Create a vendor from a contact
When a user is creating a purchase requisition and there is a new vendor, the user can choose to create a contact to temporarily store the vendor information. Afterwards, a vendor can be created from the contact.
To create a vendor from a contract
Choose
, enter new vendor requests, and then choose the related link. Alternatively, on the Purchasing Agent role center, under My Tasks, select the New Vendor Requests cue.The New Vendor Requests page opens.
Select the record for which you want to create a vendor, and then on the action bar, choose Create as Vendor.
A dialog box appears that displays the following text:
Contact <contact number> is replaced with Vendor <vendor number> on existing purchase documents.
To proceed, choose OK.
A dialog box appears that displays the following text:
The Vendor record has been created.
To proceed, choose OK.
The Vendor Card page opens.
To complete the vendor card setup, specify values as required.
Related information
New vendor requests
Request a new vendor from a purchase requisition
Register new vendors
Create contacts
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