[IUG] Vendor Codes - very basic question

["David McDonald" <Mcdonads at gov dot ns dot ca>]

Hi Everyone,
 
We are a very new site - we are not live on acquisitions yet.
 
In our old Dynix system, Vendor Codes were system generated (numeric). 
We are told that we have to input a vendor code.  I really don't want to
have to ask staff to keep track of the vendor codes they have used.  We
do not use jobbers and thus we have a lot of vendors.
 
I at first thought that we could use the initials of the vendor
followed by our account number for that vendor.  On further thought,
though, I realize that this won't work, because many times when we need
to enter a new vendor, we don't have an invoice in front of us.
 
How do you assign a unique vendor code?
 
Thanks for your help and any ideas you can provide.
 
Cheers
 
David
 
 
 
David S. McDonald
Systems and Library Technology Manager
Nova Scotia Legislative Library
P.O. Box 396, 
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2P8  
(902)424-5658 Fax (902) 424-0220
mcdonads at gov dot ns dot ca 


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