Purchase Order Batch Entry

This document is an overview of Purchase Order Batch Entry (POBE).

Outcome

You should consider the value of a PO batch entry as a building block to the various solutions:

  • Simple integration to e-procurement.
  • Possible to upload Purchase Orders from third part Purchase optimization applications.
  • Integration to freight cost handling systems.
  • Integration from external purchase order applications is possible since the interface is build in accordance with M3 API architecture.
  • Possibility for suppliers to create there own purchase order from a replenishment point.
  • Integration to third party purchasing or planning systems.

These tables are updated:

  • Purchase Order Batch Origin (MPPBOR)
  • PO Batch Origin. Connect Exceptions (MPPBOX)
  • PO batch head (MXHEAD)
  • PO batch line (MXLINE)
  • PO batch address (MXPOAD)
  • PO batch charges (MXOEXP)
  • Accountings – PO batch line (MXCCST)
  • PO batch text (MXTEXT)
  • PO head (MPHEAD)
  • PO line (MPLINE)
  • PO address (MPPOAD)
  • PO charge (MPOEXP)
  • PO Accountings String (CACCST)
  • PO Text (MXYTXH / MXYTXL)

Description

  • You can maintain incoming data, receive a complete set of data to add PO batch head, PO batch address, PO batch line. PO batch charges, PO batch, Accounting String, and PO batch text through M3 functions with Purchase Order Batch Entry.
  • You can also receive key value for M3 and everything is created according to the default value from M3’s supplier data, item data and order type data.
  • You can validate, and check errors on received data and error log automatically created. The log is created from the validation part of the PO batch entry record. The log is created through M3’s internal mail function.
  • You can create purchase orders in M3 automatically or by manual transfer (parameter setup). You can reset function to restart or rollback interrupted transactions.
  • You can add or delete a PO line on the existing PO, as well as add a PO line address, accounting string and text, charge on the existing PO line using the Purchase Order Batch Entry.
  • You can update the existing PO line as well as PO line address, accounting string, and charge on the existing PO using the Purchase Order Batch Entry.

Limitations

  • In the first version of POBE you can use only order category 20 (normal PO).
  • You cannot edit the header on the existing PO records through POBE.

Overview program and functions

Purchase order batch entry overview