Set up vendor item catalog

The Vendor Item Catalog enables you to record the Vendors’ own item numbers and associate them to your company’s own internal numbers.

1. Select the Search icon , enter Vendors, and then choose the related link.
   The Vendors list page opens.
2. Select the required No. to open the Vendor Card page.
3. On the action bar, select Related > Purchases > Items.
4. On the Vendor Item Catalog page, in the Item No. field, select the required No. from the drop-down menu.
5. In the Item Description field, you can view the description of the selected item.
6. In the Purch. Unit of Measure field, you can the purchase unit of measure of the selected item. This value is automatically inherited from the Purch. Unit of Measure field on the relevant Item Card page. You can modify this value even after it is inherited.
7. In the Vendor Item No., enter the related vendor item number.

Along with the data being stored on the Item Vendor Catalog table, the information is also copied to the Item References table using the same Vendor Item No. You can enter either yours or your vendor’s item number in the Item Reference No. field. In such scenario, the item reference number will override the standard item number on the purchase document. Item References allow you to create a reference between your system and the system of your vendor to replace item numbers that you use while issuing documents. This lets you keep the item codes in your system while presenting the purchasing item using codes from their system.

1. On the action bar, select Related > Vendor Item > Item References.
2. On the Item References page, on the action bar, select Edit List to make the required changes.
3. On the Description field, enter the description of the item.