Item Maintenance - Suppliers tab

Use the Suppliers tab to:

  • maintain information about the normal suppliers of the item
  • maintain the item code used by the supplier for the item.


 Opening the Suppliers tab

To open the Item tab:

  1. Select Module > Sales > Item Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Set Item Search Criteria window is displayed.
    Tip: You can also access the Sales functions by clicking .
  2. Select the item. See Searching for items.
    The Item tab of the Item Maintenance window is displayed.
  3. Select the Suppliers tab.
  4. The Suppliers tab of the Item Maintenance window is displayed.


Item Maintenance - Suppliers tab key fields and buttons

Grid area fields

Field

Description

Supplier

Name of the supplier of the item.

ID

Synergetic ID for the:

  • supplier that you normally order this stock item from
  • owner of the stock if this is a consignment item.

    You can either:
  • type in the Creditor ID, if known
  • click to select the supplier using the Creditor Search window.

Supplier Item Code

Supplier's code for the item. This is useful for reordering stock items because you can easily provide the codes that the supplier accepts.

Buttons

Button

Description

Launch Creditor Maintenance for the selected supplier.

Move the selected entry one place higher in the grid. Creditors higher in the grid have a higher priority when ordering this item.

Move the selected entry one place lower in the grid. Creditors lower in the grid have a lower priority when ordering this item.

Launch the Creditor Search window to search for or create a new creditor to add to the grid.

Delete the selected supplier from the grid.