If your supplier is SIM-integrated, you can hide the items they no longer supply in just a few clicks. This helps to keep your item lists tidy and makes finding current items in your system easier. This article explains what the SIM Item Update Wizard does, and how to run it.
What does the wizard do?
The wizard checks every item with its Primary Supplier set to one of the suppliers you select, and applies the following changes:
1) The item is marked as Do not place on purchase order. This prevents the item from being added to any new purchase orders.
2) If the item has no on hand stock, and is not committed to a customer order or transfer, it is also marked as inactive. Inactive items are hidden from item lookup lists throughout the system — for example, when adding an item to a transaction on the Point of Sale screen.
Existing purchase orders
Marking items as obsolete will not remove them from existing purchase orders — it only prevents them from being added to new ones.
How to run the wizard
1) In the Back Office menu, open the Wizards and Import Tools section and click Wizards.
2) Click on Supplier Wizards, then click on Use SIM to update items under the SIM Item Update Wizard.
3) From the What type of update do you wish to perform? dropdown, choose Mark Items as Obsolete. Then select your supplier(s):
4) Once you've selected all the suppliers you'd like to update, click Preview Changes. You'll see confirmation of how many changes you are about to apply:
5) If the number of items affected doesn't look right, or you're not sure, click Back and no changes will be made. If you're happy to proceed, click Apply Wizard. Confirmation will then be shown that the items have been updated:
