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title: "Grouping Suppliers"
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This procedure explains how to group Suppliers so that the groups can then be used for reporting and payment selection and also explains the Supplier Group Programs.  Supplier Groups are predefined in a miscellaneous table before they can be selected in this file. Type in, or select <F3> to search for the Supplier Group that this Supplier is to be added to. Grouping Suppliers from a reporting perspective helps the company in analysing the purchases from Suppliers grouped into similar categories. For example: 'Import Suppliers', 'Hardware' and so on.  Suppliers can also be grouped based on the same payment process. For example: Payment Method or Payment Discounts. To  group Suppliers , perform the following:  1. From the  ProStix Main Menu  select  'Accounts Payable’  then  'Supplier Maintenance'  then  'Enter Supplier Code'. 2.  From the Options menu, select  'Trading Terms' .  3. Tab to the  'S upplier Group'  field, then if known enter the S upplier Group, otherwise select <F3> to Search, then use your arrow keys to  find and select <Enter> to select the relevant Supplier Group. 4 .  Select <F1> to save. ProStix Programs that use Supplier Groups Supplier Groups are used in the following programs:  'Accounts Payable' then 'Supplier Maintenance' then 'Trading Terms' is where you set the group on the Supplier Master File record. This can also be seen in 'Supplier Enquiry' under 'Trading Terms'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Transaction Processing' then 'Payment Selection' then once you have selected the appropriate company, choosing option 'Deselect Payments, 'Print Current Selections' and/or 'Print Fax Notification'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Transaction Processing' then 'Print Cheques'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Transaction Processing' then 'Direct Credit Payments'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Reporting' then 'Creditors Trial Balance'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Reporting' then 'Cash Requirements Report'. 'Accounts Payable' then 'Reporting' then 'Supplier Listing'.