Feature of the Month October 2005

Multiple Vendor/UPC

Version 8.50 or higher

     Are you a retailer that has the ability to order the same item from multiple vendors?  Do you have items that each year your vendors apply a new UPC code to the last years model? If you answered YES to either of these questions, then the new Multiple Vendor/UPC feature is for you.

     It is very simple to set up once you are on version 8.40 or 8.52. If you are on a version earlier than this, please contact your sales representative about upgrading your software to version 8.52. Once on this version, you find the items that come from various vendors or have multiple UPC codes. Once found, go into “Form” view. There should be a MISC page with the multiple vendor/UPC field there. If not, contact a trainer/tech to help you add the field.

     To add various vendors or UPC’s to an item, highlight the item in list view. From there click on the FORM button on your top toolbar, and choose the MISC page (tab). Click on EDIT and then click on the first vendor field. Enter the vendor code, order cost for that vendor, UPC (if applicable), and the ALU (Alternative Lookup Unit). Once this is done, click on SAVE.

     At POS you can scan either UPC into the Item # field and it will pull up the item. On a PO/Voucher, it will pull up the Order Cost of whichever Vendor is on the PO/Voucher.