Create Alternate Vendor Product

Owned by Rick Eggleston (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Sept 12, 2023
2 min read

This functionality is new as of version 4.1.

Alternate Vendor Products provide the ability to create variations for a single Product, based on differences in the Vendor’s details, such as packaging, pricing, and Manufacturer.

In order to have access to the Create Alternate Vendor Product menu options:

One of the following must apply:

  • The User is assigned to the Destination Inventory Area (Hospital Unit), and has the 'Purchase Order' Elevated Privilege; OR,

  • The User is a member of a Security Role that is assigned to the Destination Inventory Area (Hospital Unit), and has the 'Purchase Order' Elevated Privilege.

  • Refer to:

To Create an Alternate Vendor Product:

  1. Navigate to the ‘Product Reorder’ screen.

    1. Refer to Search Reorder Lists.

      'Product Reorder' screen - 'Create Alternate Vendor Product' menu option
      'Product Reorder' screen → 'Create Alternate Vendor Product' menu option

  2. Click the ‘Save’ button.

    1. The right-click menu options will not be available for new Reorder Items until they are saved.

  3. Select a row that represents the Reorder Item.

  4. Right-click the row; OR,

  5. Click the ‘Pancake’ menu button at the right end of the row.

  6. Select the ‘Create Alternate Vendor Product’ menu option.

  7. The ‘Add / Link Product to Vendor’ dialog will open.

    'Product Reorder' screen - 'Create Alternate Vendor Product' menu option - 'Add_Link Product to Vendor' dialog
    'Product Reorder' screen → 'Create Alternate Vendor Product' menu option → 'Add / Link Product to Vendor' dialog

  8. The ‘Product’ and ‘Product Pricing’ sections will be prepopulated based on the selected Reorder Item.

    1. The fields in these sections can not be edited from this dialog.

  9. Select the ‘Create Alternate Vendor Product’ from the ‘Vendor Product’ drop-down list.

  10. Modify the Vendor-Product details as needed:

    • Contract

    • Cost

    • Manufacturer

    • NDC

    • S:St and St:O Ratios

    • Stock and Order Units

    • Vendor Product Number

    • Vendor Product Name

  11. Click the ‘Save’ button to create the Alternate Vendor Product, and close the dialog; OR,

  12. Click the ‘Cancel’ button to close the dialog without saving the changes.

  13. The new Alternate Vendor Product will replace the selected Reorder Item in the ‘Product Reorder’ screen.