# Add supplier information on the Purchase tab of the Item record

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Set up suppliers under **Inventory/Purchasing** | **Suppliers**.
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1. If necessary, open the item:
   1. Click **Merchandising**.
   2. Click **Items**.
   3. Double-click the item in the Items grid to open it.
2. Click the **Purchase** tab.
3. (Optional) If taxes apply to purchases of this item, select the applicable item tax from **Tax Code**.

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In most jurisdictions, stores can purchase items tax free from suppliers. This is because taxes are usually only collected from customers at point-of-sale.
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4. (Optional) For **Child/Kit Reorder**, select **Yes** if you want to reorder the item when the parent or kit is reordered, and select **No** if you do not want to reorder the item when the parent or kit is reordered.

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It is usually cheaper to reorder the parent item and break it open to restock the child than to reorder the child item by itself.
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5. (Optional) Select **Do Not Order** if you no longer want to order the item.

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In addition to selecting this option, on the **Inventory** tab you should set the **On hand** quantity to zero (or a positive number) and set both the **Reorder Point** and **Restock Level** to zero. This will prevent the item from being included in purchase order requisitions based on reorder information.
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6. From **Unit of Measure**, select the unit of measure used to sell the item, e.g., each.

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7. (Optional) If the item is purchased in one unit of measure but sold in a different unit of measure:
   1. From **UOM/Qty**, select the unit of measure used to purchase the item, e.g., case, and then enter the **number of items** included, e.g., 12.
   2. From **Purchase UOM**, select the unit of measure used to purchase the item, e.g., case.
8. Add the supplier:
   1. Under **Manage Suppliers**, click **New**.
   2. Select a supplier and click **OK**. The supplier is added to the Suppliers table.
9. Configure item purchasing information for the supplier:
   1. (Optional) If the supplier is the store's primary supplier for the item, select the **Primary** check box beside the supplier's name.
   2. The **Code** and **Currency** are defined when you set up the supplier. **Currency** is blank if the supplier uses the store's default currency. However, if the supplier uses a different currency, **Currency** is populated with the currency the supplier uses.
   3. In the **Reorder No.** field, enter the supplier's code for the item. The supplier's code is usually different from the UPC or Item Lookup Code.
   4. (Optional) In the **Min. Ord.** field, enter the minimum quantity that you must order from the supplier.
   5. (Optional) If the item can only be ordered in the manufacturer's pack quantity (**MPQ**), also known as case pack quantity, enter the number of items that come in each pack, e.g., 24, in the MPQ field.
   6. In the **Cost** field, enter the cost to order the item from the supplier in the supplier's currency.
   7. The **Local Cost** field is automatically populated. If the supplier uses the same currency as the store (i.e., the default currency), the same amount displays in both the **Local Cost** and **Cost** fields. If the supplier uses a different currency, and you have entered an exchange rate for that currency, the **Local Cost** shows the cost of the item in the store's default (local) currency.

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If you enter a quantity in the MPQ field and the **Check Supplier MPQ** option is selected (under **Setup** | **Inventory/Purchasing** |**Order Setting**), when you create a purchase order, RMH will automatically order the item in multiples of the MPQ. For example, if the MPQ is 24, RMH will automatically order a minimum of 24, or multiples of 24 such as 48, 72, and 96.
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