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This panel displays the supplier information for the selected active warehouse in which the item is stored. From this panel it is possible to connect suppliers per warehouse, overriding the ranking and main supplier defined on item/supplier information level.
Ranking of other suppliers:
This information can be defined as follows:
- For the purchase requisition functionality, the Ranking sequence field is optional (exclusive to this functionality) and can be left blank if the Planning method field on the Item, Warehouses panel is set to 0 (No suggestions).
- For other DC1 functionality that uses supplier ranking, main supplier is used. Thus, the definition of main supplier is mandatory.
If utilizing the purchase requisition functionality, and no supplier is entered when creating purchase requisitions, the system will search for the applicable supplier in the following order:
- Item file, Warehouse supplier information. Any ranked supplier with the lowest number (except that designated as the main supplier) will be selected. If no suppliers are ranked (other than the main supplier) on this level, it will continue the search as outlined below.
- Item file, Supplier information: Any ranked supplier with the lowest number (except that designated as the main supplier) will be selected. If no suppliers are ranked for the item, no supplier will be selected. This means that a supplier must be selected at the time when purchase order(s) are created from the requisition.
Options
Function keys
| Re-number ranking | Re-number the ranking sequence of suppliers for the item/warehouse. |
Selection fields
- Ranking
- This column lists the ranking sequence amongst suppliers. The suppliers are ranked according to their order of importance and the main supplier should be defined with ranking number 1.
- Supplier no
- This column lists the supplier numbers.
- Name
- This column lists the name of the suppliers.
Item file maintenance, Warehouse supplier information (DIR00604)
On this panel, you connect the supplier to the active warehouse and rank the main supplier with the lowest number.
This panel can be in different modes:
Default mode
Attribute Mode
Enquiry Mode
Function keys
- Item
- Displays the name of the item and its description for the activated warehouse.
- Warehouse
- Displays the name of the active warehouse for which you are connecting the supplier and setting the ranking.
- Supplier
- If you want to override the main supplier defined on item/supplier information level, enter the main supplier for this warehouse. Otherwise enter any other supplier you want to connect to the warehouse.
- Ranking sequence
- Mandatory entry for the main supplier as well as any other supplier that you are connecting to an activated warehouse where the Planning method on the Item, Warehouses panel is not set to 0 (no suggestion). If you are planning on using the purchase requisition functionality, the ranking is optional for any other connected supplier if the Planning method on the Item, Warehouses panel is set to 0 (No suggestions).
When ranking your suppliers any number between 1-999 can be used and the numbering does not have to be sequential. The main supplier should be defined with ranking number 1. Note: Each ranking number must be unique, meaning the same ranking number cannot be used for different suppliers.
If utilizing the purchase requisition functionality, and no supplier is entered when creating purchase requisitions, the system will search for the applicable supplier in the following order:
- Item file, Warehouse supplier information. Any ranked supplier with the lowest number (except that designated as the main supplier) will be selected. If no suppliers are ranked (other than the main supplier) on this level, it will continue the search as outlined below.
- Item file, Supplier information: Any ranked supplier with the lowest number (except that designated as the main supplier) will be selected. If no suppliers are ranked for the item, no supplier will be selected. This means that a supplier must be selected at the time when purchase order(s) are created from the requisition.