When you place a purchase order within Orderbot, products are divided by the vendors under which they can be ordered.
Adding a Vendor
- To add a Vendor, go to Purchasing > Add Vendor. (You can also go to Purchasing > View Vendors and click the Add Vendor button.)
- Fill out all required fields (these are red), as well as any additional fields you may want to use.
- Vendor Name - The name of your vendor.
- Contact First Name and Last Name - The name of your contact at this vendor.
- Email Address - This is the email address PO invoices will be sent to if you click the 'mail PO' option.
- Address Fields - The mailing address of the vendor. (Address, Suite No., City, State, Province, Country, ZIP/Postal Code). Address line 1 and 2 have a character limit of 50.
- Phone Number - The phone number of your vendor or contact. (Fax Number, Cell Number, Other Number)
- Vendor ID - A field to include other Vendor IDs you may use in other systems.
- Vendor Rep - A field to put the name of the rep for this vendor. This field is just for reference.
- Currency - The currency under which purchase orders will be placed for this vendor.
- Taxable - Click this checkbox if you would like tax to be applied to purchase orders under this Vendor.
- Internal Note - Any additional or special information about this vendor.
- Payment Terms - Information about the vendor's payment terms. This field is just for reference.
- Shipping Terms - Information about the vendor's shipping terms.This field is just for reference.
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Display Notes - Notes that will appear on the Purchase Order format.
- Once you have reviewed your new vendor, click Submit.
Edit Vendor
- To edit a vendor, go to Purchasing > Manage Vendors >View Vendors
- Search for the vendor you want to edit
- Click the Edit icon, and update the information
- Click the Submit button to save the changes.
Changing the Vendor on a Purchase Unit
Vendors are generally assigned at the time that your purchase unit is created, while setting up your BOM.
There are a few places where you can go to change this: on product profile, purchase information, or batch edit purchase units.
Changing Vendor on Product Profile:
- Go to Products > Product Management > Manage Products
- Search for your product by name, category, or SKU.
- Click the Edit icon to go to the product profile.
- Click the Purchasing tab.
- Click the Edit icon on your purchase unit.
- Pick a new vendor from the dropdown.
- Click the Save button.
Changing Vendor on Manage Purchase Units
- Go to Purchasing > Manage Purchase Units > View Purchase Units.
- Use filters to narrow down your search, so you can find the vendor your purchase unit is currently assigned to.
- Use your browser's built in search function (e.g. CTRL-F or Command-F) to search for the individual purchase unit.
- Click Edit on your purchase unit.
- Select a new vendor from the dropdown menu.
- Submit.
Changing Vendor at Batch Edit Purchase Units
- Go to Purchasing > Manage Purchase Orders > Batch Edit Purchase Units.
- Filter using purchase category or vendor to find the purchase units you would like to change. Click 'Search' to pull up results.
- Select vendor from the dropdown for each purchase unit you would like to change.
- Click Submit to save your changes.
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