Buyer

A buyer is needed to proceed with the procurement process. Buyers can be used as control types in posting control.

Basic Data
To create a buyer record, you will need to set up the following data:

Person

Scope of Use for Buyer

The buyer

Is later connected to a supplier in the supplier record. Can be connected to the purchase part in the purchase part record. Can be connected to the user ID.

When creating a supplier record, you must specify a buyer in Supplier/Supplier/Purchase/General. When entering or modifying a purchase part, a buyer can be specified in Purchase Part/Purchase Part/General. A default buyer can be connected to the user ID in IFS/General Data for Inventory and Distribution/System Data for Inventory and Distribution/Users.