You can create any number of Approved Supplier Statuses to describe the condition of the Approved Supplier, ranging from fully Approved (the supplier has demonstrated the ability to satisfy rigorous quality, cost, and delivery requirements over a sustained period) to Debarred (no business is allowed with this supplier for a particular item or commodity), or New if you have never placed a purchase order with the supplier.

Note: If you debar a supplier for a specific commodity (category) in the Approved Supplier List, the supplier is
prevented from supplying all items within that commodity.However, if you approve a supplier for a commodity, the item–specific status for the supplier still takes precedence.

Each Approved Supplier Status can have business rules applied to manage the characteristics of the status. You can prevent or allow certain business rules for each status, change the name of a status, or create a status of your own. For example, the default status of Approved allows all the default business rules: PO Approval, Sourcing, Schedule Confirmation, and Manufacturer Linking. But you could change the Approved status to prevent one of the Business Rules.

Likewise, you can create your own status with your own combination of Business Rules. In the Status field in the Approved Supplier List window, Purchasing lets you choose among these supplier statuses. Defining your own supplier statuses in this window is optional.