How do I remove a supplier from a range of items?
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Summary
The following article explains how to remove a supplier account from a range of stock items. This may be useful if you no longer deal with that supplier so do not want the system to create a Purchase Order for them when ordering stock.
More Information
Go to " Stock Control Maintenance Options Stock Code/History Deletion Global Price Deletion"
- At "Supplier" enter the account code or search for the supplier to remove from the stock codes it is currently linked to.
- Click [Review].
- All stock codes linked to that Supplier account will be listed.
- At this point it would be prudent to save a copy of this list before you go ahead and remove the link to the supplier.
- Press <Ctrl+P> and select [Excel] to output the list to a file. Save it into a sensible location so it can be reviewed if necessary!
- To select the items to remove the supplier from, you have a few choices:
- Leave all items tagged to remove the supplier from all the items listed.
Alternatively
- Click [Untag All] to untag all items then use one or more of these options:
- Click [Tag] on selected items
- Click [Tag zero prices] to select only items with no supplier cost price set
- Click [Tag group items] when on an item to auto tag all items in the same "Stock Group".You can use this button to tag more than one stock group if you wish.
Once you are happy you have selected the correct range of items (scroll down the screen to be sure!), click [Delete].
 | If you wish to exit without making any changes clicking[Cancel] at this stage will take you out of the option but will also forget any selections you made. |
 | This option is irreversible. If you make a mistake you will need to Contact your Platinum dealer or our support team on 0116 230 1500 or by using our website support contact page for advice. The saved excel file may be used to reinstate the supplier against the items but please be aware this will be subject to charges. |
- Confirm you wish to proceed or click [No] to backtrack and re-check your selection.
- The supplier account will be removed from the selected items and will no longer appear in the [Supplier Details] tab on the stock record.
| Please note the supplier themselves are not removed from your system and will remain in the accounts system. |
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