Vendor

A vendor is an entity that performs certain services for the company.

Type	Comment
Carrier	When outsourcing a trip to an other company.
Subcontractor	When a vendor provides a truck and driver to be planned by the company.
Maintenance	When a vendor provides services on resources.
Other	When a vendor provides services like, ferry-crossings, toll, fuel, etc.
General	For general purchase purposes, for example banks, insurance-companies, cleaning-companies, etc.

Functionality

New Vendor

Before a vendor can be created, a contact must be created first. Click on the contact on Actions>Create as>Vendor and select the appropriate vendor template. A new vendor will be created based on the contact.

Note

For more information on setting up the vendor templates see: Customer Vendor Template

A new vendor has been created with the status: 10-NEW. A member of the financial department will complete the vendor. Important field for purposes of the invoicing process:

Field	Comment
Bank Accounts	Details of the Bank account for paying invoices.
Payment Terms	The agreed payment terms.
Tax Registration No.	The VAT number of the customer, the number will be automatically validated with the VIES.
Vendor Price Group	The contract with the vendor price group will be automatically applied to new trips.