Maintaining Procurement Groups

Procurement groups define how products are replenished to the branches. Procurement groups can be assigned at the buy line level or the product level.

To display procurement group details:

From the Purch > Maintenance menu, select Procurement Group Maintenance to display the Procurement Group Maintenance screen.
In the Group ID field, enter the procurement group name and press Enter.

The system populates the remaining fields with the procurement group details.

To display another procurement group, press Ctrl+. to display a blank window and begin again.
Press Esc to clear the Procurement Group Maintenance screen.
Press Esc to return to the main menu.

Entering and Viewing Procurement Group Information

Use Procurement Group Maintenance to customize groups to better suit the company's needs.

You can override the defaults set on the Procurement Group Maintenance screen by entering values in the fields provided. The following topics are related to using the fields on the screen:

Related Fields	Topics
Group ID	Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Description	Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Master Group	Using Master Groups in Procurement Group Maintenance
Sales Br/Terr	No individual topic. Identifies the branch that owns the procurement group.
Whse Br	Warehouse Scheme Principles Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Buy Br	Identifying Procurement Buyers
Transfer Branches	Defining Transfer Branches for Procurement
Emergency Procure Vendors	Identifying Procurement Buyers for a Buy Line Setting Up Emergency Vendors for a Branch
Dflt Lead Time	Lead Time Overview How Eclipse Calculates Lead Time Entering Lead Time Parameters Entering Lead Time Information for Buy Lines

Using the Hot Keys

Use the hot keys as necessary to enter additional procurement information. The following topics relate to using the hot keys on the Procurement Group Maintenance screen.

Related Hot Keys	Topics
Hierarchy	Procurement Group and Buy Line Hierarchy
Find	No individual topic. Search by branch and territory for procurement groups.
Delete	Creating and Deleting Procurement Groups
Transfer Branches	Setting Up Transfer Branches for Procurement
Vendors	Setting Up Emergency Vendors for Branches
Whse & Buy Branches	Warehouse Scheme Principles
Log	Viewing the Procurement Group Maintenance Log