Order numbering

Order numbers for sales order can be set up by company or warehouse, based on the Assign Order # From setting in SA Administrator Options-Documents-Sales Orders-Entry Settings.

If the order numbers are set up by company, the order number is based on the order number parameters from SA Administrator Options.

If the order numbers are set up by warehouse, the order number is based these values:

• The warehouse on the Sales Order Entry-Initiate page
• The order number parameters from the Product Warehouse Description Setup-Other record for the order warehouse

After you create an order, the value in the Next field for the order number parameters shows the next available order number. If the Order # field is available on the Sales Order Entry-Initiate page, you can specify an available order number to use. If the Order # field is not available, or you leave it blank, the next available order number is automatically assigned.

The order number consists of the number and a suffix. The order number can be up to nine digits. After an order number is assigned to an order, the number remains with the order. Forms that are printed for the order, such as a pick ticket, acknowledgment, or invoice, contains the same order number. The suffix is used to distinguish back orders, just in time (JIT) releases, and Blanket Releases (BR) of Blanket Orders (BL), for example:

• 1000577-00 is the original number assigned when the order is first entered.
• 1000577-01 is a back order, JIT release, or BR.
• 1000577-02 is a back order of a back order, 2nd JIT release, or 2nd BR.