Creating Supplier Resources and Defining Rental Rates for Tool Rentals

A supplier resource adds supplier information, such as price and delivery terms, to a resource. Each item that you purchase from a supplier must be a supplier resource. The resource and the supplier must be set up in APM before you create the supplier resource. For more information on creating supplier resources, see Creating a Supplier Resource.

To Create a Tool Rental Supplier Resource and Rental Rate

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From the site’s Purchasing view, select the Suppliers tab, and then the Suppliers tab.
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Select the Resources view, then the Resources tab. By default, this tab lists all supplied resources for this supplier and below.
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Click New. The New Supplier Resource dialog appears, open to the General tab.
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In the Purchase Type box, select Equipment Rental.
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Select the Price tab, and enter the rental rate for the item in the Item Price box. For example:
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To save your changes and close the dialog, click OK. The resource now appears in the list of supplied resources.
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