--- title: How to setup the Miscellaneous Purchasing Tab? description: "To create or edit the following feature, you have to follow these steps: The most important is the Primary Vendor field. This field instructs the system where to direct your purchase and pick-lists re" --- [Skip to content](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/miscellaneous5#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![Elecate with Star](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elecate_pri.png?width=400&height=203&name=Elecate_pri.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view) - Go to elecate.com Go to elecate.com Hi, How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Home](https://faq.elecate.com/faq?hsLang=en) 2. [Data Items](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/data-items?hsLang=en) 3. [Miscellaneous Items](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/data-items?hsLang=en#miscellaneous-items) # How to setup the Miscellaneous Purchasing Tab? To create or edit the following feature, you have to follow these steps: - Click on Data items. - Miscellaneous Items - Miscellaneous Item Management (all Items). - New Entry. - Purchasing & Shipping. The most important is the Primary Vendor field. This field instructs the system where to direct your purchase and pick-lists reports to vendors. Select the vendor from the dropdown menu. Select the **Primary Vendor** from the dropdown list. You can enter a **POS/EDI#** in the text field, if you know it. Finally, in the **Remarks** field, you can enter any additional notes you may have for the vendor. Below this list, you will see the **Purchase History** list. Any transactions that you’ve made for the item will be listed here. You can click once to select a certain transaction to view the details. This list will also show you a price comparison if you’ve purchased from multiple vendors in the past: you can compare vendors. Keep in mind that the comparison will only work if you are comparing equal Units of Measure and Items per Procurement Unit. Click the arrow next to **Electronic Purchasing** to expand the section. Here, you can keep track of your Automated Purchasing by logging past vendors and prices. Click on the **Vendor** dropdown menu to select the vendor, enter the **Stock Number** and **Price,** select the **Last Price** (known) date, and select a **Preference** from the dropdown menu. 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