Vendor Prefix

On the Accounts Payable Parameters form, enter the default prefix to be used for vendor numbers.

For example, if you enter VN in the Vendor Prefix field, the default vendor numbers used at this site will be VN00001, VN00002, VN00003, etc. If you do not enter a value in the Vendor Prefix field, the default vendor numbers used at this site will be 1, 2, 3, etc.

A prefix can consist of numeric and non-numeric (letters and symbols) characters. However, the prefix should end with an alphabetic character to ensure that the system increments vendor numbers correctly.

When you have reached the character limit, the system displays a warning message. You will need to start a new prefix sequence. Using the above example, after you have entered VN99999, you will need to begin a new vendor prefix.

When a new prefix is added, this prefix will not affect any existing vendor numbers. Also, when entering vendor numbers in the system, you may overwrite this prefix.