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Purchase requisition and vendor selection in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations and AX 2012: Three lessons learned

by Evert Bos
Solution Architect, Sikich

(Software version used: D365 product version 1611.) 

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (a.k.a. AX7) and Dynamics AX 2012 control the use of the purchase requisition line very tightly. Some of the functionality may be surprising but turns out to be quite logical. In particular, the user can not just select any vendor.

Let's start with an overview of the system's approach.

Vendor from where?

Defaults into Requisition line?

Available as vendor choice?

Item master Purchasing fast tab

Yes

Yes

Trade Agreement

No

Yes

Item coverage

No

Yes

Purchase Agreement line

Yes

No

Approved vendor list

No

No

 

In the example below, the vendor on the item master is 00235, but we have ...

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About Evert Bos

I am Evert J Bos, ERP consultant since 1986. I started in Europe with IMS7 (A Honeywell Bull Mainframe ERP system) and the BaaN ERP system. Since 1995 I have worked in the USA and since 2004 I have been working with Dynamics AX.  I work for Sikich and focus mostly on manufacturing companies that make complex, engineered products.

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