Change a Vendor's Headquarter

To change a vendor's Headquarter, perform these steps:

  1. Create a new Headquarter account on the Vendor/Customer table.

  2. Deactivate the child vendor whose Headquarter you want to reassign.

  3. Go to the Address tab on Vendor/Customer for the child vendor. Note the Address ID.

  4. Click the Master Address link. Search for the Address ID you noted during Step 3. Copy the Master Address for the old Headquarter and add it under the new Headquarter.

  5. Go to Master Contacts and repeat step 4. (Note: Update the Address ID for each contact.)

  6. Go back to the Address tab of Vendor/Customer and delete all of the addresses (but remember what they are) for the child vendor.

  7. Go to the main Vendor/Customer page and click the Update Headquarters link. Change the Company Name to the new Headquarter name created in step 1.

  8. Go to the main Vendor/Customer page and change the Headquarters account for the child vendor.

  9. Go back to the Address tab of Vendor/Customer for the child vendor and re-add all of the address and contact codes.

  10. Re-activate the child vendor.