The new purchase order is saved when the user clicks the OK button.

 

The entrée system will automatically assign a purchase order number to the PO.

 

Depending on how the entrée system is configured, the user will be presented with a series of questions. This section will detail each of the possible prompts and the required settings of the entrée system to enable/disable them.

 

Supplemental Purchase Orders

After the purchase order has been saved, the user will be prompted by the Question dialog "Would you like to attach any Supplemental P.O.s to this order?".

Supplemental purchase order are used to track additional expenses incurred when acquiring the product, such as freight or import tariffs.

Clicking the Yes button will open Select Supplemental P.O. dialog.

Clicking the No button will prompt the user to print the purchase order.

 

 

Printing the PO

After the purchase order has been saved the user will have the option to print the purchase order. The P.O. Created dialog will display "Would you like to print this purchase order?"

 

Selecting the Yes button will run the Print Purchase Order utility.

 

Receiving the PO

This feature is typically used by distributors that find themselves creating the purchase order after the product has already been received.

 

If system option 72 is enabled, the user will be prompted by the Question dialog "Would you like to receive this P.O.?" to immediately receive the purchase order. NECS recommends leaving system option #72 disabled, so the user will not have to answer this prompt

 

Clicking the Yes button will open the Receive by Purchase Order utility with the current PO automatically loaded.

Clicking the No button will complete the purchase order creation process.