Loading requests into the Requisition Interface file

Requisition Interface (RQ500) lets you load requisition interface data from the Requisition file. RQ500 performs normal processing edits, prints records that did not pass the edits, updates the new requisitions in the Requisitions database, and prints the new requisitions. After RQ500 runs, you use Requisition (RQ10.1) to maintain the data.

You can run RQ500 to process files uploaded by the handheld terminal and routed to RQ500 by Handheld Processing (IC588). To process handheld terminal transactions, you must set up RQ500 jobs and parameters according to the requirements for handheld processing. For information about setting up RQ500 jobs for handheld processing, see the Inventory Control User Guide.

You can also run RQ500 to interface between Lawson's shipping feedback and purchase order receiving processes to third-party systems. This reduces the amount of manual work required to update the third-party systems. Data will flow into the Requisitions application, and data are written out to a CSV file upon shipment of the requested items if they are stock items, or upon receipt of the requested items if they are non-stock items. These CSV files can be picked up by the third-party system and used to perform automated updates to their dispensing systems.

Procedure flow: Loading requests into the Requisition Interface file

Load requests into the Requisition Interface file

  1. Run Requisition Interface (RQ500).
  2. Specify this information:
    Enter Input File Name

    Select the file name for the file that contains the non-Lawson data.

    Report or Update

    Specify whether to run the report in Report (R) or Update (U) mode.

    Select R to print an error report on the requisition data. The report will contain both the correct and error requisition data.

    Select U to update the database with the requisition data from the input file. RQ500 will update all the correct requisition data, and will print an error report showing what data could not be updated.

    Released Requisitions

    Specify whether to automatically release requisitions. The selections are:

    • R releases all the requisitions after they are created.

    • N lets you review and release the requisitions manually using Requisition (RQ10.1).

    • O only releases those requisitions without errors.

  3. Add the job.
  4. Submit the job.