The options you define in this region, except for Inventory Organization, are used as default values for the Purchasing region of the Suppliers window. The supplier values default to new supplier sites for the supplier, which default to new purchasing documents for the supplier site.

You can override defaulted values during entry of the supplier, supplier site, and purchasing documents.

RFQ Only Site. Default value for all new suppliers. You cannot create purchase orders in Purchasing for a supplier site which is an RFQ Only Site.

Ship-To and Bill-To Location. The name of the ship-to and bill-to location for the system default values. If the name you want does not appear in the list of values, use the Location window to enter a new location. See also: Setting Up Locations.

Inventory Organization. You need to choose an inventory organization if you use Purchasing. You can associate each of your Purchasing operating units with one inventory item master organization. When you associate your Purchasing operating unit with an inventory organization, items you define in this organization become available in Purchasing. You can only choose an inventory organization that uses the same ledger as your Purchasing operating unit. Do not change the Inventory Organization after you have already assigned one to Purchasing.

Ship Via. Freight carrier you use with suppliers. If the type of freight carrier you want does not appear in the list of values, use the Freight Carriers window to define a new shipping method. The value you enter here is the value in the Description field of the Freight Carriers window in Purchasing.

FOB. If the type of FOB you want is not in the list of values, use the Oracle Purchasing Lookups window to define a new FOB.

Freight Terms. The freight terms for a supplier identify whether you or your supplier pays for freight charges on goods you receive. You can define new freight terms in the Oracle Purchasing Lookups window.

Acknowledgement Lead Time (Days). Enter a positive numeric value. The lead time is the number of days from the final approval date. Add that to the final approval date to calculate the Acknowledgement Lead Time. For example, if the approval date is 10-May-2016 (current date), the Lead Time is 5 days, thus the Acknowledgement Lead Time is 15-May-2016.

The Lead Time value in the supplier site (Supplier Site (Purchasing tab) takes precedence over the Purchasing Options (specified in Oracle Purchasing) value. If neither of the Lead Time values are found, the system does not calculate and default the value of the Acknowledgement Lead Time.