Specify Supplier

Explanation

The Supplier column automatically indicates the supplier that is entered as the primary supplier of this part. You can add or change the primary supplier for the purchase part by using Supplier for Part… in the Operations menu.

You can change the supplier by using the List of Values if several suppliers are defined for the part. If there are suppliers connected to the part but none is set as primary, you can select from among them by using the List of Values.

If no supplier at all is connected to the part, you must connect one in Supplier for Purchase Part.

Prerequisites

• A purchase requisition header must have been entered and saved.
• There must be more than a primary supplier defined for the purchase part. However, you can also have several suppliers instead of a primary supplier.

System Effects

Depending on the action, three different system effects can occur.

• The primary supplier for this part is changed or a new supplier is connected.
• The supplier is changed from a primary supplier to a supplier other than the one automatically indicated.
• A primary supplier is connected to the part.

Window

Purchase Requisition Purchase Requisition Lines

Related Window Descriptions

Purchase Requisition
Purchase Requisition/Part Requisition Lines
Purchase Requisition/Rental Part Requisition Lines
Purchase Requisition Lines

Procedure

When you enter a new requisition line, or when the requisition line is already entered:

1. Change a supplier by using the List of Values in the Supplier column. If the purchase part only has a primary supplier, use Supplier for Part… in the Operations menu to add a supplier. If no supplier is connected, connect a primary supplier in the Supplier for Purchase Part.
2. Save when completed.

Optional steps (remember to save your entries):

• Add or change the supplier contact, if you have one with the supplier. You can either use the List of Values (if the person has been entered in Supplier/Comm Method or Supplier/Address/General Address Info) or enter one manually. The supplier contact will be transferred to the purchase order when the requisition line is converted.