# Vendor Rating Listing (VENDOR.R2)
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Job ID Enter a unique ID if you wish to enter and save the parameters to this procedure for future use. If you only need to run the procedure and do not want to save your entry then you may leave this field empty.
Destination Select the destination for the output from this procedure.
Process Select the method to be used for processing the report. Foreground is always available and must be used when output is directed to anything other than a system printer (i.e. printers spooled through the database on the host computer.) Depending on your setup there may be various batch process queues available in the list that allow you to submit the job for processing in the background or at a predefined time such as overnight. A system printer must be specified when using these queues.
Format Select the format for the output. The availability of other formats depends on what is allowed by each procedure. Possible formats include Text, Excel, Word, PDF, HTML, Comma delimited and Tab delimited.
Layout You may indicate the layout of the printed page by specifying the appropriate setting in this field. Set the value to Portrait if the page is to be oriented with the shorter dimension (usually 8.5 inches) at the top or Landscape if the longer dimension (usually 11 inches) is to be at the top. Portrait will always be available but Landscape is dependent on the output destination and may not be available in all cases.
Copies Enter the number of copies to be printed.
Run Process Click on the button to run the process. This performs the save function which may also be activated by clicking the save button in the tool bar or pressing the F9 key or Ctrl+S.
Start Month Enter the starting month number for which you want to summarize and print the statistics. The rating information is compiled by the VENDOR.P2 procedure and this report is used to print that information.
Start Year Enter the starting year for which you want to summarize and print the statistics. The rating information is compiled by the VENDOR.P2 procedure and this report is used to print that information.
End Month Enter the ending month number for which you want to summarize and print the statistics. The rating information is compiled by the VENDOR.P2 procedure and this report is used to print that information.
End Year Enter the ending year for which you want to summarize and print the statistics. The rating information is compiled by the VENDOR.P2 procedure and this report is used to print that information.
Include All Vendors Select this option if you wish to include all vendors on this report. If this opttion is not selected, only vendors with activity in the rating period referenced above will be included in this report.
From Percentage Enter the perentage to be used as the beginning point for determining if a vendor should be displayed on the listing. For example, if you wanted to include only those vendors with a rating percentage greater than 75%, you would enter 75. If you leave the field blank then no lower limit is imposed.
To Percentage Enter the perentage to be used as the ending point for determining if a vendor should be displayed on the listing. For example, if you wanted to include only those vendors with a rating percentage up to or below 75%, you would enter 75. If you leave the field blank then all vendors up to 100% are included.
Rating Criteria You may define what aspects of the vendor rating are to be
used in determining which vendors are included in the listing. The following
options are available:
1 - Use only the quality rating
2 - Use only the delivery rating
3 - Use both the quality and delivery rating
Note: Option 3 indicates a combined rating from
the quality and delivery ratings with the
percentage weighting of each used as defined
in the vendor record.
If no entry is made then 3 is assumed.
Vendor If you wish to list only selected vendors, enter the vendor number(s) here.
Name This field contains the name of the vendor as found in the Vendor file.
Last Status Message Contains the last status message generated by the program.
Last Status Date The date on which the last status message was generated.
Last Status Time The time at which the last status message was generated.
Version 8.10.57