It may be necessary to print the vendor?s part number on the purchase order or the customer?s part number on the sales order. This can be done by setting up alias part numbers in the Inventory master file.
To set up alias part numbers

1 On the Inventory Management Main menu, click Inventory Maintenance.

2 At the Item No. field, select the item number that you are establishing the alias item number for.

3 On the Inventory Maintenance Main tab, click Alias. The Alias Item Number Maintenance window appears.

4 At the Alias Item Number field, enter the alias part number.

5 At the Type field, select Vendor if you are setting up a vendor?s part number and the associated vendor number. Select Customer if you are setting up a customer?s part number and the associated customer number. Select General if the alias is not associated with a customer or vendor.

6 At the Description field, enter the description for the alias number.

NOTE The alias item number for an item prints on an order using the Alias Item Listing during order entry. If the Alias Item Listing is not used during order entry, then the first alias item number for that item that is in the Alias Item file will print on the form. The purchase order and sales order forms must be modified to have the vendor/alias item number print. The vendor item number has a corresponding alias item number; therefore, the vendor/alias item field is used for both.