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HOW TO USE THE VENDOR SCREEN
This screen is used to create and update the vendor database. This information
is used in producing purchase orders.
The system creates an index on the fields Major Category and Sub Category. This
index can be used to search for a vendor. Spelling is critical for these two
fields. For a vendor to come under the same Major Category and Sub Category,
the spelling for these fields for a subsequent vendor must be the same as the
spelling for a previous vendor. For example if a vendor is a computer dealer and
the value entered for the vendor in the Major Category field is COMPUTERS and
the value entered in the Sub Category field is MICROCOMPUTER, then subsequent
vendors who are computer dealers should be coded with the same Major Category
and Sub Category field values.
The field Last Activity records the date of the last activity for a vendor. It
is initialized to the current date when a vendor record is added. It is
automatically updated when any of the fields in a vendor record are changed and
and when a PO or letter is created for the vendor.
If any of the following fields are left blank, they are automatically filled in
with information from the Change Customer/Vendor Settings screen:
(1) Sales Tax
(2) Terms
(3) FOB
(4) Ship Via
The field Comments is for adding comments about vendors. Comments might include
the fact that a vendor has a long lead time on delivering certain items. When
you select a vendor on the Produce PO screen, if there are any comments
associated with the vendor, they will be displayed in a pop-up window.
If the Sales Tax field contain positions after the decimal point, the decimal
point should be entered as part of the field. For example, 6.5% should be
entered as 6.5.
To add a vendor record:
(1) Enter 'A' in the process code field
(2) Fill in the fields
(3) Press Enter
The field Vendor Id is the key field and duplicates are not allowed.
To inquire on a vendor record:
(1) Enter 'I' in the process code field
(2) Fill in the Vendor Id field
or
Position the cursor in the Vendor Id field and press the F8 key. This will
bring up a pick list of major categories of vendors. Use the UpArrow,
DownArrow, PgUp and PgDn keys to move the highlight to the proper major
category. When the highlight is at the proper major category, press Enter
to select the major category. After a major category has been selected, a
pick list of sub categories for the major category selected will be
displayed. A selection is made from this pick list in the same manner as
selecting a major category. After a sub category has been selected, a pick
list of vendors for the sub category selected will be displayed. You can
select the proper vendor from this pick list. After the proper vendor has
been selected, the system will delete all the pick lists from the screen
and leave the corresponding Vendor Id in the Vendor Id field. If you press
Esc while in the vendor pick list, the sub category pick list will be
displayed. You can select another sub category or press Esc again. If you
press Esc again, the major category pick list will be displayed and you
can select another major category. Pressing Esc will always take you back
to the previous pick list.
(3) Press Enter
After you have performed a successful inquiry, pressing the F4 key will
bring up the previous vendor. Pressing the F5 key will bring up the next
vendor. The system sorts all vendors by major category, sub category and
vendor id in determining which vendors come before or after a vendor. You
can perform an add, update or delete on a vendor and then press the F4 or
F5 key to get the next or previous vendor.
To update a vendor record:
(1) Inquire on the vendor record that you wish to update
(2) Enter 'U' in the process code field
(3) Update the fields as needed. It is not necessary to re-enter fields where
there are no changes.
(4) Press Enter
To delete a vendor record:
(1) Inquire on the vendor record that you wish to delete
(2) Enter 'D' in the process code field
(3) Press Enter
When a vendor is deleted, any purchase orders for that vendor are also
deleted.
To clear the screen, press F9.
To exit the screen, press Esc.