Each vendor in the entrée vendor file must have a corresponding vendor number. This number is made up of up to six digits. It actually is "alphanumeric" which means it can be composed of both numbers and letters. When setting up the entrée vendor file for the first time it's important that some thought is given to the numbering sequence before actually entering vendors.

 

•The goal NECS encourages is that vendor numbers have such a logical sequence that would make it possible to identify who the vendor is simply by looking at the number.

 

•Vendor numbers may be changed using the Re-Assign Vendor Number utility, but this process can take a long time depending on the amount of purchasing data that exists in the entrée files.

 

•Some distributors choose to start each vendor number with the 3 letters from the company name, followed be a 3 digit numeric code.