□ | The Vendor Purchase History provides a simple to read (detailed or summary) document containing all of the Purchase from the selected Vendors within a specified Date Range. |
• | Select the appropriate Vendor using the F2 Search function. |
• | On the Main Menu Select Reports, Choose the Accounts Payable sub-menu and Click Vendor Purchase History which will open the Vendor Purchase History dialog (its default status is shown below). |
□ | Vendor Purchase History tabs - There are three tabs on the Vendor Purchase History Report dialog. |
• | Options - Initially only the Options tab is shown (until the desired Options are selected and the Print button is Selected). |

Vendor Purchase History Report - Options
• | Report Type - Indicate how much detail is needed? |
▪ | Detail - By default, each Bill, whose Invoice Date is within the Date Range specified below, will be listed. |
▪ | Summary - You may Click Summary to only list the total Purchases for the Date Range specified. |
• | Date Range - Specify the Date Range for this report. |
▪ | From - By default, it will be the First day of the First Month of the most recently completed Year. |
o | You may use the Drop-Down Date Selection Box to Choose a different starting date. |
▪ | To - By default, it will be the Last Day of the Last Month of the most recently completed Year. |
o | You may use the Drop-Down Date Selection Box to Choose a different ending date. |
• | Print - Click the Print button to Preview and optionally, to Print (to a File or a Printer) this Vendor Purchase History Report. |
• | Preview - The Preview tab presents the report which resulted from the Options you've selected. |
• | Up Arrow/Down Arrow - hi - Moves the report one line up, or one line line down, respectively. |
• | Page Up/Page Down - Moves the report to the previous or next page, respectively. |

Vendor Purchase History Report - Preview tab
• | Home - - Using either the screen or your Keyboard's Home key, moves the report to the top of the first page. |
• | End - - Using either the screen or your Keyboard's End key, moves the report to the bottom of the last page. |
• | Arrows - The arrows allow you to move back and forth, from page to page. |
• | Number - Indicates the page number you are viewing. |
▪ | You may also type in a specific page number, Press 8 Enter and that page will be displayed immediately. |
▪ | If you enter an invalid page number, it will be ignored. |
• | Fit To Page - Click the first button after the arrows to size a full page of the report to fit the screen. |
• | Zoom To 100% - Click the second button after the arrows to display the page at 100% (of the printed view). |
• | Fit To Page Width - Click the third button after the arrows to size the page of the report to fit the full width of the screen. |
• | Zoom To Percentage - Click the fourth button after the arrows to re-size the page of the report by percentage. |

▪ | When you Click the Zoom To Percentage button, the Percentage selector will be displayed. |
▪ | You may then Click the Up or Down ‚ arrows to set the exact amount of Zoom you want. |
• | Print - Click the Print button to Print (to a File or a Printer) the displayed Vendor Purchase History Report. |
• | Email - Click the Email button to send the Report to an Email Address of your choosing. |
• | To Exit the Preview tab and Close this Report dialog Form, Click the Close button x on the right at the top of the Preview tab. |
• | Data View - This view provides a tabular (spreadsheet style) presentation of the selected data. |

Vendor Purchase History Report - Data View tab
• | Arrows - Click the arrows to move through the record. |
• | Export - Exporting the data from this Data View Form (note the "fly-over" help available on these buttons): |
▪ | Export to CSV - Click the first button after the arrows to export the data to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file format. |
▪ | Export To Excel - Click the second button after the arrows to export the data to an Excel (.xls) file format. |
▪ | Export To Html - Click the third button after the arrows to export the data to an HTML formatted file. |
• | Exit the Form by Clicking the Close button x on the right at the top of the Form. |