Orders for Multiple Suppliers

You can enter orders for multiple suppliers simultaneously instead of entering a separate order for each supplier. You specify the items you want to purchase and the supplier from whom you want to purchase each item on the Purchase Order Workbench form.

If the supplier has an internet home page set up with items that they offer, you can preview supplier and item information in the electronic catalog before entering the order.

You cannot order from a supplier who has a noncertified status. If the supplier has a partially certified status, the system displays a warning message before generating the order. If you need to change a supplier's certification status, you can do so on the Supplier/Item Relationships form.

After you enter the items, you must direct the system to create purchase orders. The system combines items for each supplier on a separate purchase order; the information for each detail line comes from master information for the item or procurement instructions for the supplier. You can review the orders that the system generates using the Order Detail form.