richchipper
Well Known Member
I don't think I'm the only one with this issue, but we are implementing a PLM system outside of JDE and I can't seem to find anyone who knows this. Item restrictions seems to be supplier based, not item based.
I buy flour, eggs and sugar to make cookies. I only want to buy flour from Fred. I can buy Eggs from Jacob or Susan, but not from Fred because Fred sold us some bad eggs once. I can buy sugar from anyone. How can I set up the system so that these scenarios will work? The PLM system will have a list of approved vendors. My IT guy is trying to use Supplier/Item Relationships. However, my understanding is that the relationship gets set up any time you put in a purchase order. So, since I bought eggs from Fred one time, I would be allowed to buy it again. Supplier/Item Relationships also doesn't prevent me from buying flour from the 7-11 next door, even though 7-11 is not an approved vendor, because 7-11 is not restricted anywhere to purchase flour.
The workarounds seem difficult. I don't imagine we are the only company that needs an approved vendor list for purchases. Any help would be great!
I buy flour, eggs and sugar to make cookies. I only want to buy flour from Fred. I can buy Eggs from Jacob or Susan, but not from Fred because Fred sold us some bad eggs once. I can buy sugar from anyone. How can I set up the system so that these scenarios will work? The PLM system will have a list of approved vendors. My IT guy is trying to use Supplier/Item Relationships. However, my understanding is that the relationship gets set up any time you put in a purchase order. So, since I bought eggs from Fred one time, I would be allowed to buy it again. Supplier/Item Relationships also doesn't prevent me from buying flour from the 7-11 next door, even though 7-11 is not an approved vendor, because 7-11 is not restricted anywhere to purchase flour.
The workarounds seem difficult. I don't imagine we are the only company that needs an approved vendor list for purchases. Any help would be great!