Service Vendor part numbers

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Hello,

Our Vendors use different part numbers than ours.  So when they send us a price update spreadsheet, almost none of the part number match our system and it's extremely difficult to try and match them so that we can do a global price update.

So, my question is, how are you handling something similar?  How do you match your part number to the Service Vendors part number?  Is the Vendor Service ID a viable solution for this purpose?

Thank you,

Paul Seebach

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I know this is an old question, but I'll continue just in case someone else has the same question.  Our company has specific part numbers.  Then we have the Manufacturer and Manufacturer Part ID.  When in Part Maintenance, you select "Maintain" and "Vendors Supplying Parts" you can edit quotes and break it down by Vendor Part ID.  There are multiple opportunities to track all different part numbers.

The Vendor Service ID is to track Subcontracted/Service costs.  I do not believe it is a viable solution for this purpose.