Procurement Group Maintenance

Procurement groups define how products are replenished to the branches. Procurement groups can be assigned at the buy line level or the product level. All changes to procurement groups are logged. For more information, see Viewing the Procurement Group Maintenance Log.

To display procurement group details:

From the Purchase > Maintenance, select Procurement Group Maintenance to display the Procurement Group Maintenance window.
In the Group ID field, enter the procurement group name and press Enter.

The system populates the remaining fields with the procurement group details.

To display another procurement group, select File > Next Item or press Ctrl+. to display a blank window and begin again.
Exit the window.

Entering and Viewing Procurement Group Information

Use Procurement Group Maintenance to customize groups to better suit the company's needs.

You can override the defaults set in Procurement Group Maintenance by entering values in the fields provided. The following topics are related to using the fields on the window:

Related Fields and Options	Topics
Group ID	Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Description	Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Master Group	Assigning Master Groups in Procurement Group Maintenance
Sales Branch/Territory	No individual topic. Identifies the branch that owns the procurement group.
Warehouse Branch/Territory	Warehouse Scheme Principles Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Buy Branch/Territory	Identifying Procurement Buyers
Transfer Branches	Defining Transfer Branches for Procurement
Emergency Procure Vendors	Identifying Procurement Buyers for a Buy Line Setting Up Emergency Vendors for a Branch
Default Lead Time	Lead Time Overview How the System Calculates Lead Time Entering Lead Time Parameters
Edit > Transfer Branches	Setting Up Transfer Branches for Procurement
Edit > Vendors	Setting Up Emergency Vendors for a Branch
Edit > Warehouse and Buy Branches	Warehouse Scheme Principles Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups