Classify parts for purchasing and inventory using commodity codes. Commodity codes establish broad categories for goods, and buyers can then associate particular vendors with these different commodities and send out requests for quotes for that particular commodity. Storeroom and maintenance personnel can also use commodity codes to quickly access stock information.
Follow these steps to define commodity codes.
Open the Commodities form (SNCOMM).
Commodity—Enter a unique code identifying the commodity.
Description—Enter a description of the commodity.
Organization—Click to select the organization to which the commodity belongs if you use multi-organization security.
Class—Click to select the class of the commodity. The classes shown belong to the COMM entity.
Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.
Associations made between suppliers and commodities on the Suppliers page of the Commodities form carry over to the Commodities page for each selected supplier on the Suppliers form (SMSUPP). You do not have to duplicate entries to use the information.