Purchase backorders

If a final receipt is made for a purchase order (detail) line and only a part of the goods or none of the goods are received, a backorder is created.

Note

Before purchase backorders can be generated, the Backorders Allowed check box must be selected in the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session.

Backorders can be automatically or manually confirmed, which you can specify in the Confirm Back Orders automatically check box of the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session.

If the receipt is a final receipt, the following results in a backorder:

  • The received quantity of the purchase order line is less than the ordered quantity on the receipt date.
  • The received quantity of the goods is (partially) rejected during inspection and the Payable to Supplier check box is cleared in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session.
  • The received quantity is equal to the ordered quantity, but the user changes the backorder quantity from zero into a higher value.

Sessions with backorder information

You can view:

  • The ordered quantity, received quantity, rejected quantity (destroyed and returned), quantity on the reject location, backorder quantity, and the most recent receipt number in the Potential Purchase Backorders (tdpur4101m700), Purchase Orders - Receipt Overview (tdpur4531m000), Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000), and Purchase Order Line Details (tdpur4101m200) sessions.
  • The confirmed backorders for the purchase orders in the Confirmed Purchase Backorders (tdpur4101m800) session.