Adding a Supplier3.0
Supplemental Job Aid

Date:04/03/2017

Revision History

Date / Version / Location / Update Description
03/06/2017 / 2.0 / Entire Document / Transferred to new template, 9.2 updated screenshots, and changed ‘vendor’ to ‘supplier’.Additional steps added on the overview of handling possible duplicates.
4/3/2017 / 3.0 / Page 1 and
Step 20 / Corrected navigation to access Review Suppliers Page.
Correction to Role Name for Central Vendor approvers.

Target Audience: Department Vendor Processors & Central Vendor Processors

Purpose: This Supplemental Job Aid provides Department Vendor Processors (DVP) instructions for submitting a request to add a supplier record to the FI$Cal Vendor ManagementFile (VMF).

Definition: A Supplier is an entity that is actively doing business with the State or otherwise receiving payments from the State.Supplier is alternative term for “Vendor,” which is used in Cal eProcure.

NOTE: Prior to adding a supplier record the DVP must verify the supplier name, Tax Identification Number (TIN), and address does not already exist in the VMF. Please use the Review Suppliers page for locating a supplier. To navigate to thisReviewSupplier page: follow the navigation: Main Menu > SuppliersSupplier Information > Add/Update > Review Supplier. This page will allow you to research a supplier using one category or with multiple categories. You can search for a supplier using their TIN/FEIN, address, by name, or with a combination of this information. When searching by name or address, you should change the setting from “Equal to” to “Contains.”

Every supplier record in FI$Cal must be validated with a Payee Data Record form, STD 204.

Adding a Supplier:

In this example, a department needs to add a new supplierin the VMF. The DVP identifies the need to add a supplierto FI$Cal.After obtaining a STD 204 from the supplier, and confirming the supplier’s name, TIN, and address do not exist in the VMF, the DVP enters the Supplier Record into FI$Cal.

Step 1:Navigate to the Add/Update Supplier page:

  • Navigation:Main Menu > SuppliersSupplier Information > Add/Update > Supplier

Step 2: Click the Add a New Value tab. The following values are defaulted:

  • SetID: STATE
  • Supplier ID: NEXT
  • Persistence: Regular

Then click Add.

Step 3:On the Identifying Information tab, enter the following information in the supplier header in all CAPS:

  • Supplier Name 1: Supplier’s Legal business name as shown on the STD 204. Do not use punctuation symbols in this field.
  • Supplier Short Name: First 10 characters of the supplier’s name. Do not include spaces.
  • Classification: Type of supplier(i.e. Corporation, Estate, Individual, etc.)
  • Check the Withholding checkbox to indicate the suppliermight have 1099 reportable payments. Do not check this box if the supplier is a corporation.
  • The Open for Ordering checkbox defaults to checkedso thesupplier is available for transacting as soon as the record is approved.

Step 4:Expand the Additional ID Numbers section and enter the following in the ID Numbers:

  • Type: TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number)
  • ID Number: Social Security Number or Federal Employer Identification Number as shown on the STD 204

Step 5: Click theCheck for Duplicatebutton. This will validate that the TIN number and suppliername does not already exist.

Step 6: If duplicate suppliers are not identified, the message “No suppliers matching the duplicate criteria were found in the system” displays. Click OK.

Step 6.5 a: If duplication is detected, messages such as “Duplicate Supplier Identification Number has been detected.” will display. Click OK. A hyperlink should now appear under the “Check for Duplicate” button to allow you to review the potential duplicate suppliers identified by the system.

Step 6.5 b: Click on the hyperlink, “View Duplicate Suppliers.” This hyperlink will show if there was a duplicate Supplier Short Name, TIN, or Bidder ID.

Step 6.5 c:If the duplication is shown to be a Bidder ID, click the “OK” button.This will bring the user to the previous page, so that they may complete the supplier add.

Step 6.5 d: If the duplication is shown to be another Supplier ID, click on the Supplier ID. By clicking on this hyperlink, it will open a new tab and send you to this Supplier’s file. Please review the supplier’s information to verify whether or not you are creating a duplicate supplier. If you are creating a duplicate, discard your adding a new supplier entry and create a Supplier Update Request Form against the other Supplier ID that you were given. However, if even after reviewing the other supplier information, it indicated that these are different suppliers, you will continue to add the supplier.

Step 7: To attach the STD. 204 to the new supplier record, click the Attachments link. Then, clickAdd Attachmentand then click Browse to navigate to the STD. 204 file. Next, click Uploadand then click OK.

NOTE: The Attachments link will now display as Attachments (1).

Step 8: Click the Address tab. A suppliercan have multiple addresses. Each new address has an auto-generated Address ID and a description field to identify that location’s specific address and any associated phone numbers. The Address tab also establishes the address information for the Contacts and Location tabs.

Step 9: In the “Details” section, use the appropriate Naming Standards (refer to the Vendor Record Naming Standards document on the FI$Cal Website.) to enter the Business Address from the STD. 204 into the corresponding fields in all CAPS:

  • Effective Date: Defaults to the current date
  • Country: Supplier Country (defaults to USA)
  • Address 1: From STD. 204 (maximum 30 characters including spaces)
  • Address 2: From STD. 204 (use for overflow from Address 1 field)
  • City: From STD. 204
  • County: Leave blank
  • Postal: Zip Code (+4, if available, no hyphens) from STD 204
  • State: From STD. 204
  • Email ID: not required, only if available
  • Phone: From STD. 204, not required, only if available

To add additional supplieraddressesin the “Supplier Address” section, click the plus “+” icon.

Step 9.5: If the supplier is an individual or sole proprietor, enter in the Individual’s name in Payment/Withholding Alt Name section on the Withholding Name 1. After entering the name, click on the Mask Payment Alt Names and Mask Withholding Alt Names boxes. By entering in this information, the Alternative name will be printed onto the vouchers.

Step 10: Click the Contacts tab.

Step 11: On the Contactstab, enter the following information details.

  • Description: Description of the contact (optional)
  • Effective Date: Defaults to the current date
  • Effective Status: Active (default)
  • Type: Type of Contact (optional)
  • Name: Name of Contact
  • Title: Title of Contact
  • Address:Use theSearch icon to find the address location for this contact
  • Internet: Internet address if know, not required
  • Email ID: If known, not required
  • Phone Information: If known, not required

Step 12: On the Location tab enter the following:

  • Location:MAIN
  • Description: Description of the location (optional).

Step 12.5: Under the Procurement Link:

  • Expand “Procurement Card Information” section
  • Check box to confirm that the supplierAccepts Procurement Card as payment method
  • Select Visa from the “Type of Procurement Card Accepted drop down menu.”
  • This applies to all suppliers in FI$Cal.
  • Click the OK button.

Step 13: Click the Sales/Use Tax link.


Step 14:Select“Sales Tax” from the Sales/Use TaxApplicability drop down menuand then click OK.

Step 15: Click the 1099 link to display the Withholding Supplier Information page.

Step 16: Enter the following information on the Withholding SupplierInformation page:

1099 Information – Do not complete this section if the supplier is a corporation.

  • Entity: IRS
  • Type: The type of 1099 the supplierwill be received based on the type of business you are doing with them.
  • Jurisdiction: FED
  • Default Jurisdiction: Check the check box to indicate this is the main type of business this supplier does.
  • Default Class: Pick from the Search icon the type of business you are doing with the supplier. The most common is “07”.
  • 1099 Status: RPT

1099 Reporting Information – complete this section for all suppliers

  • Entity: IRS
  • Address: 1
  • TIN Type: F = FEIN, S= SSN
  • Taxpayer Identification Number: Defaults from ID Number entered on the Identifying Information tab.

Then click OK.

Step 17:Click the Custom tab and enter the BidSync Supplier ID.Then click Save.

  • If unknown, enter the following value= 1234567

Step 18:A unique supplier number will be assigned upon saving the supplier record. The Supplier Record Status is “Unapproved”.

Step 19: Click the Approval Historylink to view the approval workflow status.

Step 20: SupplierApproval will be“Pending”the Central VendorApprover’s approval.

You have successfully completed submitting a request to add a supplier record to the VMF in FI$Cal.

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Updated 04/03/2017