1. In Accounts Payable, from the Setup menu, select Vendors.
2. In the Vendor field, type the vendor ID for this vendor and press ENTER.
3. In the Name field, enter the vendor name as you want it to appear on checks.
4. Press ENTER to access the General tab.
   1. Enter the vendor's address, telephone, contact, and customer account information as needed. See information about using more than one address for a vendor.
   2. In the Vendor type section, select the appropriate option. See information about vendor types in Accounts Payable.
5. Select the Terms and Defaults tab. Enter the terms and defaults as you want them to prefill during invoice entry for this vendor.
6. Select the Payment Settings tab. Select the desired options. See information about the payment settings.
7. To generate electronic payments for this vendor, select the Electronic Payment Settings tab and enter the appropriate information.
8. For the United States: If issuing a 1099 for this vendor, select the 1099 Settings tab. Enter the appropriate 1099 information for this vendor.
   • Printing more than one type of 1099 Form for the vendor: Set up a separate vendor ID for each 1099 Form type the vendor requires
9. For Canada: If issuing a T5018 for this vendor, select the T5018 Settings tab. Enter the appropriate T5018 information for this vendor.
10. To track insurance or miscellaneous compliance items, click the right arrow button by the tabs to access Insurance/Compliance.
    1. Click Insurance Certificates to enter insurance information.
    2. Click Misc. Compliance Items to enter vendor compliance items, such as W9s.
11. To use custom fields, click the right arrow button by the tabs to access Custom Fields. Enter the appropriate information in your custom fields.
12. Click Save.
13. Repeat steps 2 through 12 for any additional vendors.
14. Click Close when finished.
     TIP: If the Close button isn't available, TAB two to three times to enter into the vendor record. Then Save or Cancel the changes to access the Close button.

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