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Vendor Hierarchy - Who's on First?
Definitions:
What is a "Ecatalog Vendor"
When is a Vendor Hierarchy present and what does it mean to me?
The Vendor Hierarchy is only present when two or more vendor provide the store with the exact same product. If your store only has one vendor, the theory does not exist.
Menu Abbreviation
Full Name
Meaning
Example
Primary
Primary Vendor
The primary vendor is the vendor default vendor from which you order product.
Always PV
Always Primary
If multiple vendors offer similar product line ( Do it Best and Orgill), the "Always Primary" vendor will be designated as the PVPN and the other vendor(s) will be assign SVPN.
Do it Best, Orgill, and United Hardware
Do it Best = Always Primary
Orgill = Primary
United = Primary
If the item where added from the ecatalog, the following vendor relationships would result:
PVPN = Do it Best
SVPN = Orgill
SVPN = United Hardware
If the item where added from the ecatalog, the following vendor relationships would result for the exact item from all three vendors based on UPC.
PVPN = Do it Best
SVPN = Orgill
SVPN = United Hardware
Scndry
Secondary Vendor
Always Primary
Secondary Vendor
Comp Orders
If the store has vendors that provide same products
Primary
Does this vendor have a catalog present in TransActPOS?
The Ecatalog for a vendor should contain all the available products offered within their catalog of items. For TransActPOS Communicating Vendors, this information is downloaded to the Ecatalog through the IOR process specific to the vendor. The True Value and the Do it Best IOR communication automatically update each evening with the most current merchandise information. Emery Jensen, House Hasson, Orgill and United Hardware require the user to invoke the communications at the current time.
