Creating vendors from suppliers

After a supplier has been created and validated, you can create it as a vendor in the Accounts Payable application.

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Depending on your security setup, you may not have access to this feature. Work with your administrators to understand who is allowed to create vendors in your organization.

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You cannot create a vendor from a supplier until the supplier has been validated and registered. During supplier group setup, your administrator decides if validation is required.

If the vendor already exists in Accounts Payable, you can associate the supplier with the existing vendor record by selecting the vendor number in the Vendor ID field on the Company Information tab.

For more information on vendors, see the Accounts Payable User Guide.

To create a vendor from a supplier

  1. Access Supplier Setup.
  2. Select the supplier that you want to create as an Accounts Payable vendor.
    Note: 

    Before you can create a vendor from a supplier, the supplier must be validated and registered.

  3. From the Actions menu, select Create Vendor.
  4. On the Create Vendor form, use the following guidelines to enter field values.
    Vendor Class

    Required. Select the vendor class to which the supplier belongs.

    Vendor Number

    If your Accounts Payable vendor group does not automatically assign vendors, this field displays and you must type the vendor number.

    Vendor groups are set up in Accounts Payable using Vendor Group (AP00.1).

    Create PO Vendor

    Select this checkbox to also create the supplier as a Purchase Order vendor.

    Transfer Certifications

    If certification codes exist for the supplier, this field displays.

    Select this checkbox to transfer any certification codes to the Accounts Payable vendor to be created.

    Transfer Diversity Codes

    If diversity codes exist for the supplier, this field displays.

    Select this checkbox to transfer any diversity codes to the Accounts Payable vendor to be created.

  5. Click OK.

    The vendor you created now displays in the Vendor ID field on the Company Information tab. The new vendor ID also displays on Vendor (AP10.1) in the Accounts Payable application.