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title: "Set up subcontractors"
slug: "set-up-subcontractors-contractors-setup"
tags: ["Task"]
updated: 2026-03-20T08:30:53Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:45:57Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-subcontractors-contractors-setup"
---

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# Set up subcontractors

To set up subcontractors, you use vendors. You can create a new vendor or mark an existing vendor as subcontractor.

For more information on setting up and maintaining vendors, refer to [Maintaining vendor information](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/procurement/set-up-vendor-accounts).

### Steps

1. Go to **Accounts payable** > **Vendors** > **All vendors**.
2. In the list, find and select the desired record.
3. Click **Edit**.
4. Expand the **Subcontracting** section.
5. Select **Yes** in the **Subcontractor** field.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes**
> 
> - You can review the list of subcontractors here: **Project management and accounting -> Setup -> Advanced project management -> Subcontract -> Subcontractors**. All vendors with the subcontract setup are automatically listed here.
> - If you hire external workers as subcontractor workers, for each subcontractor, define the applicable **Wage control ledger dimension** on the **Subcontractors form**. This is used if a related subcontractor worker posts hours on an hour journal or timesheet. This ledger dimension replaces the standard payroll allocation.