| # Items - Purchase Defaults (tdipu0102m000) Use this session to list and maintain default purchase data by item group. This default data is used when you add a new item in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session. Related topics Purchase item data Item data Item Type The item type of the purchase item. The item type is used to link defaults to a group of items. Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Buyer The employee of your company who is the contact to the concerned buy-from business partner. The buyer is also known as the purchasing agent. Vendor Rating If this check box is selected, the item is included when vendor rating is processed. Purchase Unit The unit in which you purchase an item, also referred to as the purchase quantity unit. Purchase Price Unit The item unit in which an item's purchase price is expressed. This unit can differ from the item's inventory unit. Purchase Currency The monetary unit in which the purchase price is expressed. Tax Code A code that identifies the tax rate and which determines how ERP Enterprise calculates and registers tax amounts. Purchase Price Group Group of items with the same prices and discounts. Price groups can be linked to customers and suppliers. Price groups are linked to items in Sales Item Data, and used in Sales Control in price and discount matrices. Source of Price The method used to calculate the item's subcontracting purchase price or subcontracting cost price. Note This field is only used for operation subcontracting. In case of item subcontracting, the method for calculating the subcontracting price is always Price Book / Contract. Allowed values Source of Price Related topics Overview of subcontracting Subcontracting rates Purchase Text If this check box is selected, a purchase text is added to the item. Purchase Stat. Group A group of items for which statistical information is collected and represented. Purchase Office A department in your organization that is responsible for buying the materials and services needed by your organization. You assign number groups to the purchase office. In this way, you can assign serial numbers to: Purchase orders Purchase schedules Requests for quotations Purchase contracts You can also define a default warehouse where goods ordered by the purchase office must be delivered. Delivery Date Tolerance (+) The number of days late that a supplier can make a delivery. Note Deliveries over this limit will be signaled/blocked. Delivery Date Tolerance (-) The number of days early that a supplier can make a delivery. Note Deliveries under this limit will be signaled/blocked. Quantity Tolerance (+) The percentage that the received quantity may be more than the ordered quantity. Quantity Tolerance (-) The percentage that the received quantity may be less than the ordered quantity. Hard Stop on Quantity The way in which ERP Enterprise must react to a receipt that does not meet the quantity tolerances. Allowed values Hard stop Hard Stop on Date The way in which ERP Enterprise must react to a receipt that does not meet the time tolerances. Allowed values Hard stop Supply Time The total time required to obtain a purchased item. This time includes order document preparation, sourcing, and supplier lead time. Supply Time The unit in which the supply time of the item is expressed. Warehouse A place for storing goods. For each warehouse, you can enter address data and data relating to its type. Accessories Allowed If this check box is selected, accessories are defined for this item. Release to Warehouse If this check box is selected, the receipt of items that belong to the selected item group is executed by default in Warehousing. If this check box is cleared, the receipt of items that belong to the selected item group is executed by default in the Purchase Control module. Note This field is only used to determine whether the warehouse code at a purchase order line can be left empty. Only Source from Approved Suppliers If this check box is selected, the buy-from business partner selected on the purchase document must be an approved supplier for the item. This means that the Item - Buy-from BP status field must be set to Approved in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. Multiple Manufacturer Item If this check box is selected, you can maintain alternative manufacturers for an item - business partner combination. If this check box is cleared, you can define only one manufacturer for an item - business partner combination. Alternative manufacturer items are mostly used by companies that buy components that have similar or the same specifications or quality, from various intermediate suppliers. If the ordered quantity is less than the minimum quantity that you can order from a manufacturer, you cannot directly buy from the manufacturer, but you must buy the components from an intermediate supplier. This supplier can obtain the components from several approved manufacturers. Related topics To set up and use multiple manufacturer items Purchasing manufacturer's items MPN Item If this check box is selected, manufacturer part numbers (MPNs) are (to be) linked to items that belong to the selected item group. You can link MPNs to items in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session. Related topics Setting up and using MPN items Purchasing manufacturer's items Multiple Manufacturer Item Check Use this field to select the type for checking the manufacturer's validity. Note This check box only applies if the Multiple Manufacturer Item check box is selected in the Items - Purchase Defaults (tdipu0102m000) session. Allowed values Check Type for Multiple Manufacturer Related topics To set up and use multiple manufacturer items Inspection If this check box is selected, the Inspection check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is selected by default when a purchase order line is created for the item. If the Inspection check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is selected, the item will be inspected on receipt. |