Replenishing a vendor cross reference product
During automated replenishment, the ARP Vendor is used as the recommended source for resupplying a product. The ARP, or authorized replenishment path, is the preferred method a warehouse product is supplied or replenished to your warehouse. Vendor replenishment paths will always resupply a warehouse product from the vendor specified as the ARP Vendor in Product Warehouse Product Setup. The product and ARP Vendor is displayed on the Purchase Recommended Replenishment Action Report (PO RRAR) when the product needs to be replenished. You review each report in Purchase Demand Center Entry to approve and create purchase orders to replenish products. However, there are situations where you may prefer to review alternate vendors when reviewing and approving replenishment reports.
Alternate vendor products are set up in Product Extended Product Cross Reference Setup using the Vendor cross reference type. The cross reference record stores the alternate vendor’s name, their product number, and your product number.
To limit the alternate vendor products that are available to sell within a warehouse, you can select the Limit Alternate Vendors option in SA Administrator Options-Products-Alternates/UPC. Vendor product cross reference records can then be tied to a warehouse product in Product Warehouse Product Setup.
When you review a PO RRAR in Purchase Demand Center Entry, any alternate vendors that are set up for a product in Product Extended Product Cross Reference Setup are displayed in the Alternate Vendors grid on the Line Item Information view. Use the option on the menu on the main Purchase Demand Center Entry window to change the default ARP Vendor to an alternate vendor.