1. AP Vendor F/M
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                     Pricing Service  | 
                
                     Creates a vendor record for each pricing service that will be used.  | 
            
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                     Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Makes sure there is an existing vendor record on file for each vendor that is providing data.  | 
            
2. Service Code F/M
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                     Pricing Service  | 
                
                     Creates a record for each pricing service that will be used. The flat file format is needed to complete this file maintenance.  | 
            
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                     Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates a record for each vendor that is providing data; Use the vendor number as the Service Code. The flat file format is needed to complete this file maintenance.  | 
            
3. Service Code/Vendor F/M
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                     Pricing Service  | 
                
                     Creates a unique record for each vendor that is included as part of the pricing service.  | 
            
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                     Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Uses the vendor number as the Service Code and as the UPC Manufacturer Number.  | 
            
4. Vendor Defaults F/M
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                     Pricing Service  | 
                
                     Creates the default data to be used for each pricing service. These defaults will be used in FACTS to modify the information sent by the pricing service.  | 
            
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                     Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates the default data to be used for each vendor.  | 
            
5. Commodity Code/Item Class F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates the necessary cross-reference records for commodity class codes and FACTS item class codes.  | 
            
6. Vendor UM Cross Reference F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Sets up any necessary cross-reference records for units of measure.  | 
            
7. EPU Control F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates consistent rules for creating and reading FACTS item numbers on items being imported into the system. Also determines whether or not FACTS data should be preserved or overwritten.  | 
            
8. Catalog Item F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Maintains information on catalog items and exports items into Item File.  | 
            
9. Item F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates and maintains information on all items in FACTS.  | 
            
10. Pending F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Allows items to be changed or removed after they have been imported from a flat file.  | 
            
11. CD Catalog Control F/M
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                     Pricing Service & Vendor Direct  | 
                
                     Creates records of CD-ROM Catalog databases with basic formatting information.  |