This is an AnyPO II and III feature.

The Vendor Command Center is reached by clicking the "VC Center" button found just above the Notes area at the bottom of the Main Purchase Order Screen.  Or it can be reached by selecting OTHER TASKS >> VENDOR COMMAND CENTER.

General Information

The Vendor Command Center gives you a vendor-centric view of Purchase Order activity.  The Vendor Command Center works only with vendors that you've assigned with a vendor number.  These are usually your active vendors, and it’s the active vendors with which the Command Center is most useful.

If you begin on the Main Purchase Order Screen and the current vendor has a number, when you open the Vendor Command Center, it will display the vendor.  If the vendor hasn't been assigned a number, the Command Center will default to the first vendor in the Vendor Database.

On the Command Center dialog box, you'll find basic information about the vendor and a list of that vendor's PO's.  If desired, you can move the list of that Vendor's PO's to a spreadsheet program for printing purposes.  To move the list, select FILE >> VIEW/PRINT PO LIST FROM SPREADSHEET.

Vendor Command Center Functions

Here's a list of functions found in the Vendor Command Center:

View/Edit Vendor Database.  You can't change vendor database fields in the Command Center.  However, if you need to change something, click on this button and it will take you to the Vendor Database screen where you'll have full editing capabilities.

Go to Vendor on Current PO.  The Vendor Command Center can run in a separate window from the Main PO Screen and you can move back and forth between the two.  Let's say, under this configuration, that you change to a different PO on the Main PO Screen.  If you then move to the Command Center, you can display the vendor currently showing on the Main Screen by clicking this button.

View All Ordered Items.  By clicking on this button, AnyPO will create and display a list of all items that you have ordered from the vendor.

Search Vendor List.  Click on this button to search the Vendor Database.  Once the vendor is found, it is displayed in the Command Center.

Vendor Look-up List.  This brings up a list of vendors.  Select from the list, and the vendor is displayed in the Command Center.

Find PO. If a vendor has a long list of PO's, you can locate a particular PO by entering the number and clicking on "Find PO."  If you are trying to find a PO using the Alternative PO number, type the number in the second blank (Alt PO #) and click on "Find PO."

Create a New PO for this Vendor (New).  If you click on this button, AnyPO will create a new PO with the name and address of the current vendor showing in the Command Center.

Select a PO from the List Above (View).  When you select a PO from the spreadsheet and click this button, AnyPO will move you to the Main PO Screen and display the PO for you.

Go to the Main PO Screen (Go).  This allows you to move from the Vendor Command Center to the Main Purchase Order Screen.  You can return again by clicking on the VC Center button just above the Notes area.