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title: "DC Cost Security Supplier Maintenance"
canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/PROSTIXV48DOC/31099552/DC%20Cost%20Security%20Supplier%20Maintenance"
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Restricting a supplier allows the company to limit the visibility of certain Supppliers costings. Restricting a Supplier will allow the following rules to be followed: Stop Purchase Orders from being raised against a Supplier with hidden costs Supplier costs from the restricted supplier will  Not  show on Branch Transfers Remove Suppliers costs in any product enquiry and product listing by the supplier Restrict all Sales Reporting from this Supplier Where the: User  flag  Restricted Supplier  value is true; and Product flag  Allocated Supplier Only  value is true  User will be prevented from: Restrict Supplier To restrict a supplier perform the following: 1. From the  ProStix Main Menu  select  Accounts Payable   then  Supplier Maintenance  then  Enter the Supplier Code  or if you do not know the Supplier Code select  Search . Refer to  Maintaining a Supplier  for further information about Maintaining a Suppler. 2. Once you have selected your Supplier, select ' Trading Terms '. Refer to the collapsible link below for a screenshot. 3. Once you have selected ' Trading Terms ' you are presented with the following screen: 4. Ensure the ' Restricted Supplier ' flag is set to ' Yes ' and select Enter. This Supplier is now restricted and Users with hidden Supplier Cost flags set to ' Yes ' are unable to enquire upon this supplier information/costs. If a User does try to access the Supplier, they will receive the following error message.   Allocated Supplier  Only To restrict a product to its allocated supplier only, perform the following: 1. From the  ProStix Main Menu  select  Inventory Management  then  Product Maintenance  then   Enter the Product Code .     2. Once you have selected your Product, select ' More Data '. Refer to the collapsible link below for a screenshot. 3. Once you have selected ' More Data ' you are presented with the following screen: 4. Ensure the ' Allocated Supp Only ' flag is set to ' Yes ' and select Enter.