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On the Vendor Item Cross
Reference form, select .
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Select the vendor to which you want to reference an item. The vendor
name and currency are displayed.
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Select the item that you want to reference to the vendor. The item
description and unit of measure are displayed.
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Optionally, specify this information on the General
tab:
- Vendor Item
- Specify the vendor's part number for the item. You can print this
number on purchase orders to help the vendor identify the order requirements.
- Rank
- The rank is displayed for the current vendor. The
primary vendor for the item has Rank 1, the secondary vendor has Rank 2, and
so on. Click Ranks to open the Ranks for
Item form, where you can change the rank of this vendor.
- U/M (Vendor Item)
- The unit of measure is displayed for the vendor item.
- Lead Time
- Specify the vendor's lead time for the item. When you enter a PO
line/release, the due date for the line item is the PO order date plus the
lead time. This lead time is in calendar days, not shop days. For Regular
line items the due date is as follows: Due Date = Ordered Date + Lead time.
For Blanket line items the due date is as follows: Due Date = Release Date +
Lead time
- Quote Date
- The last date on which you received a quote for this item from the
vendor is displayed.
- Freight
- Specify the freight charges for the item.
- Duty
- Specify the duty charges for the item.
- Brokerage
- Specify the brokerage charges for the item.
- Break Quantity
- Specify the break quantities.
- Unit Price
- Specify the unit price for each break. See the example above.
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Save the record.
This information is displayed on the Other
tab:
- Number of purchases YTD
- Quantity ordered YTD
- Quantity received YTD
- Quantity rejected YTD
- Average lead time
- Average lateness
- Average cost
- Average percentage
- Lead time for the last order
- Date of the last order
- Last unit cost of the item
- Last plan cost percentage