Assign a vendor for newly planned purchase orders from the planned purchase queue

If you specify a preferred vendor for a part, that vendor appears in the planned purchase queue. If a part does not have a preferred vendor, or if you want to change the vendor for a part, you can assign a vendor to the part.

To assign a vendor for newly planned purchase orders from the planned purchase queue

1. Open the Planned Purchase Queue (PLNPOQ) page.

   • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Purchasing > Planned Purchase Queue.

     Or

   • Search for PLNPOQ or Planned Purchase Queue in the Navigation box and then select Planned Purchase Queue.

     The Planned Purchase Queue (PLNPOQ) page appears.

2. Click the New Planned Purchase Orders tab.

3. Select the check box in the Select column next to the part to which to assign a vendor.

   You can select one or more purchase order in the Select column by manually selecting the check box(es).

4. Click the Assign Vendor.

   The Assign Vendor window opens. If you specified a preferred vendor or several preferred vendors for the part, those vendors appear in the Primary & Secondary Vendors area.

5. Assign or change the vendor:

   • To assign a preferred vendor, highlight that vendor in the Primary & Secondary Vendors area.

   • To assign a new or different vendor, select the vendor from the Vendors column.

6. Click OK.

   The vendor you assigned appears in the Vendor and Vendor Name columns. If the vendor is not a preferred vendor, its name and number appear in italics.

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