Setting up Purchase Order - Characteristics

  1. Select Purchase Order Entry (POE).
  2. To select characteristics for the item being sold select Characteristics from the Action > Line menu within the Purchase Order Entry form.
  3. Specify this information:
    Purchase Order Reference
    Line Number
    Item Code
    Description

    The following fields are automatically populated from the relevant item record:

    Characteristic Code
    Characteristics assigned for the item.
    Characteristic Datatype
    The type of data held for the characteristic.
    Characteristic Value From and To
    If the type of data for the characteristic requires a range of values, this field contains the valid values as defined in the characteristic record.
    From and To Value of Range

    If the type of data for the characteristic requires a range of values, enter the values in these fields. These must correspond to the available values shown in the Characteristic Value From and To fields.

    If the datatype of the characteristic selected is a discrete value, you must specify the values using Item Char Entry/Discrete Values form.

  4. Save your changes.