Vendor Items

The Vendor Items tab displays all items currently marked as being purchased from the selected vendor.  

The list of items that appears on this tab can be expanded to display item codes, SKUs
and descriptions. To access the detail click the at the left of each item entry.

To collapse the item data to display the item name alone, click the at the left of the entry.
 

Click on a link below for more information on each entry field.

 

Item CodeThe item code is the vendor’s ID of an item and is usually in the form of a number. Utilizing item codes instead of item names on an invoice makes entry onto that form easy, and most people prefer doing it that way. If the vendor is part of an online ordering system, this code is used for ordering, so if you are using such a system, the item code must be entered correctly.

To add a new item code for an item, click Add Item Code and a set of new, empty fields appear. Enter the new item code, unit (by using the drop-down list of defined units for the item), and optionally a SKU and description.

To delete an existing item code, click the  button at the right of each item code entry.

UnitBy default, the Item Code Properties window displays the unit size you defined as your Purchase Unit (on the Units tab of the Item Editor). You can change this unit size by selecting another from the drop-down list.

SKUYou can optionally enter the vendor’s barcode reference for the item. EFR, or Efficient Food-service Response and UPC, Universal Product Code are the barcode formats most used by the food service industry.

DescriptionType in a short description of the item the way your vendor normally refers to it.