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Vendor Info

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On occasion you will want to speak with your vendor about a purchase order or a pending RMA.  From various screens, a Call Vendor button will link you to this window which provides pertinent information.

Typically this is accessed while editing a purchase order.

Go to Purchasing: Purchase Orders and while editing a PO select

1)  Vendor - the basics are visible in the bottom panel.  From here you can edit the vendor record, view the Vendor Inventory list, or give them a call.

2)  Call - if you have the proper phone settings, the computer can dial out to make the call.

VendorInfo

Vendor Info - Current vendor address and general phone number.

Telephone Icon - Selects the general phone number of the company as the one to be called and places it in the Dial Number [F5] box.

You may use Microsoft's phone dialing capabilities to telephone a selected customer or vendor.  This assumes you have a modem or internet phone connected to your computer.  Setup of the phone dialer cannot be covered in this help file.

 

Contacts

A listing of persons and offices with whom you may want to discuss issues relative to purchases and returns.

Description - the office or department
Phone - the number of the office or department
Contact - the person with whom you will want to talk

 

Select - Selects the phone number of the highlighted contact and places the number in the Dial Number [F7] box.

Add / Edit / Delete - Manage your list of contacts.

E-Mail Address - the e-mail address of the highlighted contact.  You may press the [F3] E-mail icon to automatically compose an e-mail for the highlighted contact.