These two options are designed to help select the prefer-ed vendor by default in the "Purchase Orders" being sent to the given vendor(s).

Vendor level:

At the vendor level you can select the "Default Vendor Position" in the Vendor Manager for a specific vendor. The selection is subservient to the Product level Default Vendor Position. (see below Product Level)

  • Go to the Vendor you wish to give a "Default Vendor Position" using the Vendor Manager.
  • Look for the option "Default Vendor Position" this is a drop down menu. 
  • Now select an "Open Position" you want the vendor to hold compared to the other vendors.
  • The number of positions in the drop down menu is determined by the number of vendors your currently have. 
  • Do not forget to click on "Save Changes" when you are finished with this vendor. 

Product level:

At the product level you can select the "Default Vendor Position" in the "Product Manager" for a specific product. The selection supersedes any "Vendor Level" selections made.

  • Go to the product you wish to give a "Default Vendor Position" using the Product Manager.
  • From the product editor click on the "Vendors" tab.
  • Their can be zero to multiple vendors listed depending on the product and the number of vendors you have for this given product.
  • Click on the Edit for the vendor you would like to give a "Default Vendor Position" to.
  • Look for the option "Default Vendor Position" this is a drop down menu. 
  • Now select an "Open Position" you want the vendor to hold compared to the other vendors.
  • The number of positions in the drop down menu is determined by the number of vendors your currently have. 
  • Do not forget to click on "Save Changes" when you are finished with this vendor. 
  • Do this for each of the vendors listed for this product.

 

Additional Information:
What is the result of this? When you go to an order then the purchase order tab the default vendors will be per-selected based on your above selections. 

 

Why should I use these options?

  • The two key reasons are to ensure that the person processing the orders and processing the purchase order(s) for that order use the vendor for a given product you want; however, they can override these selections if they need to.
  • If you have "Automated Order Processing" enabled. Orders cannot be processed fully unless products in an order have a pre-selected default vendor. 

 

 

 

 

 

Note : We are a True Multi-Vendor system.
This means you can have more than one vendor for any item or product. 1 Product many vendors.

To continue, we will now process the PO and move it into the PO Queue.