This guide is accurate as of version1.6.1
Please see the /wiki/spaces/IWIKI/pages/31522864 for more information on the context of vendors in VetView's Inventory system.
Vendor Setup is a separate page under navigation. It is currently at the bottom of the Hospital Setup list.
Then Vendor Setup screen is comprised of two pages: Search and Results, and the Vendor Details view.
Click on the Add New vendor button found a the top of the results window to begin adding a vendor.
Required information for a new vendor is only a name. So you can enter a name to start, and then fill in all the details at once later.
The vendor search allows you to search not only by all forms of the vendor's contact information, but also by the products associated with the vendor.
You can also search by purchase orders which included a vendor by specific dates.
Vendors that match the search criteria will appear in the list below.
The man Vendor Details tab, once a vendor has been added, will show the primary contact information on a card at the top of the screen.
This information can then be edited as desired in the section below, if it ever changes.
You can also assign a short code to the vendor for frequent usage.
You can maintain multiple types of contact information for each vendor.
You can indicate which form of contact the information should be used for, if there are different contacts for different parts of procurement.
You can have as many pieces of contact information as you wish for each vendor.
Products are not associated with vendors at the vendor screen, but rather at the Product Setup screen.
Once a product has been associated with a vendor, however, the products will appear in a list on the vendor screen.
Product Vendor Link
The product vendor link cannot be altered on this page at all. It can only be modified on the product page. Click on the blue product name to load the product page to make any changes.
Contracts can be added and edited on this screen.
Contracts can be associated with products on the product screen.
The Up Down arrows indicate contract priority on the reordering system. If another vendor has a contract with higher priority, it will be considered for a PO first.
