Setting Up Vendor Data

To set up product types, pricing types, and product packaging types for vendors, use the Product Types (LM_PROD_TYPE) component, Pricing Types (LM_PRICING_TYPE) component, and Product Packaging Types (LM_UNITS) component.

Vendors represent organizations and companies that are external to your organization from which you purchase goods and services, such as providers of web-based training, textbooks, instructor staffing, and facility rentals.

This topic discusses how to:

Set up vendor product types.
Set up vendor pricing types.
Set up vendor product packaging types.

Pages Used to Set Up Vendor Data

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Product Types	LM_PROD_TYPE	select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Product Types, then select Product Types	Set up vendor product types.
Pricing Types	LM_PRICING_TYPE	select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Pricing Types, then select Pricing Types	Set up vendor pricing types.
Product Packaging	LM_UNITS_MEASURE	select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Product Packaging, then select Product Packaging	Set up vendor product packaging types.

Product Types Page

Use the Product Types page (LM_PROD_TYPE) to set up vendor product types.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Product Types, then select Product Types

Image: Product Types page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Product Types page.

Type

Enter the type of product that a vendor may offer.

Description and Short Description

Enter a description and short description for the product. These values appear as prompt and related display values throughout the system.

Pricing Types Page

Use the Pricing Types page (LM_PRICING_TYPE) to set up vendor pricing types.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Pricing Types, then select Pricing Types

Image: Pricing Types page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pricing Types page.

Type

Enter a price model value of one to three characters in length for each price model that you define.

Description and Short Description

Enter a description and short description for the pricing model. The description appears on the Vendor Products page.

Product Packaging Page

Use the Product Packaging page (LM_UNITS_MEASURE) to set up vendor product packaging types.

Navigation

select Set Up ELM, then select Vendors, then select Product Packaging, then select Product Packaging

Image: Product Packaging page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Product Packaging page.

Type

Enter the various types of packaging units that a vendor might use to measure the services that it provides.

Description and Short Description

Enter a description and short description for the packaging unit. These values appear as prompt and related display values throughout the system.