Vendor

The Vendor tab on the RQ Transaction Type lists suggested Vendors for providing the goods/services. These vendors are only suggested vendors and may or may not be the actual vendor that is awarded the procurement. Vendors are selected from a pick list that is populated by the Vendor/Customer table. This tab is optional and more than one vendor can be added as the suggested vendor.

The following field is conditionally required based on site specific setup on the Transaction Control (DCTRL) table:

Vendor/Customer

The following field is required if a non-miscellaneous vendor is selected:

Address Code

The following fields are required if a Vendor Contact ID is not entered:

Vendor Contact Name
Vendor Contact Phone

If the Allowed Vendor Type field on DCTRL is set to allow service vendors only:

If the vendor(s) on the transaction have the Service flag checked on their vendor record, or have both the Service and Purchasing Agent flags checked, no error will be issued.
If any vendor on the transaction has only the Purchasing Agent flag checked on their vendor record, an error will be issued.

If the Allowed Vendor Type field on DCTRL is set to allow commodity vendors only:

If the vendor(s) on the transaction have the Purchasing Agent flag checked on their vendor record, or have both the Service and Purchasing Agent flags checked, no error will be issued.
If any vendor on the transaction has only the Service flag checked on their vendor record, an error will be issued.