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 |
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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 |
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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. |