Vendor Sort Codes are defined by you and used to group Vendors into categories, such as Merchandise Vendor or Overhead Vendor. You may have three positions in a Sort Code. It is not necessary to use all three positions.

Example of Vendor Sort Codes:

You set up the Vendor Sort Codes as follows: 

F = Fixed Overhead Vendor 

MAT = Merchandise Vendors of Auto Paint that you order Truck loads from.

MA = Merchandise Vendors of Auto Paint

MH = Merchandise Vendors of House Paint.

You may lookup any level of the Sort Code by using the pattern match. This is available in any report asking for a Vendor Sort Code.

You can choose a Sort Code through a Pattern Match using the <*>. Examples of pattern matches are:  12* = all codes starting with 12; *3* = all codes with 3 in the second position; **1 = all codes with 1 in the last position. If a blank is in any position, the system will search for a blank in that position, (ex: 3* = all group codes with 3 in the first position and nothing in the third position). Type in the Vendor Sort Code Pattern Match and press <ENTER>.

Type in your user defined Vendor Sort Code of up to 3 characters and press <ENTER>. If that Sort Code already exists you will be at the "Enter Selection" prompt.

Type in a description for the Sort Code and press <ENTER>.