalog with the items that you order from the vendor on a regular basis. Add the vendor’s item numbers to ease communication and prevent mistakes.

Note

The Item Vendor Catalog is a microsoft standard feature. The basic explaination can be found on the microsoft docs.

Setup Item Vendor Catalog

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Items, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select the item you want to add a vendor to and choose the action Vendor.
  3. The Item Vendor Catalog page opens. The following fields are available:
    • Vendor No.: Insert here the vendor number for which vendor specific information is added.
    • Variant Code: Insert here the variant code for which vendor specific information is added.
    • Unit of Measure Code: This is the default vendor unit of measure code in which products are purchased.
    • Piece per Unit: Sets the piece per unit for the vendor, if a purchase document is created the piece per unit field will be filled with this value.
    • Price Unit Conversion: Sets the price unit conversion for the vendor, if a purchase document is created the price unit conversion will be applied to the field direct unit cost.
    • Minimum Order Quantity: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
    • Minimum Order Unit: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
    • Maximum Order Quantity: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
    • Maximum Order Unit: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
    • Order Multiple Quantity: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
    • Order Multiple Unit: If the vendor is set to a stockkeeping unit these value is transferred to the stockkeeping unit and will influence the replishment for the stockkeeping unit.
Note

The values for order modifiers are only copied if the base unit of measure of the item is the same as the unit of measure code of the item vendor.

Use Item Vendor Catalog

  1. Choose the Search icon, enter Purchase Orders, and then choose the related link.
  2. Select the New action to create a new purchase order.
  3. Select an item where there is a setup for the item vendor catalog.
  4. The values for Unit of Measure Code, Piece per Unit, and Price Unit Conversion are filled with the values from the item vendor catalog.
  5. In the Purchase Line Facbox the values for Minimum Order Quantity and Minimum Order Unit are filled with the values from the item vendor catalog.