Distributing the work load of the Buyers

We want to set up our top 20 vendors to go to a specific Buyer or Buyers. We can do that on PO10. But we also have the RQ01/Requesting Location set up by Buyer so that if an order is placed through RQC that when the RQ10 and the PO20 gets created it defaults in the Buyer Code from the RQ01. It appears that the RQ01 takes precedence over the PO10. If we remove the Buyer Code from the RQ01/Requesting Location keeping the Buyer code on the PO10 when items are selected for that vendor the RQ10 and PO20 get created with the Buyder code from the PO10. BUT with the RQ01 having the Buyer Code removed and we place an order to a different vendor that does not have a PO10 Buyer code assigned to it the RQ10 and PO20 get created without a Buyer Code. Does anybody have a different way to accomplish what we want or a whole different way of handling the distribution of orders?

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unknown

We opted to not use PO10/PO100. Instead, we use PO23. The buyer code is required on RQ01 and will default in RQC. We created a new Crystal Report which sorts the recently approved requisitions by buyer. In addition, we altered the drop down sort on PO23 to include buyer.

dechevar

You can create PO100's to run for those top 20 vendors first and pull them in as unreleased. The buyer could then manage the vendors in PO20.

You could also assign a PO Code to those Vendors (e.g. PRIM for prime) on the PO10, then filter for that PO Code on the PO100.

unknown

I would likely request it as an IPA.
First Choice: as part of req approval, if the vendor on the line is in the list of vendors, change buyer code.
Second Choice: When record is added to POINTERFAC (PO23), if vendor in the list of vendors, change to buyer code.

You'll likely have to maintain the list in Landmark as a task or as a custom table.

We have also changed the issue method of some vendors to email a specific buyer. This allows the batch and release to go through the PO120 runs send it to the correct buyer.

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