4.1. Vendors

4.1. Vendors
	4. Purchase Order Processing

To see the distribution features on the Vendor screen, navigate to Purchase > Vendor > List and select a vendor:

Vendor

The following options on the Vendor screen have been designed with distributors in mind:

Parent Child relationship for Vendors: Allows you to consolidate your vendors, simplify vendor payment tracking, or use third-party sales reps for your inventory purchases.
Catalog Cost column: Allows you to set the desired column from the external vendor catalog for item pricing. After setting the Catalog Cost column to the desired column, you must run an update to complete the process.
Freight Allowed: Provides the ability to set the freight requirements for purchase orders by dollar amount or by weight. The Freight Allowed setting will be displayed on the List Open Purchase Order screen here: Purchase > Purchase Order > List Open.
xWD Vendor Enhancements: When a vendor is assigned a new parent vendor, the previous parent vendor should be set inactive and saved. The item source records associated with the previous parent will transfer to the new parent for all future purchase orders and accounts payable payments. Any items converted afterwards will be created with an item source tied to the new parent vendor account.


4. Purchase Order Processing		4.2. Purchase Orders

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