Associating a Vendor With an Item

You can select a vendor on an item record to associate the vendor with the item. When you add an item associated with a vendor record, the Vendor field on the purchase order displays the preferred vendor for that item. Note that this only applies if the Vendor field is not set prior to adding the item. The Vendor field is not affected if you set a vendor manually. It is also not affected if it is already set to a preferred vendor of a previously added item.

To associate a vendor with an item:

1. Go to Lists > Accounting > Items.

2. Click Edit next to an item.

3. On the Purchasing/Inventory subtab, click the Vendors subtab.

   If you use NetSuite OneWorld and the vendor is shared with multiple subsidiaries, you can set an item’s price for each vendor in each subsidiary. You can also set a preferred vendor item per subsidiary. This lets you set a different item price per subsidiary to the same item record.

   For more information, see Assigning Subsidiaries to a Vendor.

4. In the Preferred Vendor field, select a vendor.

   You can select only one preferred vendor.

5. Click Save.

Additional Information

Vendor Record Management

Related Topics

Enabling the Vendor Access Feature

The Vendor Center Role

Assigning a Role to a Vendor

Giving Vendors Access to Time Tracking

Vendor Records for 1099 Contractors

Vendor Credit Limits

Associating a Vendor With a Payroll Item

Importing a Vendor Price List

Preferred Transaction Delivery on Vendor Records

The Multiple Vendors Feature

Vendor Record Configuration

General Notices