Function documentationSupplying Site Settings

 

You use this function in the perishables procurement process to establish relational data between supplying sites and other business entities, such as articles, suppliers, and recipients. The supplying sites information retrieved from the system and configured in your area of responsibility is displayed in the supplying site settings.

Integration

The supplying site settings can be viewed from within many different functions, including:

Prerequisites

The perishables buyer must have fully configured their area of responsibility to view the supplying site settings within the View Buyer Settings function.

Activities

You can access the supplying site settings from the Perishables Procurement work center by choosing Supplying Sites within the View Buyer Settings function.

Select a supplying site to see the Supplying Site Settings screen, from which you can configure settings on the following tab pages:

  • Supplying Site Details

  • Articles

  • Suppliers

  • Recipients

View Supplying Site Details

In this tab page, you can view the following:

  • General information about the selected supplying site

  • The supplying site's contact information

  • The main purchasing organization

  • Distribution defaults

  • Master data of the supplying site

Configure Articles

You can configure the relational data of the selected supplying site to an article in the Articles tab page.

You can do the following:

  • Change the default procurement information, such as the order type

  • Set the default time for procurement

  • Configure distribution defaults, such as the distribution strategy

  • View all information related to the pricing of the article, such as the final price and validity

  • Configure default periods for statistical data

Configure Suppliers

You can configure the relational data of the selected supplying site to a list of suppliers in the Suppliers tab page.

You are able to do the following:

  • View a list of suppliers available for the selected supplying site

  • Activate or deactivate selected suppliers for the procurement and distribution process

  • Change the default settings, such as the purchase order type

  • View pricing information about the selected supplying site for each supplier

Configure Recipients

You are able to configure the relational data of the selected supplying site to a list of recipients in the Recipients tab page.

You are able to do the following:

  • View a list of recipients for the selected supplying site

  • Activate or deactivate selected recipients for use during the procurement and distribution process

More Information

See also:

Article Settings

Supplier Settings

Recipient Settings