After the supplier record has been set up by QMI finance, QMI purchasing verifies data and adds vendor-specific information that is used during the creation of purchase orders.

The first frame of Supplier Data Maintenance (2.3.1) displays the address information entered by finance. Purchasing will add contact and shipping information.

In the second frame, you can add the buyer code, price, and discount tables if you are using those. When Fixed Price is checked, the same field will also be checked on POs created for this supplier. This indicates that the negotiated prices with this supplier cannot normally be changed.

The third frame is used for Enterprise Material Transfer—also called back-to-back sales orders/purchase orders—a special case situation that is covered in its own training material.

The fourth frame displays the credit terms set up by finance (30D means payable in one month). The Partial OK field is checked, meaning purchase orders do not need to be delivered complete. This is a default for this supplier that can be changed on each PO.