This menu item is used to identify all the outside parties to whom you make payments.

Navigate to Setup | Vendors from the Main Menu.

The grid allows you to enter a code and full description for each vendor.  You should enter all outside parties to whom you make payments through The Logger's Edge.  For example, an equipment owner or owner-operator would be a vendor.  Esso or Shell or Chevron are all vendors.  A land-owner is a vendor.  A trucking subcontractor is a vendor. Anyone from who you buy services, parts, fuel, or rent equipment is considered to be a vendor. 

Note:  The only required fields are the Code and Description (Full Name) for the vendor.  If you want to send out statements from The Logger's Edge, however, you should also enter the address of the vendor -- this address will be printed as part of the heading for the statement.

There are 2 hidden vendors in The Logger's Edge that will appear in certain drop down lists.

The OWNER record is a required record and must not be deleted.  The OWNER record is used when creating payment contracts to indicate, “Pay the owner of the equipment.”  Use of this special vendor saves time on contract setup when all owners are paid the same rate, because it reduces the amount of duplicate setup. You can set up one contract to pay “OWNER” rather than setting up 10 contracts to pay the 10 different equipment owners that will all be paid the same rate.

The MYCO record is also a required record and is related to the Setup | Company Information window.  The MYCO record is your own company (and will have a different acronym than MYCO if you edited the acronym in the Company Information window).  It is primarily used to distinguish your own equipment and trucks from equipment/trucks that are owned by a subcontractor that you are paying hourly.  When you set up a piece of equipment that belongs to you, you choose MYCO as the owner of the equipment.

The Data Fields for Vendors are:

• Code:  Short identification of the item that appears in the navigation tree and drop down menus throughout The Logger's Edge.
• Description:  A longer identification of the item. Used to clarify the Code.  The description will appear on vendor settlements.
• Contact: Enter a contact name for the vendor.
• Active?:  Should this item appear in the navigation tree and drop down menus throughout The Logger's Edge?
• Address:  Enter the vendor’s address.  This address will appear on vendor settlements.
• City:  Enter the vendor’s city.
• Province:  Enter the vendor’s province or state.
• Postal Code:  Enter the vendor’s postal code or zip code.
• Phone:  Enter the vendor’s phone number.
• Fax:  Enter the vendor’s fax number.
• Email:  Enter the vendor’s email address.
• Tax ID:  Enter the Tax ID if applicable.
• Statement Type Code:  The "Statement Type Code" is the vendor statement format that is used for statements.  In The Logger's Edge you can set up a different statement format for different vendors (see Configure Statements and Invoices | Configure Vendor Statement).