Why is my PO printing a different Item Code than I put on my screen?

Sometimes a company has a different system for assigning part numbers to their inventory than the vendors they order from. When creating a Purchase Order, you can use your part number during entry but have the vendor's part number print on the PO that gets sent to them to make it easier for them to fulfill.

CustomBooks™ allows for this functionality via the Vendor tab on the Item card. If a vendor code has been entered in this tab on the item card, it will print that value on the Purchase Order. If the field is blank, it will default to the item code.

If you use the same part number as your vendors, there is no need to have a value in the vendor code field.

Vendor tab in an Item card

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