The Search Vendor screen allows the user to search for vendors and vendor related information in the SeaSupplier system.
Invoking the screen
To go to the Search Vendor screen click Vendor on the Main menu and select the Vendor option.
Main Menu > Vendor > Vendor Services
Screen layout
Figure Search Vendor
Search Vendor
To search for all Vendors
Information on all the vendors in the system is displayed when the Search Vendor screen is opened.
To search by specific Status
Select the vendor status from the status dropdown. The options in this dropdown other than ‘All’ are ‘Active’, ‘Inactive’ and ‘Deletion Pending’. Clicking the Search button on the screen after selecting one of these options will fetch information on vendors with corresponding status in the system.
To search by Type of Service
Select the vendor type of service from the type of service dropdown. The options in this dropdown other than ‘Select’ are ‘Agent’, ‘Allow Purchasing’, ‘Broker’, ‘Carrier’, ‘Company Address’, ‘Consignee’, ‘Contract Vendor’, ‘Department Address’, ‘Freight Forwarder’, ‘Hub’, ‘Manufacturer’ and ‘Warehouse’. Clicking the Search button on the screen after selecting one of these options will fetch information on vendors with corresponding type of service in the system.
To search by specific Vendor ID
Click the button to the right of the textbox to access the Search Vendor popup from where you can select the relevant vendor code or enter a value in the textbox. The pop up displays all the vendors. Maximum length allowed for the field is 9. Click the Search button to fetch records on vendors corresponding to the vendor id
To search by specific Vendor Name
This indicates the corresponding vendor name for the vendor id chosen in the earlier step. This value gets populated at the time of selecting vendor id from the Search Vendor popup.
To search by specific Country Code
Click the button to the right of the textbox to access the Search Country popup from where you can select the relevant country code or enter a value in the textbox. The pop up displays all the countries. Maximum length allowed for the field is 2. Click the Search button to fetch records on countries corresponding to the country code.
To search by specific Country Name
This indicates the corresponding country name for the country code chosen in the earlier step. This value gets populated at the time of selecting country code from the Search Country popup.
To search by specific State Code
Click the button to the right of the textbox to access the Search State popup from where you can select the relevant state code or enter a value in the textbox. The pop up displays all the states. Maximum length allowed for the field is 3. Click the Search button to fetch records on states corresponding to the state code
To search by specific State Name
This indicates the corresponding state name for the state code chosen in the earlier step. This value gets populated at the time of selecting state code from the Search State popup.
To search by City
Enter the city in the city textbox. The maximum length allowed for the field is 30.
Click the Search button to fetch records for the corresponding vendor in the system
To Sort information in the grid
You can sort information in the grid by clicking any of the column headers. For example, if you click Vendor Name column header, you will sort all the records by vendor name.
To add a Vendor
If you need to add a new vendor to the system click the Add button on this screen itself. This invokes the Add/Edit Vendor Screen where you can add information.
To edit information about a Vendor
If you need to edit information displayed in any of the rows in the grid below, click the Edit button at the right hand end of the row. This invokes the Add/Edit Vendor Screen where you can edit the information for the selected row.
To view information about a Vendor
If you need to view information displayed in any of the rows in the grid below, click the View button at the right hand end of the row. This invokes the View Vendor Screen where you can view the information for the selected row.