Create an Approved Supplier List Entry for an Item

This example demonstrates how an approved supplier list entry for an item is created. This entry links a procurement catalog item with a supplier to ensure orders are placed with authorized suppliers.

Your company, InFusion America, has had success ordering its ergonomic keyboards from Advanced Network Devices. Your category manager has decided to create an approved supplier list entry for this combination for global use within the procurement BU and uses the following steps to create the entry for this item and supplier.

Create an Approved Supplier List Entry

1. She navigates to the Manage Approved Supplier List Entries page. For example, from the Purchase Agreements work area, select the Manage Approved Supplier List Entries task.

2. She clicks the Create icon or selects the Create link from the Actions menu.

3. On the Create Approved Supplier List Entry page, she enters the information listed in the following table. The application entered values in the other fields are verified and accepted as is.

   Field	Data
   Item	KB18761
   Supplier	Advanced Network Devices
   Supplier Site	FRESNO
   Status	Approved

4. In the Supplier-Item Attributes region she selects the Purchasing UOM field of the Global attribute line and enters "Case of 10".

5. She then clicks the Add icon or selects Add Row from the Actions menu to create a new attribute row..

6. For this attribute line she selects Boston Manufacturing for the Ship-to Organization and enters a Minimum Order Quantity of 5.

7. She clicks Save and Close, then clicks OK on the confirmation message.