The Cycle link allows you to define the various vendor cycles and the responsibilities that can gain access to the various transactions in each cycle. The different categories are:

• You can define vendor status cycle and restrict the status change based on responsibility.

  Figure 2-26 Vendor Status Cycle

  
  

  
  Description of "Figure 2-26 Vendor Status Cycle"

  
  
• You can define vendor invoice status cycle and restrict the status change based on responsibility.

  Figure 2-27 Vendor invoice status cycle

  
  

  
  Description of "Figure 2-27 Vendor invoice status cycle"

  
  
• You can define vendor assignment status cycle and restrict the status change based on responsibility.

  Figure 2-28 Vendor assignment status cycle

  
  

  
  Description of "Figure 2-28 Vendor assignment status cycle"

  
  
• You can define vendor invoice payment status cycle and restrict the status change based on responsibility.

  Figure 2-29 Vendor invoice payment status cycle

  
  

  
  Description of "Figure 2-29 Vendor invoice payment status cycle"

  
  

To set up the vendor cycles

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > System > Vendors > Cycles. The screen contains three sections:
   • Status Cycle
   • Current/Next Status
   • Status Change Responsibilities

     Figure 2-30 Vendor cycles

     
     

     
     Description of "Figure 2-30 Vendor cycles"

     
     
2. In the Status Cycle section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.
   A brief description of the fields are given below:

   Table 2-61 Status Cycle

   Field	View this
   Cycle	Specify the status cycle for the vendor.
   Type	Displays the type of vendor assignment status cycle.
   Order Type	Select the work order type for the vendor from the drop-down list.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. In the Current/Next Status section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.
   A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Table 2-62 Vendor cycles

   Field	Do this
   Current Code	Select the current code from which you need to transition, from the drop-down list
   Next Code	Select the Next status code to which you need to transition, from the drop-down list
   Action Code	Select the call activity action code from the drop down list.
   Result Code	Depending on the call activity action code, you can select the result code from the drop down list.

   Note:

   When there is a change in status from Current to Next, system posts respective call activity on the account based on selected Action and Result code.
5. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
6. In the Status Change Responsibilities section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter:
   A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Table 2-63 Status Change Responsibilities

   Field	Do this
   Allowed	Select Yes to enable the responsibility to execute the transition and No to disable
   Responsibility	Select the responsibility that will be capable of executing this transition (from current code to the next code), from the drop-down list.

7. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.