About the Vendors Form for Products

The Vendors records contain information about vendors with which an organization does business. Vendors records are accessible from the Inventory > Vendors tab on the Products record.

Comments Tab

The Comments tab contains any additional details relevant to the Vendors record.

General Tab

VendorID (Required)

The name of the vendor from whom product inventory can be purchased. This field links to the Companies service.

Contact

Name of the vendor's contact person. This field links to the Persons service.

Price

The price of the product when purchased for inventory.

Currency Type

The currency in which the price is expressed. This field links to the Currency Types service.

Rank (Required)

The Rank field can be used to rank the vendor in relation to other vendors.

Active

If the Active option is selected, the account with the vendor is active.

Start Date

The date the organization began purchasing inventory product from the vendor.

End Date

The date the organization discontinued purchasing inventory product from the vendor.

Ave. Lead Time

The average time (typically in days) between the order of the product and its arrival.

Vendor's Code

The code the vendor uses for the product that may be useful at time of order.

Vendor's Prod. Name

The name of the product the vendor uses for the product that may be useful at time of order.