Enter Supplier for Purchase Part Info

Explanation

Use this activity to establish a cross-reference for a supplier and a purchase part. When you have entered your purchase part, you need to connect the purchase part to one or more suppliers before using it. For example, you do this to place a purchase order or to enter a schedule agreement part.

With regard to the supplier scheduling function, it is required to establish such a relationship. This is also valid for purchase order entries, but the relationship might be established during the purchase order entry. At least one supplier should exist for each purchase part. This function gives you the opportunity to record multiple sources of supply for a purchase part.

The Send Order Price check box should be selected if you want to include the price from the purchase order in the EDI/MHS message to the supplier (which, in a multi site environment, will also update the price on the supplying customer order).

The Transfer Configuration Characteristics check box is a really important check box if you are handling configured parts (CTO). You have to select this check box to include the configurations in the message from the receiving to the supplying site.

The delivery pattern and the standard pack size are particularly used in supplier scheduling. The delivery pattern nominates precise delivery days and times during a week for the combination of a supplier and a purchase part. The standard pack size ensures that the ordered quantities on the schedule are in multiples of this, despite any delivery pattern distribution.

To enter prices for external services, you must select the External Services Allowed check box.

The Multi-Site Planning Part check box is used by the multi-site planning systems: Material Requirements Planning, Master Scheduling, Capability Check, Reorder Point Calculations, and Next Level Demand Calculations. The demand site must be an internal customer, the supplier for the purchased inventory part must be an internal supplier, and the same inventory part must have been defined on the supplying site before this option can be selected. When this option is selected, the multi-site planning systems will generate distribution orders instead of purchase requisitions for the suppliers.

The supplier for purchase part information is divided into eight key areas: general information, inspection information, price list, manufacturers, consignments, charges, external service prices, and condition code pricing. This activity description covers a general supplier for purchase part connection. For information about the other key areas or specific functions, view the corresponding activity descriptions. You can reach them from the window description for the Supplier for Purchase Part window.

Prerequisites

System Effects

Window

Supplier for Purchase Part
Purchase Part
Purchase Parts

Related Window Descriptions

Supplier for Purchase Part 
Supplier for Purchase Part/General
 
Purchase Part
 
Purchase Parts

Procedure

Follow this procedure when you start in the Supplier for Purchase Part window:

  1. Create a new record in the Supplier for Purchase Part window.
  2. Enter the number of the purchase part in the Part No field or use the List of Values.
  3. Enter the supplier in the Supplier field or use the List of Values.
  4. Check that the correct site is displayed in the Site field. Otherwise, change the site manually or use the List of Values.
  5. Click the General tab.
  6. Enter the price for the purchase part in the Price field.
  7. Save your entry.

Follow this procedure when you start in the Purchase Part window or the Purchase Parts window:

  1. In the Purchase Part window or in the Purchase Parts window, query or populate to find the desired purchase part.
  2. Right-click and then click Supplier for Part. The Supplier for Purchase Part window opens.
  3. Enter the supplier in the Supplier field or use the List of Values.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. Enter the price in the Price field.
  6. Save your entry.

Optional steps (remember to save your entries):