Is there a way to tie Part Numbers with their Supplier Part Numbers together so that if we have a supplier part number in stock, our system PN knows the supplier part is in stock and will use that instead of giving MRP PO suggestions for our System Part Number?
In the Part record, you can use the overflow menu to open up the Approved Supplier screen. Here you can add Suppliers and their part numbers to your internal part.
You can create a Supplier Price List for the supplier and enter their part numbers. If you also have pricing from them, you can enter that in this screen also.
What this will provide you is not suggestions for the Supplier Part numbers. It will give suggestions for YOUR internal part number, but the supplier part number is linked in the background. When the PO is generated from the suggestion, the supplier part number for the supplier appears in the Supplier Part field. The default behavior of Epicor is also to print the PO with their part number as the main one and below it is a field called “Our Part Number” which would be your internal part number.
Thanks, can you clarify if that will handle the below scenario?
Part A is system PN, Part B is Supplier PN that we have linked.
Part B is in stock, with enough to cover for the JOB
So no Suggestion to purchase Part A
That will not work the way you want it to. The part number should be received against your internal part number and not the supplier part number. The related supplier part should be associated with your internal part using one of the means above.