Setting Up Vendor Data
To set up product types, pricing types, and product packaging types for vendors, use the Product Types (LM_PROD_TYPE) component, Pricing Types (LM_PRICING_TYPE) component, and Product Packaging Types (LM_UNITS) component.
Vendors represent organizations and companies that are external to your organization from which you purchase goods and services, such as providers of web-based training, textbooks, instructor staffing, and facility rentals.
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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LM_PROD_TYPE |
Set up vendor product types. |
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LM_PRICING_TYPE |
Set up vendor pricing types. |
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LM_UNITS_MEASURE |
Set up vendor product packaging types. |
Use the Product Types page (LM_PROD_TYPE) to set up vendor product types.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Product Types page.
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Field or Control |
Description |
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Type |
Enter the type of product that a vendor may offer. |
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Description and Short Description |
Enter a description and short description for the product. These values appear as prompt and related display values throughout the system. |
Use the Pricing Types page (LM_PRICING_TYPE) to set up vendor pricing types.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pricing Types page.
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Field or Control |
Description |
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Type |
Enter a price model value of one to three characters in length for each price model that you define. |
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Description and Short Description |
Enter a description and short description for the pricing model. The description appears on the Vendor Products page. |
Use the Product Packaging page (LM_UNITS_MEASURE) to set up vendor product packaging types.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Product Packaging page.
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Field or Control |
Description |
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Type |
Enter the various types of packaging units that a vendor might use to measure the services that it provides. |
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Description and Short Description |
Enter a description and short description for the packaging unit. These values appear as prompt and related display values throughout the system. |