About Vendor Account Numbers
The vendor account number is usually an abbreviation of the vendor's name. It displays in the Vendor # box in the Vendor Master tab.
If the vendor is listed in the Direct Buy or Primary [Whl.] box in the Item Master tab, enter the vendor number exactly as it appears in these boxes. This ensures a matching vendor number in the Vendor # box in the Vendor Master tab. There are two reasons to do this:
The vendor is identified in a consistent manner.
During the short-buy process, you can choose to automatically select items by vendor from the Short-Buys information. For this to work, the vendor number on the purchase order, which comes from the Vendor window, must exactly match the vendor number displayed in the Item window. For information about the short-buy process, refer to Setting Up and Using the Automated Short-Buy.
Tip: To ensure that the vendor numbers in the Vendor window and the Item window match, create the items first by loading information from a pricing service or wholesaler. This information includes vendor numbers. You can then use these vendor numbers when creating the vendors.