This functionality is new as of version 4.0.
To View and Edit Vendor Product Details for Purchase Order Items:
Navigate to the 'Purchase Order Details' screen for a 'New' Purchase Order.
Select the Purchase Order Item row.
Right-click, or use the Hamburger button on the right end of the row, to access the context menu.
Select the ‘Vendor Product Details’ menu option.
The ‘Vendor Product Details’ dialog will open.
On the 'Vendor Product Details' dialog:
If the Vendor offers multiple versions of the same Product, the 'Vendor Product' drop-down list will display the Vendor Product Offerings.
Vendor Product Offerings are created when any of the following attribute of the Vendor Product are unique:
Contract
Manufacturer
NDC
Order Unit of Measure
Product #
Product Name
S:St Ratio
St:O Ratio
Sales Cost
Stock Unit of Measure
The 'Create Alternate Vendor Product' option is also available to provide the ability to add a unique Vendor Product Offering that does not already exist.
Refer to Create Products On-The-Fly.
The following Vendor Product Detail fields make the Vendor Product Offering unique:
'Product #'
The Vendor’s catalog number.
'Product Name'
The name by which the Vendor refers to the Product.
'Manufacturer'
The Manufacturer of the Product as provided by the Vendor.
'NDC'
The National Drug Code (NDC) that has been assigned to this Product.
Since the NDC includes packaging, each Product Offering from a Vendor, could contain a different NDC.
'Comments'
This comment is saved with the Vendor Product and is available for reporting; although, it does not currently appear on any other screens or reports.
The following Vendor Product Cost fields also make the Vendor Product Offering unique:
Unit Cost
Units of Measure
Ratios
Changes to these fields will immediately affect the Quantity and Cost fields of the Purchase Order Item on 'Purchase Order Details' screen.