You can create a list of vendors that are able to supply products in an emergency situation.
Use the Vendor option to identify the vendor corresponding to the buy line target and other vendors that can replenish these products in an emergency.
When converting a suggested purchase order to an actual purchase order, you can use any vendor currently on file in the system, although only one vendor displays in the column. It is an optional field and is provided for reference.
To create a list of vendors that can resupply a buy line:
On the Purchase > Maintenance menu, select Buy Line Maintenance to display the Buy Line Maintenance window.
From the Information menu, select Vendor to display the Buyline Vendor Maintenance window.
Verify the names of the available vendors for each branch.
From the File menu, select Edit Vendors to assign the vendor a type. Indicate if the vendor is an emergency vendor, line buy vendor, or both.
This entry populates the Line or Emergency field on the Convert to Suggested to Actual P/O window. See Working with Suggested Purchase Orders.
From the File menu, select ToggleHierarchy to change the hierarchy display.
Exit the window.
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