Select and maintain suppliers overview
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
This section provides an overview of the process of selecting and maintaining suppliers, discusses the tasks that are typically associated with this business process component, and lists the forms that support those tasks.
Communicate with your vendors overview
Maintain vendor category assignments
Select a final supplier and negotiate purchases
Select and maintain suppliers business process component forms
The following table lists the forms that support the select and maintain suppliers business process component. The table entries are organized first by task and then alphabetically by form name.
Note
Some forms can be opened only if prerequisite information or parameter settings have been entered into the system.
Business process component task |
Form name |
Usage |
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Communicate with your suppliers |
Create a message to display on the vendor self-service portal and to send to vendors in an e-mail message. |
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Create, view, and send a notification to vendors in an email message. |
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Maintain vendor category assignment |
Evaluate the performance of a vendor. |
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Review category-related requests that are submitted by vendors. |
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Review category-related requests that are submitted by employees. |
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Select supplier and negotiate prices |
Compare request for quotation replies from multiple vendors. |
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Copy purchase requisition lines to request for quotations (form) |
Create a request for quotation from a purchase requisition. |
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Delete a request for quotation from the list of requests for quotations that are awaiting bids. |
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Create a request for quotation. |
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Post your acceptance of a specific quotation. |
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Review and manage request for quotation replies. |
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View the history of a request for quotation. |
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View total expenditures for a request for quotation. |
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Send a request for quotation. |
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Update request for quotation lines after making changes to the lines. |