A procurement group describes the transfer paths between branches for branch replenishment and emergency procurement sources. A buy line groups products together to meet a vendor target for purchasing. See the Procurement Groups Overview and the Buy Lines Overview for a complete description.
Procurement groups work in a hierarchy. You can override the system default by assigning procurement groups to buy lines and products within buy lines. Parameters are set during installation at a system level as illustrated in the hierarchy pyramid below:
The system uses the DFLT procurement group, if it is not overridden at the buy line or product level.
A procurement group assigned to a buy line overrides the system default.
A procurement group assigned at the product level overrides one assigned at the buy line and system default levels.
The system uses this hierarchy throughout. The Customer/Vendor Level does not apply in procurement groups.
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