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   To define the supplier and item/commodity combination:

1. Navigate to the Approved Supplier List window from the menu.

2. Select the ship-to organization for which you want to define ASL entries.

3. Select one of the following options that you want to assign supplier status to:

• item

• commodity

4. For an existing row in the Items block, select the item or commodity, then navigate to the Suppliers block to automatically query the list of suppliers associated with the item and/or commodity.

5. Select a Business from the following:

Direct (Supplier): Company sells their products directly to you

If you select Direct, select the supplier Name and optionally, the supplier site.

Distributor: Company sells products made by manufacturers

If you select Distributor, select the Name and optionally, the site.

You must also associate a Manufacturer with the Distributor.

Manufacturer: Company manufactures and sells through distributors

If you select Manufacturer, select the Manufacturer Name.

6. Select the supplier's approval status.

7. Optionally, select the supplier item number.

For Suppliers and Distributors, this supplier item number defaults to your purchase order and requisition lines, and is used to validate the source documents.

8. Optionally, select a Review By date.

You can use this date to determine when a proactive business review will be performed for the supplier.

9. Select Record Details from the region control poplist.

10. Select one of the following in Global:

• Yes

• No

11. Save your work.

See Also

AutoScheduling

Resource Authorizations

Defining the Supplier/Item Attributes

Supply Chain Planning

Defining Planners

Defining Sourcing Rules

Defining Bills of Distributions