Purchase Order Entry Body Attributes

Use the Body tab to specify which products and how many to purchase. You can purchase individual products, buy lines, super buy lines, or nonstock items. Use the Purchase Order Entry Body tab for creating new purchase orders, modifying existing purchase orders, or creating post purchase orders. You can change the columns on the Body tab using the View menu option or the View Manager drop down list.

In addition, you can display the sales history continually at the bottom of the Body tab with the Show Product Sales History option. As you move through the purchase order, the history of the product displays so you can make immediate, informed decisions about your purchasing quantities.

The Body tab is used for purchase orders, stock receipt entry, and post purchase order entry. From the Body tab, you can edit orders, line items, view inquiries, change currency, search and select products, and view maintenance windows.

Note: If there is more than one buy matrix set up for a vendor that fit the requirements outlined in the purchase order, and the Auto Open Multiple Vendor Matrix Cellscontrol maintenance record is set to Yes, then a window displays for the user to select the correct matrix to use on the purchase order.

The quantity on the Body tab is the open quantity at the time of the shipment. The first generation on the Status tab shows the total open quantity and the next generation shows what is remaining.

You must be assigned the POE.WRITER.POCOST authorization key to view costs on a purchase order if you are not the original writer on the purchase order.

Use the Require Purchase Order Entry Header Screen Entrycontrol maintenance record to indicate if you want the Header tab to display when users exit the Purchase Order Entry Body tab.

The Status bar at the bottom of the window displays additional information about the order you are managing, such as the order number including the generation, order status, and if the order is a central purchase order.