Setup Requirements for Consignments

Following are the control maintenance records for consignment transactions, along with Additional Vendor Setup requirements.

Control Maintenance Records

Set the following control maintenance records:

• Allow Customer Consignment From Multiple Branches

• Default Vendor Consignment On Transfers

Additional Vendor Setup

To identify a vendor as a consignment vendor, set the Consignment Inventory field on the Vendor Maintenance screen to Yes. See Entering Miscellaneous Vendor Information.

In addition, you need to indicate how the vendor wants to handle consignments in transfers. Select one of the following:

• No Transfers – The vendor requires that consignment inventory remain in the warehousing branch indicated in the contract.

• Consigned to Inventory – The vendor requires that you purchase any consigned inventory items that you  move to another branch in your company.

• Consigned to Consigned – The vendor allows you to move consigned inventory to any branch in your company as needed.