Purchase Orders Preferences
Form ID: (PO101000)
You use this form to provide the general settings for functionality related to purchase orders, such as numbering sequences for purchasing documents, validation requirements for purchase orders and receipts, approval and mailing settings, and the default freight expense account and subaccount.
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General Tab
This tab contains three groups of settings that affect the basic purchase operations.
Element | Description |
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Blanket Order Numbering Sequence |
The numbering sequence to be used for assigning reference numbers to purchase orders of the Blanket type. This box appears only if the Blanket and Standard Purchase Orders feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Regular Order Numbering Sequence | The numbering sequence to be used for assigning reference numbers to purchase orders of all other types except Blanket. |
Receipt Numbering Sequence |
The numbering sequence to be used for assigning reference numbers to purchase receipts. This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Landed Cost Numbering Sequence |
The numbering sequence to be used for assigning reference numbers to landed cost documents. This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Element | Description |
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For Receipts |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will validate the totals for purchase receipts on entry. (If this check box is selected, to save a receipt with a status other than On Hold, you must enter the total quantity in the Control Qty. box on the Purchase Receipts (PO302000) form.) This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
For Normal and Standard Orders | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will require the user to validate the total amount for purchase orders with Normal and Standard types on entry. (If this check box is selected, to save an order with a status other than On Hold, you must enter the total amount in the Control Amount box on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form.) |
For Blanket Orders |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will validate the total amount for purchase orders with the Blanket type on entry. (If this check box is selected, to save an order with a status other than On Hold, you must enter the total amount in the Control Amount box on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form.) This check box appears only if the Blanket and Standard Purchase Orders feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
For Project Drop-Ship Orders | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will validate the total
amount for purchase orders with the Purchase Drop-Ship type
on entry. (If this check box is selected, to save an order with a
status other than On Hold, you must enter the total amount in
the Control Amount box on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form.) This check box appears only if the Projects feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
For Drop-Ship Orders |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will validate the totals for purchase orders with the Drop-Ship type during data entry. (If this check box is selected, to save an order with a status other than On Hold, you must enter the total amount in the Control Amount box on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form.) This check box appears only if the WDrop Shipments feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
For Landed Costs |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will validate the totals for landed cost documents on entry. If this check box is selected, to save a landed cost with a status other than On Hold, you must enter the total amount in the Control Total box on the Landed Costs (PO303000) form. This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Element | Description |
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Allocation Mode | The mode of allocating the purchase price variance amounts. You
can select one of the following options:
For more information, see Allocating the Purchase Price Variance. |
Reason Code |
The reason code that will be used as a source of accounts and subaccounts for transactions that allocate the purchase price variance amounts. This box is enabled only if Inventory is selected in the Allocation Mode box. |
Element | Description |
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Bill Against Commitments | The mode of validating AP bills against commitments in purchase
orders. You can select one of the following options:
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Element | Description |
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Create Bill on Receipt Release |
A check box that determines the default value for the Create Bill check box on the Purchase Receipts (PO302000) form; the user creating a receipt can overwrite this value if needed for a particular receipt. For the convenience of users, select this check box if bills should be generated automatically for most receipts. Clear this check box if users should enter bills manually for most receipts. This check box is available only if the Inventory or Purchase Receipts Without Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Create Bill on LC Release |
A check box that determines the default value for the Create Bill check box on the Landed Costs (PO303000) form, where a user creates a landed cost document; the user of the form can overwrite this value, if needed, for a particular landed cost document. For the convenience of users, select this check box if bills should be generated automatically for most landed cost documents. Clear this check box if users should enter bills manually for most landed cost documents. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Freight Expense Account | The default account to be used to accrue the freight expenses incurred in purchasing. The freight amounts from purchase order lines with the Freight type on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form are posted to this account if no ship via code is specified in the Vendor Location column |
Freight Expense Sub. | The corresponding default subaccount to be used to accrue the freight expenses. |
PO Return Reason Code | The default reason code of the Vendor Return usage type
to be used for all purchase returns. Note: You can select a reason
code with the Issue usage type, but it cannot be used for
processing returns by original receipt cost. This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Tax Reason Code | The default reason code of the Adjustment usage type to be used for posting tax amounts to the inventory account of stock items, including those that are not in stock. For more information on including taxes to the cost of items, see Taxes Included in the Cost of Items: General Information. |
Release IN Documents Automatically |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the automatic release of inventory receipts on release of purchase receipts is allowed. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Release LC IN Adjustments Automatically |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that inventory adjustments for landed costs should be released automatically on release of landed cost documents. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Release AP Documents Automatically |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that all Accounts Payable documents associated with purchase receipts should be released automatically. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Hold Receipts On Entry |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that by default, purchase receipts will be saved with the On Hold status. If the check box is cleared, the documents will be saved with the Balanced status by default. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Hold Landed Costs On Entry |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that by default, landed cost documents will be saved with the On Hold status. If the check box is cleared, the landed cost documents will be saved with the Balanced status by default. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Process Service Lines from Normal Purchase Orders via Purchase Receipts | A check box that indicates (if selected) that non-stock lines of the Service type in purchase orders of the Normal type will be processed through purchase receipts. If the check box is cleared, the non-stock lines of the Service type are not copied to purchase receipts and are billed directly from purchase orders. |
Process Service Lines from Drop-Ship Purchase Orders via Purchase Receipts | A check box that indicates (if selected) that non-stock lines of the Service type in purchase orders of the Drop-Ship type will be processed through purchase receipts. If the check box is cleared, the non-stock lines of the Service type are not copied to purchase receipts and are billed directly from drop-ship orders. |
Update Sub. on Order Owner Change |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the expense subaccount shown for each non-stock item listed on a document will be updated when the document is assigned to another owner. The expense subaccount will be combined (based on the settings of the posting class of the expense) from multiple related subaccounts, including (if applicable) the subaccount associated with the employee handling the order or receipt. This check box is available only if the Subaccounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Descriptions from Sales Orders |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that line descriptions will be copied from sales orders to the purchase orders based on these sales orders. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Notes from Sales Orders |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that line notes will be copied from sales orders to purchase orders based on these sales orders. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Notes from Service Order |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that if a service order is associated with a purchase order, the system copies the service order's line notes to the purchase order. For instructions on how to add line notes, see To Attach a Note to a Record Detail. This check box appears on the form only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Attachments from Service Order |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that if a service order is associated with a purchase order, the system copies the service order's line attachments to the purchase order. For instructions on how to add line notes, see To Attach a File to a Record Detail. This check box appears on the form only if the Service Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Automatically Add Receipt Line for Barcode |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that when a barcode scanner is used, lines will be added to purchase receipts automatically once a barcode is scanned or entered. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Add One Unit per Barcode |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the item quantity should be increased by one unit each time a user enters an item barcode into the system manually or by using a barcode scanner. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Process Return with Original Cost |
A check box that determines the default value for the Cost of Inventory Return From box on the Purchase Receipts (PO302000) form as Original Cost from Receipt; the user creating a return can change this value if needed for a particular document. To minimize the need for users to change the default setting, select this check box if purchase returns should generally be processed at the cost of the original receipt. Clear this check box if purchase returns should generally be processed at the cost calculated according to items' valuation methods. This check box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Notes To Receipt |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that when a purchase receipt is created for a line (or multiple lines) of a purchase order, the system should copy any line notes to the purchase receipt along with the copied lines. This check box appears only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Copy Line Attachments To Receipt |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that when a purchase receipt is created for a line (or multiple lines) of a purchase order, the system should copy any line attachments to the purchase receipt along with the copied lines. This check box appears only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Allow Changing Currency Rate on Receipt |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the changing of the currency rate is allowed for a purchase receipt. When this check box is selected, on the Details tab of the Purchase Receipts (PO302000) form, the values of the Unit Cost and Estimated IN Ext Cost columns can be viewed in the currency of the purchase order. When the check box is cleared, on the Document Details tab of the Purchase Receipts (PO302000) form, the values of the Unit Cost and Estimated IN Ext Cost columns can be viewed only in the base currency. This check box appears on the form only if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Receipt Assignment Map |
The assignment map to be used for defining how purchase receipts are assigned to employees for approval. You can view and modify the assignment rules by using the Assignment and Approval Maps (EP205500) form. This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Default Ship. Dest. Type |
The way the destination shipping type and address are specified for a new purchase order of the Normal, Standard, or Blanket type on the Shipping tab of the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form. This setting is applicable only if the Warehouse box is empty on the Purchase Settings tab of the Vendors (AP303000) and Vendor Locations (AP303010) forms for the vendor and its location in the purchase order. You can select one of the following options:
This box appears only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Default Receipt Quantity | The quantity that the system will specify on a new receipt by
default. You can select one of the following options:
This box is available only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Approval Tab
You use this tab to configure approvals for purchase orders. This tab includes the Require Approval check box and the Approval Maps table, which lists (if the check box is selected) the assignment maps used to assign purchase orders of different types to employees for approval.
This tab is available only if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
Element | Description |
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Require Approval | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the listed assignment maps will be used to assign documents for approvals. If it is cleared, no approvals will be required and any assignment maps listed in the table will not be used. |
Column | Description |
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PO Type | The type of purchase order. Select the type from the following
options:
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Approval Map | The map to be used for the specified type of purchase order. To view or modify the assignment rules, use the Assignment and Approval Maps (EP203000) form. |
Pending Approval Notification |
The notification template that the system will use to generate notification emails for employees who approve purchase orders of the specified type. An employee will receive a notification about pending approval when a purchase order requires approval from this employee. For more information, see Approving Documents. Attention:
Only original approvers assigned
through an approval map can receive notifications about pending approvals. If an
approver has an assigned delegate and approvals are reassigned to this delegate, the
delegate will not receive pending approval notifications. For more information about
delegates, see Approval Configuration: Delegation of Approvals. |
Mailing & Printing Tab
The Mailing & Printing tab contains the list of predefined mailings that can be used for printing documents, or for sending purchase orders and other documents to vendors electronically (by email). Reporting settings specified on this tab will be used as the default values for mailing and printing settings specified for vendor classes, which in turn will be used as the default values for setting up mailing and printing for particular vendors. For an overview of this functionality, see Configuring Predefined Mailings for Customers and Vendors. For details on setting up vendor mailings, see To Set Up Mailings for Vendors.
This tab contains the following tables: Default Sources and Default Recipients.
Column | Description |
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Active | A check box that indicates (if selected) that this mailing is active. Emails will be generated for only active mailings. |
Mailing ID | The unique identifier of the mailing. |
Branch | The ID of the branch for which the documents are printed using the Default Printer. If the branch is not specified, the Default Printer is used for documents of all branches. |
Default Email Account | The system email account to be used by default for sending emails for this mailing. If no account is specified, the default system account will be used. |
Default Printer |
The printer to be used by default for printing operations. This column is available only if the DeviceHub feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. |
Report | The report that, by default, will be used to structure the
information available in a purchase order. For the email, the report
will be used as the email's body (or attachment), if a report is
used rather than an email template. CAUTION: For each
mailing, you can use as the email's body either a report or a
notification template. |
Notification Template | The template to be used by default to generate emails for the mailing, if an email template is used rather than a report. |
Format | The format in which the report (if applicable) will be sent by default if no preferences are specified for a particular recipient on the Vendors (AP303000) form. Select one of the following options: Text, HTML, Excel, or PDF. |
Recipients | The way the system specifies recipients in the generated email.
The following options are available:
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Column | Description |
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Active | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the recipient is active. Only recipients of active types can be configured to receive emails for the mailing. |
Contact Type | The type of contact to receive emails for the mailing, which is
one of the following options:
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Contact ID | The specific contact. This column will not be used for vendor contacts—that is, the Primary, Remittance, and Shipping settings in the Contact Type column. If you have selected the Employee type, you can select one of your company's employees here; this person will receive all emails generated for this mailing, if the mailing is active. |
Format | The format in which the report (if applicable) will be sent to recipients of this type. Select one of the following options: Text, HTML, Excel, or PDF. |
Add To | The To, CC, and BCC options, which are available in this column, determine the element in which the recipient will be included in the generated email. |
Warehouse Management Tab
By using the settings on this tab, you can configure the workflow of the automated receiving operations. This tab is displayed only if the Warehouse Management and Receiving features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
The settings on this tab are branch-specific; the system uses the settings specified on this tab for a particular branch as the default settings for all users working in this branch. A user can override some of these settings (for his or her own user account) in the Settings dialog box on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form.
Element | Description |
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Display the Receive Tab | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the Receive tab is shown on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form. If the check box is cleared, the Receive tab is not shown. |
Display the Put Away Tab | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the Put Away tab is shown on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form. If the check box is cleared, the Put Away tab is not shown; a user can process items being received without putting the items away. |
Display the Scan Log Tab | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the Scan Log tab is shown on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form. If the check box is cleared, the Scan Log tab is not shown. |
Element | Description |
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Use Default Quantity | A check box that defines for which document lines the system uses the quantity manually specified by a user who has invoked the Set Qty. action on the form toolbar of the Pick, Pack, and Ship (SO302020) form (or entered the *qty command in the Scan box of this form). If the check box is selected, the system specifies the quantity entered by the user by default for all lines in a currently processed document. If the check box is cleared, the quantity entered by the user is specified in the currently processed line only. |
Use Explicit Line Confirmation | A check box that indicates (if selected) that a user has to confirm the entry of each processed line with the *ok command. If this check box is cleared, no explicit confirmation for each processed line is needed. |
Use Carts for Putting Away |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that carts are used in the process of putting away items, which means that while a user is putting away the items, the user loads goods from receiving location to the cart, and then puts the goods away from the cart to the storage location. If the check box is cleared, carts are not used for putting away items. This box is available only if the Cart Tracking feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, and the Display the Put Away Tab check box is selected in the Receiving Workflow section of the current form. |
Use Default Auto-Generated Lot/Serial Nbr. |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that a user can skip the entry of the lot or serial number when receiving serialized items; the system generates the lot or serial numbers for these items automatically. If the check box is cleared, the user manually enters the lot or serial number for each lot- or serial-tracked item being received. This check box is available only if the Lot and Serial Tracking feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Use Default Expiration Date |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that a user can skip the entry of the expiration date when receiving serialized items; the system specifies the expiration date for these items automatically. If the check box is cleared, the user manually enters the expiration date for each lot- or serial-tracked item being received. This check box is available only if the Lot and Serial Tracking feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. |
Use Single Receiving Location | A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system asks for the receiving location only once for each purchase receipt being processed; all items are being received to this location. Otherwise, if the check box is cleared, the system requires the user to specify a receiving location for each item being received. |
Use Default Receiving Location |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system uses the warehouse's default receiving location for receiving items of a purchase receipt on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form. If the check box is cleared, the user manually enters the receiving location for each item being received; alternatively, if the Use Single Receiving Location check box is selected, the user enters a single location for all items of a purchase receipt. |
Request Location for Each Item on Receiving |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form, the system prompts a user to scan the barcode of the receiving location after scanning the barcode for each stock item being received. If the check box is cleared, the user can first scan the barcode of the receiving location and then scan as many barcodes as are necessary for stock items to be received in this location. To start receiving items in another location, the user scans the barcode of this location before scanning the item barcodes. This setting affects the receiving workflow only when the Use Single Receiving Location check box is cleared. |
Request Location for Each Item on Putting Away |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that on the Receive and Put Away (PO302020) form, the system prompts a user to scan the barcodes of the origin and destination locations before the user scans the barcode for each stock item being put away. If the check box is cleared, the user first scans the barcode of the origin location and then scans as many barcodes as are necessary for stock items to be put away from this location. To start putting away the items from another location, the user scans the barcode of this location before scanning the item barcodes. |
Print Inventory Labels Automatically |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system automatically prints inventory labels, by using the DeviceHub application, for the purchase receipt being processed. This box is available only if the DeviceHub feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS101000) form. |
Print Purchase Receipts Automatically |
A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system automatically prints processed purchase receipts by using the DeviceHub application. This box is available only if the DeviceHub feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS101000) form. |