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Building Operations / On Demand Work / Inventory Manager
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Maintaining a List of Parts Vendors

When you need to order new parts, you will find it useful to have the vendor information immediately available for each part.

Define Parts Vendors

Select the Define Parts Vendor task. The system displays a two-panel view, with the left panel displaying a list of vendors and parts. Selecting a part from the list displays its details in the right panel.

• To update details, make changes in the details panel and click the Save button, linking parts to parts vendors.
• To add a new record assign a vendor as supplier of a part:
  • Click the Add New button in the inventory listing panel and enter data in the details panel.
  • Choose a Part Inventory record and then create a record for each vendor from whom you purchase the part by completing the Vendor Code field in the details panel.
  • Save your changes to submit the new parts/vendor information.
• To delete, use the Delete button on the details panel.

View Parts by Vendor

Select the "View Parts by Vendor" task to show a two panels report. The left panel shows a listing of all parts vendors and the right panel shows a listing of all parts supplied by the vendor selected in the left panel. The report includes key information about each part, including if it is understocked and the average cost usage. To be sure that these statistics are up-to-date for each part, you can run calculations to update the data by choosing the Calculate Inventory Usage button. For information on these calculations, see Calculating Inventory Usage.