Sourcing

When the buyer runs a Purchase Entry Recommended Replenishment Action Report or Transfer Entry Recommended Replenishment Action Report (RRAR), the report looks for all nonstock and special products that are on active sales orders and transfers. It also looks for components entered on nonstock kits that you enter on the Nonstock view.

The selected items are added to the RRAR for the vendor or warehouse you enter on the Nonstock view. If you do not enter a vendor or warehouse, the order is included on an exception report during the purchasing process, which delays the customer's order. Therefore, enter as much information about the nonstock as possible. You can also enter comments with special buying instructions on the nonstock line. The buyer can view the instructions when the RRAR is accepted.

A price and cost is required for the buyer to create a purchase order or warehouse transfer for the nonstock product. Although price and discounting records can be set up for nonstock products, if the price and cost is missing, the purchase order or warehouse transfer cannot be created and an exception report picks it up, delaying the process.

If you obtain the nonstock item from a foreign vendor, the cost is changed to the appropriate foreign currency when the purchase order is created.

If the buyer needs to make changes to the cost and product description during the acceptance process, the changes are copied to the tied Sales Order Entry line item so they are consistent.