Vendor Material Number

Enter the vendor’s identification number for this material, if applicable. Press F4 for a list of vendor material numbers.

Note: When using the F4 lookup, sort by the HQMT Material column. This enables the standard and substitute vendor materials to be grouped together for selection.

If a material exists in PO Vendor Materials for the specified vendor/material group/material, and the vendor material UM is equal to the HQ materials purchase UM, it will default the Vendor’s Material ID number. If the vendor material UM does not equal the HQ purchase UM, it will default the Vendor’s Material ID from the lowest UM (in PO Vendor Materials) for the vendor/material group/material.

Equipment Lines

If you specify a material number that exists in PO Vendor Materials, but that material number also exists in EM Equipment Parts (EMEP), it will pull the description and UM from EMEP, and the vendor material number will not default.

EM Work Order Lines

If you specify a material number that exists in PO Vendor Materials, but that material number also exists in EM Work Order Parts (EMWP) or EM Equipment Parts (EMEP), it will pull the description and UM from EMWP or EMEP, respectively, and the vendor material number will not default.

Note: Because the vendor’s material ID# is used as a cross-reference to the HQ material, you can enter this number if you do not know the HQ material number, and the HQ material number will be provided. This feature is only applicable to materials set up in PO Vendor Materials.

You can also enter the vendor material ID# for any substitute materials that may have been set up for the HQ material in PO Vendor Materials, and have the HQ material number provided.

Vendor material numbers are not validated.

PO Purchase Order Entry