Vendor settings added for Landed cost

When you enable the Landed cost module, several new fields are added to the existing Vendors page. You use these fields to set up the vendors that you'll use together with Landed cost features.

To set the relevant fields, go to Procurement and sourcing > Vendors > All vendors. Open an existing vendor, or create a new vendor, and then select the Miscellaneous details FastTab. All the new fields that the Landed cost module adds appear under the Voyages heading. The following table describes these fields.

Field	Description
Shipping type	Select the vendor's role in relation to Landed cost: None – The vendor has no specific role that is related to Landed cost. This value is the default setting, because most vendors will probably have no specific role. Shipping company – The vendor is a shipping company. Vendors that have this shipping type are available for selection in the Shipping company field on the Voyages page. Customs broker – The vendor is a customs broker. Vendors that have this shipping type are available for selection in the Customs broker field on the Folios page. Agent – The vendor is an agent. Vendors that have this shipping type are available for selection in the Agent field on the Vendors and Purchase orders pages.
Cost type group	Assign the vendor to a cost type group for the purpose of selecting auto costs.
From port	Select the port of origin for the voyage.
Agent	The default agent when purchases are made from the vendor.
Import costing vendor	Indicate whether the vendor is a Landed cost vendor. Tip: You can use this field together with record-level security to limit the purchase orders that are shown when a voyage is created.
Shipping company	Select the default shipping company that is used when purchase orders are created for the vendor.
Services provider	Indicate whether the vendor is services provider.
Over/Under tolerance group	Select the default over/under tolerance group for the vendor.