Supplier Evaluation

Supplier evaluation transactions are performed by Supplier Evaluation option located in the Operations menu of the Purchasing section.
The suppliers to be evaluated and the date ranges are specified with the selections made in the filter lines of the Supplier Evaluation window. The filter options are:

Date Range: Indicates the date range in which the transactions will be considered for evaluation.
Procurement Date: Indicates the procurement date range in which the transactions will be considered for evaluation.
AR/AP Code / Title: Used to specify the suppliers for the evaluation transaction.
Trading Group: Used to specify the trading group(s) for the evaluation transaction.
Material Dependent: Used to determine the evaluation type. If "Yes" is selected, the evaluation is done depend on the materials. In material dependent evaluation, the suppliers are evaluated for each material and material variant separately. Material Code and Description filter lines specify these materials. In material independent evaluation, a single evaluation is made for the all materials and their variants specified in filter lines.
Material Code / Description: Used to specify the materials to be considered in evaluation transaction.
Variant Code / Description: Used to specify the material variants to be considered in evaluation transaction.
Division: Used to specify the divisions to be considered in evaluation transaction.
Plant: Used to specify the plants to be considered in evaluation transaction.
Warehouse: Used to specify the warehouses to be considered in evaluation transaction.
Description to be Entered for Evaluation Record: The description entered in this filter line is displayed in generated supplier evaluation records browser.
The transaction started after clicking "OK" button. For the accounts specified in the filter lines, the calculation is done according to the evaluation set that has been assigned to the related account.
If "Material Dependent" filter line is approved, a record is generated for each supplier base on selected materials.
User-Defined Criteria Sets and Calculations
During Supplier Evaluations operations, user-defined supplier evaluation criteria are also used in addition to the system defined criteria. A formula is defined for each criterion in "Value Formula" field located in Supplier Evaluation Criteria definition window. According to the formulas and points assigned, supplier evaluation operation is run for criteria defined by the user, and AR/AP record is assigned points. These values are listed in Supplier Evaluation Operations window accessed through Purchase/Transaction menu > Supplier Evaluations option.