Vendor File General Tab

The General Tab holds multiple panels. Both display important information about the vendor.

This article will cover both panels and fields found within them.

You can visit Vendor File TOC to access the full list of articles related to displayed vendor data in RTA.

Purchase, Terms and Shipping Panel

This panel is dedicated to the various terms agreed upon with the vendor as well as purchase and shipping information.

Denotes an editable field

Panel Field

Field Description

Panel Field

Field Description

Last Purchase Date

Feeds from RTA purchase orders and lists the date of the last receipt from the vendor

YTD Purchases

Grand dollar total of purchases from the vendor year to date and feeds from RTA purchase order history. This will feed from purchase orders processed in RTA automatically.

LTD Purchases

Grand dollar total of purchases from the vendor life to date (all time through RTA). This will feed from purchase orders processed in RTA automatically.

PO Total

Displays the number of RTA purchase orders created for this vendor. This will feed from purchase orders processed in RTA automatically.

Pay Due Days

Number of days after orders of products before the vendor considers the account past due

Vendor Terms

Repayment terms for the vendor

Discount Days

Maximum days to claim/add a discount

Discount %

Percent of discounts

Ship Via

Shipping method used by the vendor

F.O.B. Point

Freight On Board point - when you take ownership/responsibility of the items

Total Ship Days

Days it takes to receive orders after the order is submitted to the vendor. (If left blank, this will default to 10 days behind the scenes, but the number 10 will not be visible in the file)

Average Ship Days

Calculated by RTA based on days elapsed after purchase order is created and postings made for receipt of items

Tax ID #

Vendor’s federal tax ID#

Tax Rate

Tax rate paid on taxable purchases from the vendor and used to calculate tax on RTA purchase order lines flagged as taxable

Legal Info Panel

This panel displays information regarding the legal information relevant to a vendor who is also listed as a disadvantaged vendor.

For more information about disadvantaged businesses, visit U.S. Department of Transportation.

Denotes an editable field.

Panel Field

Field Description

Panel Field

Field Description

Disadvantaged Vendor Toggle

Toggle on if the vendor is considered a disadvantaged vendor.

Certified Disadvantaged

Checkmark applied if the vendor is certified as disadvantaged.

Certified Date

Lists the date of the vendor’s disadvantaged certification.

Type of Disadvantaged

Freeform field to list the type of disadvantaged certification held by the vendor.