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Contents of the Manage Vendor Employees Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Vendor Employees screen.

Contents

Field Description
Vendor ID

Enter, or click to select, the Vendor ID.

Vendor Name

This field displays the corresponding vendor name for the vendor ID.

Vendor Location

This field displays the location of the vendor.

Vendor Employee ID

Enter a new vendor employee identification number. This number must be unique; no two people can have the same ID, even if they work for different vendors. If you attempt to save or enter a new line before entering the vendor employee ID, Costpoint displays an error message.

This Vendor Employee ID field is enabled when you the Enable Auto-Assign check box is clear on the Configure Vendor Settings screen.

If you select the Enable Auto-Assign check box on the Configure Vendor Settings screen, the system automatically displays the next available vendor employee number.

Vendor Employee Name

Enter the vendor employee's name to be associated with the Vendor Employee ID. If you attempt to save or enter a new line before entering the vendor employee name, Costpoint displays an error message.

For subcontractors and if your company has the Subcontractor Management license, this field displays the Last, First, and Middle Name on the Subcontractor Management Information tab.

Default GLC

Enter, or click to select, a valid General Labor Category (GLC) for the vendor employee. This field establishes a default GLC for the vendor employee in Costpoint. If you enter a GLC here, Costpoint uses it as the default GLC for this vendor employee on screens that contain a GLC field.

Note: This field is disabled if your organization is licensed for Subcontractor Management. Use the Default GLC field in the Labor Information and History subtask instead.
Default PLC

Enter, or click to select, a valid Project Labor Category (PLC) for the vendor employee. This optional field establishes a default PLC for the vendor employee in Costpoint. If you enter a PLC here, Costpoint can use it as the default PLC for this vendor employee on screens that contain a PLC field.

For more information about how Costpoint determines the default PLC for vendor employees, see the Validations section of the Manage Accounts Payable Vouchers help topic.

Note: This field is disabled if your organization is licensed for Subcontractor Management. Use the Default PLC field in the Labor Information and History subtask instead.

Subtasks

Subtask Description
Labor Information and History Click this link to open the subtask to enter Vendor Employee Labor Information and History.
Certification Details Click this link to open the subtask to enter Vendor Employee Certification Details.
Skills Click this link to open the subtask to enter Vendor Employee Skills.
Trainings Click this link to open the Trainings subtask and to enter the list of trainings that the Vendor Employee acquired.
Security Click this link to open the Security subtask and to enter vendor employee security.
Properties Click this link to open the Properties subtask to enter details about the vendor employee's company property.
Work Assignments Click this link to open this subtask and view the vendor employee's Work Assignments.