SECTIONS
You can use commodity codes to organize items for the acquisition process in your organization. You can assign each item master a commodity code and then assign commodity codes to a buyer in your organization. Your administrator can set up commodity codes on the Codes tab. Here is a description of the fields on the Commodity Codes object.
| Field Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Commodity Code Name | Name of the commodity code. You can search for and enter this name on in the commodity code field of an item master record. | |
| Number | Specific number to identify the commodity by. Use a dash - as a separator. For example, 620-80-21-35-4. | |
| Supplier Lead Time | Estimated time in days for the supplier to provide a new item. | |
| Description | Description of the commodity code. | |
| Purchase Tax Code | Tax code defined on the Codes tab to be associated with purchases of items with this commodity code. |
Commodity Code Buyer Association
Commodity Code Buyer Associations are listed in the Buyers related list. You can create commodity code buyer associations to associate one or more commodity codes with one or more buyers. Each buyer can be associated with one or more commodity codes.
Key: * – Mandatory field.
| Field | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer | * | Buyer to which the commodity code is to be associated. |
| Commodity Code | * | Commodity code to be associated with the buyer. |