Vendor Catalog Number Change

susan-kirkbride

We have a situation where the wrong vendor cat# was assigned to an item A, then replaced/inactivated with the correct number. Now, we have item B that needs that previous cat# but it is causing nothing but problems - both items show up in requisition center when searching for this catalog number, even though it is inactive for item A. We aren't able to put these items on the correct contract in contract management due to this problem, the error claiming that the vendor cat# is already in use by another item.

Just wondering if anyone has had similar problems, not necessarily in contract management. Thanks!

Stace Webley

We've had this issue before. Are you sure that the vendor number for Item A is inactive? If Item A was never ordered under the incorrect vendor number you may be able to delete it. I prefer using PO13.3 for these types of actions. You can also check PO72.1 using the vendor number that you want to assign to Item B to see if it is perhaps assigned to Item C. When you search the vendor number in PO72.1 you should see it appear under Item A with an inactive status and not set as the default. You may also see if it is assigned to any other item by mistake. Use V as the Sequence and Position to Vendor Item for the search.

Implementierungsleitfaden_Hella_GTL_DE_20120312.pdf