The key to setting up a supplier to be used by multiple locations is creating the Payable Account at the Enterprise location so that when entries are made on these accounts at the location-level, they go against the Enterprise General Ledger.
Follow these steps to create a new payable with a contact:
- Click on the Enterprise Setup button in the Home ribbon.
- In the left window pane, select Accounting | Accounts Payable
- Click Add from the ribbon to open the Payable Account popup.
- To create a payable account with a contact, check the first box " Create a contact for the new payable account" option | Click Next
- Enter the Contact information, click Next
- Enter all of the information for the account on the General tab.
- Click Location tab, click Action drop-down | Click Add.
- Search for the location, click the location. Click OK
- Click Save to commit your changes.