Originally written by John Hardwick, last updated Jan 30, 2026, on the Swan Retail knowledge base (FRS).
This routine relates to the grouping of suppliers and used within purchase order optimisation, which is a way of suggesting purchase orders for replenishment stock.
SwanFRS offers a sales department feature which allows analytics about the genre of goods being sold. This routine is used to collate suppliers and has no links to sales.
Menu Location: System Admin > Purchasing > Set Up Purchasing Departments
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Click the NEW button or New on the side panel to generate a new record.
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Click the icon to amend an existing record.
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Once in amend / insert more, click the to save changes or to abort the action.
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Click the CLOSE button, or Back option on the side panel to leave the page (or select another option from the menu)
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Item |
Description |
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Name |
Specify the name of the purchasing department |
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Active |
Tick to include the department in the pick list. Untick to hide from pick lists. |
Once defined and where applicable, the purchasing department can be associated with the supplier via the Set Up Suppliers routine.
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