The Change Suppliers dialog box allows you to add a supplier to one or more item records or change the supplier assigned to one or more items, while at the same time changing the item’s primary supplier if desired. You can also set the Suppliers SKU as the Local SKU for one or more items. Before you can make the changes, you must build a list of items and indicate what you want to change.
To get to the Change Suppliers dialog box, go to the Main Menu>Maintenance Menu>Inventory & Suppliers tab>Change Suppliers button.
Change Supplier and Set as Primary Supplier are selected by default.
Build a List of Items
Method #1
In the top section of the form, enter a string of characters with which the SKUs begin or end in the text field. (Indicate whether the SKUs begin or end with the string by clicking the appropriate radio button.) In the From: drop down list, select the current supplier. In the To: drop down list, select the new supplier. Click the Build List button. The SKUs that begin or end with the character(s) you entered appear below.
Method #2
In the SKU Starts With section, you can click the Show All button to show all the SKUs in your inventory or you can click on a number or letter button to display all SKUs that begin with that character. Note: Each time you click on a number or letter button or click Show All, the Select SKU to Modify text box is cleared; items that you added previously are not saved.
Click on an item in the Select SKU to Modify text box and click the Add to list button or double-click on a SKU.
Method #3
Click the Add selected supplier's SKUs to list button to add all of the SKUs assigned to the selected supplier in the From: field to the list.
Add Supplier
Click in the Add Supplier radio button to add the supplier name you enter in the Add: field as a supplier for the item or items selected below. If necessary, click in the Set as Primary Supplier check box to set the supplier in the Add: field as the default supplier for the item or items selected below.
Change Supplier
Click in the Change Supplier radio button to change the supplier for the item or items selected below from one supplier to another. If necessary, click in the Set as Primary Supplier check box to set the supplier in the To: field as the default supplier for the item or items selected below.
You can also change the supplier by clicking the Set Supplier's SKU=Local SKU button which sets the value in the Supplier's SKU field equal to the value in the Local SKU field for either the Selected Item or the Entire List (click in the appropriate radio button).
To save your changes, click Make Changes. You are prompted to confirm the changes. Click OK. You see a confirmation message box. Click OK.
Click Close to exit the Change SKUs dialog box.
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