The Supplier Selection mechanism is used in many places to find or view supplier details, notably on entry to the Purchasing and Purchase Ledger UAMs.
1 - Enter the details on which you wish to search.
2 - Suppliers are classified in 2 ways: Active or Inactive. Use of the check boxes will allow you to open or refine the search.
3 - Once the supplier type is defined there are several ways of accessing the search; *name / *code / *telephone number / *postcode / country or even by the transaction numbers relating to Order / Reference / Internal reference etc. The * options can be entered in whole or in part. The level of detail entered will dictate the number of possible results. The option in red are available from the Purchasing UAM and are subtly changed on access to the Purchase Ledger UAM to PL Reference & PL Int Ref
4 - In the case above the selection was made on "Name/Code" for the entry "K" for all suppliers be they active or inactive. The results are shown in the top frame.
5 - Use of the highlight bar will reveal further information in the frame below. Details such as address, payment terms and contact details.
6 - Once you have the customer required either double click on the line, the select button or press S to take you to your required screen. Click BACK will return you to your previous screen.
The spanner icon signifies a maintenance option. It is via this option that you may add or revise supplier details, see Supplier Maintenance. This is a restricted option.