Vendor Maintenance - Best Practice
Vendor Maintenance – Common Issue & Best Practices
If a Vendor ID is too long, the vendor may appear to disappear or not display correctly in the system. This most commonly happens when vendors are created or edited in the Portal with an ID that exceeds system limits.
Vendor ID Requirement
- Maximum length: 20 characters
- Vendor IDs longer than 20 characters are not supported and can cause visibility or syncing issues.
How to Fix the Issue
- Open the vendor record.
- Shorten the Vendor ID to 20 characters or fewer.
- Save the changes.
- Refresh the vendor list to confirm the vendor is visible.
Preventing Duplicate Vendors (Very Important)
Use One System to Create Vendors
To avoid duplication and syncing issues:
- Create vendors only in one place:
- POS Manager or
- Portal
- Do not alternate between systems when creating vendors.
Creating vendors in both systems can result in:
- Duplicate vendors
- Inconsistent Vendor IDs
- Ordering and reporting issues
Head Office (HO) Mode – Best Practice
If you operate in Head Office mode:
- Vendor creation and maintenance should be centralized
- Create and manage vendors only at Head Office
- Avoid creating vendors at individual store levels
Centralized vendor management ensures consistency across all locations and prevents duplicates.
Additional Cleanup Recommendation
- Review and delete duplicate vendors
- Removing duplicates helps prevent inventory, ordering, and reporting issues
Refer to the Vendor Cleanup document for step-by-step instructions.
