Introduction

The Aptean Approved Supplier (APS) extension helps streamline your procurement process by ensuring that items are sourced only from certified and compliant vendors called approved suppliers. You can define which items can be purchased from these approved suppliers. When creating purchase documents, the system validates the defined requirements and displays appropriate error or warning messages to ensure that purchases occur only from authorized sources.

You can also manage approved manufacturers, extending compliance and quality control across both procurement and production processes. You now define, track, and validate approved manufacturers for specific items, ensuring that only authorized and certified manufacturers are associated with critical materials.

The key benefits of this extension are:

• Ensures that purchases comply with regulatory and company policies by validating both supplier and manufacturer approvals.
• Restricts purchasing and production sourcing to authorized suppliers and manufacturers, reducing risks associated with unverified vendors.
• Strengthens procurement compliance by validating supplier and manufacturer credentials before purchase or receipt.
• Enables traceability from supplier to manufacturer, improving visibility into production sources.
• Enhances warehouse and purchase document workflows by allowing controlled overrides and validations when non-approved manufacturers are used.