Details

Data Source: POEOH, POFOD, POMOD

To open the Details tab,hover over a PO Number on the Purchase Orders screen and select Edit from the pop-up menu.
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Click the Click here to add a purchase order link.

The Details tab allows you to add items for order onto a miscellaneous purchase order.

Note:  This version of the Details tab will appear for a Miscellaneous purchase order type.

The following reference fields appear on the Details tab:

Field Description
PO Number The purchase order number.
Type The type of purchase order (miscellaneous, equipment, fixed assets, or equipment replenishment).
Status The current status of the purchase order.
Location The branch location where the purchase order was created.

The following fields appear on the Details tab:

Field Description
Item Number The item number of the item being purchased.
Description A brief description of the item number.
Quantity The quantity of items being purchased.
Outstanding The quantity of outstanding (back ordered) items on the purchase order.
Price The price on the item.
Unit of Measure The unit measure parameters of the item. If the item comes in a package or is a single item (each).
Extended Price A total price for ordering this item, defined as the Price of this item times the Quantity Ordered.
Distribute

Clicking on the Add link opens the G/L Distribution screen, allowing you to distribute an item among several G/L accounts.

Note:  When creating a Miscellaneous purchase order, if the selected vendor has distribution specified on the Distribution tab of the vendor profile (and if that distribution amounts to 100%), an Edit link will appear in this field whenever a new item is added to the purchase order and the system will automatically apply the default distribution to the item.

Click on the More icon to add or view an extended description of the item. A Red More icon indicates that an extended description is already loaded.

The following buttons allow you to complete your work on the Details tab:

Button Function
Save

Saves changes made on the purchase order.

Note:  Only the user who created the purchase order can save changes to a purchase order.

Note:  A Take Over PO button will appear on the Purchase Order General tab if you are not the creator of the purchase order. Clicking this button allows you to take the selected PO over making you the new creator.

Receipt Completes the purchase order by allowing to receive the purchase order. After receiving a purchase order the status will change to completed (with no back orders).
Close Closes the purchase order and returns to the Purchase Orders screen.