Defining the Approved Supplier List
The ASL is a required element of Supplier Scheduling. It defines the items that will be scheduled and their sources. You must define an item/supplier relationship in the approve supplier list for every item that you schedule using Supplier Scheduling.
To define the approved supplier list:
1. Navigate to the Approved Supplier List window.
2. Select the ship-to organization for which you want to define ASL entries.
3. Select the Item option. Commodities are not applicable to Supplier Scheduling.
4. For an existing row in the Items block, select the item, then navigate to the Suppliers block. You will need to query the list of suppliers associated with the item.
5. Select a business type from the following:
- Direct (Supplier): Company sells their products directly to you
If you select Direct, select the supplier name and optionally, the supplier site.
- Distributor: Company sells products made by manufacturers
If you select Distributor, select the name and optionally, the site.
You must also associate a Manufacturer with the Distributor.
- Manufacturer: Company manufactures and sells through distributors
If you select Manufacturer, select the Manufacturer Name.
6. Select the supplier's approval status.
7. Optionally, select the supplier item number.
For Suppliers and Distributors, this supplier item number defaults to your purchase order and requisition lines, and is used to validate the source documents.
8. Optionally, select a Review By date.
You can use this date to determine when a proactive business review will be performed for the supplier.
9. Select Record Details from the region control poplist.
10. Select one of the following in Global:
- Yes - This ASL entry is valid for all inventory organizations in your operating unit.
- No - This ASL entry is local--that is, valid only for the organization you chose in the Organizations window when you first navigated to the Approved Supplier List window.
11. Save your work.
Defining Bills of Distributions
Defining Planners
Defining Sourcing Rules
Defining the Supplier/Item Attributes
Overview of the Approved Supplier List
Resource Authorizations