PQM Vendors Page

The PQM Vendors page displays and manages the vendors assigned to Purchase Quote Manager documents and lines. This page allows you to assign vendors manually, view vendor-specific quote details, track quote statuses, and manage vendor relationships for the purchase quote process. This page can be used for both the PQM header and individual PQM lines. Some fields and behaviors differ depending on whether you are viewing vendors at the header level or the line level.

The PQM Vendors page is accessible from the PQM page by choosing the Assigned Vendors action, the value in the Assigned Vendors field in the General or Lines FastTab, or by selecting one of the status fields (such as Status Created, Status Verified, Status Placed, or Status Not Placed) in the Lines FastTab.

Fields

The fields on the PQM Vendors page are described in the following table.

Field	Description
Vendor No.	Specifies the number of the vendor assigned to this PQM line.
Name	Specifies the name of the assigned vendor; defaults from the Vendor Card.
City	Specifies the city of the assigned vendor; defaults from the Vendor Card.
100% Bidder	Indicates whether this vendor is designated as the 100% Bidder. Only one vendor per PQM can be marked as the 100% Bidder. When selected, this vendor's prices are used as the reference base for price difference calculations when the Difference Base Type field is set to 100% Bidder in the Options FastTab of the PQM page. For more information, see Designate a 100% Bidder. NOTE: This field is only accessible when viewing vendors at the header level; it is not available in the line view.
Lead Time Calculation	Lead time for the vendor-item combination. The behavior of this field differs between header and line views: - Header level: This field remains empty at all times. While it can be edited, changes have no impact on quotes. The field is displayed at the header level because it is used in the line view. - Line level: This field contains the Lead Time Calculation from the Vendor Card (Replenishment FastTab) for the vendor assigned to the Vendor No. field, and/or lead time calculations from vendors assigned in the Item Vendor Catalog. While the field can be edited, changes have no impact on quotes; the original values are used when creating purchase quotes. If the Lead Time Calculation is changed on the Purchase Quote line, it is updated in the PQM line as well.
Status	Indicates the current state of the purchase quote for this vendor. The options are: - Created: Quote has been created - Verified: Quote has been validated - Placed: Quote has been selected and placed - Not Placed: Quote was not selected
Quote No.	Specifies the document number of the created purchase quote. Choose this field to open the purchase quote document.

Actions

The actions on the PQM Vendors page are described in the following table.

Action	Description
Vendor Multi-Selection	Opens the Vendors page, allowing you to select and assign multiple vendors at once to the current document line. Existing vendor assignments are preserved (no duplicates are created).
Statistics	Displays statistical information for the selected vendor assignment.

The Related menu provides quick access to relevant vendor information and records such as opening the vendor card, ledger entries, dimensions, and so on.

Vendor Assignment

Vendors can be assigned to PQM documents either automatically or manually. The behavior depends on default settings in PQM Setup or in the Options FastTab of individual PQM documents.

Automatic Assignment

The Assign Vendors autom. field controls whether linked vendors are automatically assigned when items are added to a PQM. Linked vendors include:

The default vendor from the Item Card.
All vendors from the Item Vendor Catalog for that item.

The behavior of automatic assignment also depends on the Assign Vendors per Line setting:

When both settings are turned on: Linked vendors are automatically added to both the PQM header and the PQM lines when an item is added.
When only Assign Vendors autom. is turned on (and Assign Vendors per Line is off): Linked vendors are automatically added to the PQM header only.
When Assign Vendors autom. is turned off: No automatic assignment occurs; vendors must be assigned manually.

Manual Assignment

Vendors can always be assigned manually, regardless of the automatic assignment setting. You can add vendors in the following ways:

Individual assignment: Create a new line on the PQM Vendors page and select the vendor in the Vendor No. field.
Multi-selection: Use the Vendor Multi-Selection action to select and assign multiple vendors at once:
1. On the PQM Vendors page, choose the Vendor Multi-Selection action.
2. In the Vendors page, select one or more vendors.
3. Choose the OK button to confirm the selection.
  The selected vendors are automatically added to the PQM Vendors page.

Copy from Header to Lines

If you have manually added or modified vendor assignments at the header level, you can copy them to all lines by choosing Assign Vendors > Copy from Header to Lines in the Actions menu on the PQM page.

Header vs. Line Assignment

In addition to controlling where vendors are assigned, the Assign Vendors per Line field controls how purchase quotes are created. When this setting is:

Off: vendors are assigned at the header level and apply to all lines, so each assigned vendor receives a quote that includes all PQM items.
On: vendors can differ by line, so each quote includes only the items for which that vendor is assigned on the individual lines.

In both cases, the Purchase Quote Matrix will show vendors from the header list, but quote content is based on the assignment mode and line-level assignments.

Example:

In the following example, the Assign Vendors per Line setting is turned on.

Line 1: Item "1000" - Assigned Vendors: 10000, 20000, 30000
Line 2: Item "1001" - Assigned Vendors: 10000, 30000, 40000

In this case:

The PQM header shows all vendors: 10000, 20000, 30000, and 40000.
When purchase quotes are created, the Purchase Quote Matrix also shows all four vendors; however:
- Item 1000 is in the purchase quotes for vendors 10000, 20000, and 30000 (not for vendor 40000).
- Item 1001 is in the purchase quotes for vendors 10000, 30000, and 40000 (not for vendor 20000).

Vendor Deletion from a Line

When Assign Vendors per Line is turned on and you delete a vendor from a line, it remains in the assigned vendors list in the header. The vendor will still appear as a column in the Purchase Quote Matrix, but no purchase quote will be created for that vendor-item combination.

Designate a 100% Bidder

If you want to use a specific vendor's prices as the reference base for price comparisons:

Open the PQM Vendors page using the Assigned Vendors action or from the Assigned Vendors field in the General FastTab.
Locate the vendor you want to designate.
Select the 100% Bidder checkbox for that vendor.

Only one vendor per PQM can be marked as the 100% Bidder. If another vendor already has this designation, it will be automatically cleared when you select a new one.

Note

The 100% Bidder field is only available when viewing vendors at the header level. It is not visible or applicable when viewing vendors from a specific PQM line.

For more information, see 100% Bidder.

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