Purchase Order

This number is a unique, system-generated key identifying the purchase order. When adding, the system automatically displays a number that is one greater than the highest PO number used to date. You may overwrite this number, however, by entering any unused number. Once a PO number is entered, default values are displayed in the Date and Status fields.

When creating an association between an item and a vendor consignment warehouse, use this required field to enter the blanket purchase order number that will be used to replenish the consignment warehouse.

Note: If you are using a purchase order prefix (set in the Purchasing Parameters form), the system, when incrementing PO numbers, will look for the last number that begins with the prefix and ends with a numeric digit and will add 1 to it. The system will ignore numbers that contain alphabetic characters after the prefix. If you are not using a prefix, The system will look for the largest number and add 1 to it.

On the EDI Purchase Order Acknowledgments form, you can enter a PO number to view PO acknowledgments.

On the Purchase Order Document Lifecycle form, select a PO number in the header field to populate the grids. The PO number is displayed in the grid.

On the Item/Warehouse form, enter the purchase order number that replenishes this item. Repeat this for all warehouses where this item exists. For more information, see About Replenishment Orders.

Note: Only purchase orders with a status of planned or ordered are available to choose from.