Accounts Payable - Buyer Codes

Function

Use this task to create, modify, delete, inquire about or list buyer codes used in vendor replenishment details through the Purchase Order module. You can assign each vendor a buyer code that determines the review cycle days that will be used to find next review date to use in vendor replenishment.

To access this task...

Select Buyer Codes from the Inquiry and Maintenance menu.

AP Buyer Code menu

Buyer Codes Maintenance

About the Fields

To enable edits to the form select edit button.

In the Buyer Code field...

  • Enter a new or existing 2-character alphanumeric code to identify the buyer code.

  • Click record query button to select a buyer code from a list of existing buyer code records. See Query Functions.

  • Click the record navigation buttons; first record button to view the first record, previous record button to view the previous record, next record button to view the next record, and last record button to view the last record.

In the Description field...

  • Enter 1 to 20 characters to describe the buyer code.

In the Review Cycle Days field...

  • Enter the number of cycle days between reviews.

When finished entering buyer code information...

  • Click save button to save the record.

  • Click delete button to delete the selected Buyer Code.

  • Click new/clear form button to clear the form and begin again.

If the window is closed without saving the record, the module issues this confirmation prompt:

Save changes for this record?

  • Click Yes to save the changes.

  • Click No to return to the Accounts Payable Maintenance Menu without saving the record.

  • Click Cancel or the "Close Window" button to return to the Accounts Payable Maintenance menu.