External Vendor Commodity Codes can be used as search criteria when accessing the External Vendor Catalog. While these codes are standard with pricing services like Trade Service, you can also expand them by adding your own custom search criteria and structure to your External Vendor Catalog Items.
To access the master list of External Vendor Commodity Codes, select the "External Vendor Commodity Codes" option. The following screen will appear.
The External Vendor Commodity Codes screen displays information on all existing Commodity Codes, including Provider, Commodity Code, and Commodity Code description.