Fixed-length Fields in Vendor Records

The following table describes the fixed-length fields found in vendor records. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.

Vendor Record Fields
Field Number Field Label Description Code is Data in Field Entered by Limits Examples
153 AVG WEEKS
or Average Weeks
Average delivery time in weeks. numeric system N/A N/A
144 CANCELS
or No. of Cancels
Total number of orders to this vendor that were cancelled. numeric system N/A N/A
138 CLAIMCYCLE
or Claim Cycle
Code representing the number of days to wait until system selects order as overdue and ready to be claimed. These codes are defined in Claim Cycle Values table. lowercase alphabetic organization Maximum code length: 1 character
CODE DEFINITION DEFINITION
  RUSH CLAIM1 CLAIM2
a 30 60 90
b 30 120 240
143 CLAIMS
or No. of Claims
Total number of claims sent to this vendor. numeric system N/A N/A
148 CPY RCVD
or Copies Received
Total number of copies received. numeric system N/A N/A
154 DISCOUNT
or Discount
Percent discount off list price for all orders to this vendor. numeric organization 0-99 10
152 EPRICE CNCL
or Est. Price Canc.
Total encumbrance for cancelled orders. numeric system N/A N/A
151 EPRICE RCVD
or Est. Price Recv
Total encumbrance for orders that have been received. numeric system N/A N/A
157 GIR CODE Used in EDIFACT ordering to determine what information is sent to the vendor in the GIR segment of the electronic order. numeric organization 0-4
CODE DEFINITION
0 no GIR
1 GIR, no address
2 GIR with address
3 GIR with call number, no address
4 GIR with call number and address
150 INV TOT
or Invoice Total
Total payments (monetary amount) to this vendor. numeric system N/A N/A
146 INVOICES
or No. of Invoices
Total number of invoices paid to this vendor. numeric system N/A N/A
156 LANGUAGE
or Language
Language of vendor. alphabetic organization Maximum code: 3 characters ENG
147 ORD CLMD
or Orders Claimed
Total number of orders with claims against them. numeric system N/A N/A
149 ORD TOT
or Order Total
Total amount encumbered for all orders. numeric system N/A N/A
142 ORDERS
or No. of Orders
Total number of orders sent to this vendor. numeric system N/A N/A
145 RECEIPTS
or No. of Receipts
Total number of orders this vendor filled. numeric system N/A N/A
139 VCODE1
or Vendor Code 1
Code can be used to categorize vendors (e.g., foreign/domestic) or identify vendors who receive orders in various electronic formats. lowercase alphabetic organization Maximum code length: 1 character

Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field
CODE DEFINITION
f foreign vendor
140 VCODE2
or Vendor Code 2
Code can be used to categorize vendors (e.g., foreign/domestic) or identify vendors who receive orders in various electronic formats. lowercase alphabetic organization Maximum code length: 1 character

Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field
CODE DEFINITION
s The vendor can receive serials claims in the X12-869 Transaction Set format.
141 VCODE3
or Vendor Code 3
Code can be used to categorize vendors (e.g., foreign/domestic) or identify vendors who receive orders in various electronic formats. lowercase alphabetic organization Maximum code length: 1 character

Maximum number of codes: 32 for each field
CODE DEFINITION
d vendor can receive orders in EDIFACT format
e vendor can receive orders in the BISAC format
155 VENDOR MSG
or Vendor Message
Brief messages associated with the vendor that appear on purchase orders and claims. alphanumeric organization Maximum number of messages: 26
Maximum number of characters: 128
Attn: Robert Smith