Assign a vendor for purchase orders in the purchasing queue

If you specify a preferred vendor for a part, that vendor appears in the purchasing 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 purchase orders in the purchasing queue

1. Open the Purchasing Queue Summary (PQSUMM) page.

   • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Purchasing > Purchasing Queue Summary.

     Or

   • Search for PQSUMM in the Navigation box and then select Purchasing Queue Summary.

     The Purchasing Queue Summary (PQSUMM) page appears.

     The Purchasing Queue Summary window has two grids: Summary and Details.

2. In the Summary grid, select the check box in the Select column for the parts for which you want to assign a vendor.

   On the grid toolbar:

   • Select the Select check box to select all the purchase orders listed in the grid.

   • Unselect the Select check box to clear all the selected check boxes.

3. On the grid toolbar of the Summary section, click Assign Vendor.

   The Assign Vendor (PQVEND) window appears. The preferred vendors for the part are listed in the Primary & Secondary Vendors grid.

4. Assign or change the vendor:

   • To assign a preferred vendor:

     1. In the Primary & Secondary Vendors grid, select the check box in the Sel column for the vendor that you want to assign.

     2. Click OK.

   • To assign a new or different vendor:

     1. In the Vendors grid, select the check box in the Sel column for the vendor that you want to assign.

     2. Click OK.

   The selected vendor is displayed in theVendor No and Vendor Name columns of the Summary grid. If the vendor is not a preferred vendor, the name and number are displayed in italics.

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