Assign Inventory Freshness Code to Vendors

You can assign an inventory freshness code to a vendor or to a vendor-item combination.

Assign an inventory freshness code to a vendor

If you want to apply a freshness requirement to a specific vendor, you must assign it an inventory freshness code. The assigned code causes the system to consider the inventory freshness days while receiving items from the vendor.

1. Choose the icon, enter Vendors, then choose the related link.

2. Open the Vendor Card page for the vendor.

3. On the Receiving FastTab, populate the following field:

   Field	Description
   Inventory Freshness Code	Select the code that meets the vendor’s inventory freshness requirement.

Assign an inventory freshness code to a vendor-item

1. Choose the icon, enter Vendors, then choose the related link.

2. Open the Vendor Card page for the vendor.

3. Choose Related > Purchases > Item Inventory Freshness Codes.

4. On the Vendor Item Inventory Freshness Codes page, populate the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Item No.	Select the appropriate item.
   Inventory Freshness Code	Select the code that meets the agreed upon inventory freshness requirement for this item.

Tip

You can also assign the under-receipt code to an item-vendor from the Item Card page by choosing the Related > Purchases > Vendor Inventory Freshness Codes action.