Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc. ECS Pro Vendor Order Processing Software Manual
Below you will find brief information for ECS Pro. This manual serves as a comprehensive guide for the Vendor Order Processing module, detailing procedures for building, editing, and creating purchase orders. It covers reporting purchase orders, entering and reporting receipt history, tracking inventory item status and item history, and forecasting inventory needs. The document also explores various functions, inquiries, and utilities essential for effective vendor order management within the ECS Pro software environment.
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Vendor Order Processing Release 4.1 Notice This manual is provided to enhance your knowledge of the ECS Pro software product. It is your responsibility to determine that this information is in accordance with your own business procedures. Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc., has prepared this document for use by Enterprise associates, customers, and prospective customers. The information herein shall not be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior approval of Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc. Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc., reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and other information in this document without prior notice, and you should, in all cases, consult Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc. to determine if such changes have been made. 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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Overview· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Programs at a Glance · · · · · · · · · · · · Accessing the Vendor Order Processing Module Purchase Order Types · · · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Statuses · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Line Statuses · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 1 3 4 5 7 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry · · · · · · · · 9 Overview· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9 Before You Begin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9 Procedure for Building a Purchase Order · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10 Purchase Order Header · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10 Cursor Position on Entry · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12 Pre-Header Information · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 13 Main Header Information· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 15 Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 32 Purchase Order Lines · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 37 Line Options · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 49 Line Functions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 57 Miscellaneous Items · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 68 Purchase Order Totals · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 69 Faxing a Purchase Order · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 75 Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry · · · · · · · · · · · · · 77 Sample Purchase Orders · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 80 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features· · · · · · 83 Overview · · · · · · · · · Header Features· · · · · · Functions Features · · · · Utilities Features · · · · · Lines Features· · · · · · · Totals Features · · · · · · Header Features· · · · · · Recalling a Purchase Order · ECS Pro · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 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Information Quick Item Inquiry · · · · · · Item Prices Inquiry · · · · · · Item Prices and Cost Inquiry · TruServ Inquiry · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Inquiry · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 157 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 157 157 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 165 166 167 168 170 173 176 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 183 Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Before You Begin to Create Purchase Orders Purchase Order Creation Procedure · · · · Order Selection Criteria · · · · · · · · · · Order Line Selection · · · · · · · · · · · Order Line Selection Reports · · · · · · · Purchase Order Line Change Features · · · Purchase Order Creation · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 183 184 185 186 188 195 203 211 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry · · · · 215 Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 215 Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 215 Pre-Purchase Order Report · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 221 ECS Pro Page ii Chapter 7: Purchase Order Status Information · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 225 Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Transaction Inquiry · · · · Purchase Order Inquiry Criteria · · · · · · Selecting a Purchase Order · · · · · · · · Displaying a Selected Purchase Order · · · Inquiries and Utilities · · · · · · · · · · · Detailed Header Inquiries · · · · · · · · · Detailed Line Inquiries · · · · · · · · · · Line Discount Information· · · · · · · · · Central PO Information · · · · · · · · · · Line Receipt Information · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Inquiry Utilities · · · · · · Purchase Order Transaction Report · · · · Item Purchase Order Inquiry · · · · · · · Item Purchase Order Report · · · · · · · Vendor Inquiry · · · · · · · · · · · · · · About the Detailed Inquiries · · · · · · · Detailed Purchasing Inquiries · · · · · · · Detailed Accounts Payable (AP) Information Detailed Miscellaneous Inquiries· · · · · · Vendor Purchase/Fulfillment Report · · · · Buyer Purchase/Fulfillment Report · · · · · Purchase Commitment Report· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Inquiries · · 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Document · · · · Records Updated by Receipt Entry · Order to Purchase Order Interface· Entering Receipt Lines · · · · · · Receipt Entry Inquiries and Utilities Receipt Inquiries · · · · · · · · · Receipt Utilities · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 363 363 364 366 367 368 369 379 380 385 389 390 391 393 400 407 416 419 424 427 429 435 435 440 Chapter 10: Receipt Transaction Information 447 Overview · · · · · · · · · · Before You Begin · · · · · · · Receipt Transaction Inquiry · · Receipt Transaction Criteria · · Detailed Inquiries and Utilities· Detailed Header Inquiries · · · Detailed Lines Inquiries · · · · Receipt Inquiry Utilities · · · · Receipt Transaction Report · · Item Receipt Inquiry · · · · · Item Receipt Report · · · · · ECS Pro · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 447 447 448 449 454 455 462 470 472 476 479 Page iv Chapter 11: Vendor Notes Maintenance · · · 483 Overview · · · · · · · · · The Add and Modify Features Delete Feature · · · · · · · Vendor Notes Report · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 483 486 487 488 Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 491 Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Maintenance Programs · · · · · · · · · · Utilities Programs · · · · · · · · · · · · Permanent Purchase Order Maintenance · · Add Permanent PO Feature · · · · · · · · Modify Permanent PO Name Feature · · · · Delete Permanent PO Feature · · · · · · · Modify Items on Permanent PO Feature · · Add Item Feature · · · · · · · · · · · · Add Item Range Feature · · · · · · · · · Modify Item Feature · · · · · · · · · · · Delete Item Feature · · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Business Rules · · · · · · Field States Selection· · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance · Add Screen Feature · · · · · · · · · · · Add Screen - Header · · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Header Preview · · · · · · Add Screen – Line Options · · · · · · · · Add Screen – Line Detail · · · · · · · · · PO Lines Field State Selection · · · · · · · Purchase Order Lines Preview · · · · · · · Purchase Order Layout Maintenance · · · Adding a Layout · · · · · · · · · · · · · Modifying a Layout · · · · · · · · · · · · Deleting a Layout · · · · · · · · · · · · Copying a Layout· · · · · · · · · · · · · Purchase Order Field Maintenance · · · · · Adding and Modifying Data Fields · · · · · Adding and Modifying Text Fields · · · · · Deleting Layout Fields · · · · · · · · · · ECS Pro · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 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· · · Vendor Order Processing Utilities · · · · · Fix Quantity on Purchase Order · · · · · · Criteria for Inventory Records to Fix · · · · Fix Vendor on Purchase Order Amount · · · Purchase Order Entry Log Report · · · · · PO Locking Maintenance · · · · · · · · · Inventory History Creation · · · · · · · · How Inventory History Records are Created ECS Pro · · · · · · · · · · · · Type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 562 565 568 573 576 578 579 580 584 590 591 592 593 595 597 598 601 602 Page vi Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Overview We recommend that you read the ECS Pro User's Guide before proceeding with this manual. You must be familiar with the general keystrokes and lookups as well as the ECS Pro Interface. The intended audience for this manual is anyone involved in ordering merchandise, receiving merchandise, or reporting and forecasting your inventory. This manual discusses the following Vendor Processing applications and procedures: • Building, editing, and creating purchase orders • Reporting purchase orders • Entering receipts • Reporting receipt history • Reporting inventory item status • Tracking item history • Forecasting inventory needs Programs at a Glance The Vendor Order Processing module is divided into eight areas as shown on the Vendor Order Processing Main Menu: • Purchase Order Entry – Create Purchase Order from Order – Pre-Purchase Order Entry – Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance – Pre-Purchase Order Report • Purchase Order Status Information – PO Transaction Inquiry – PO Transaction Report ECS Pro Page 1 Chapter 1: Introduction – Item PO Inquiry – Item PO Report – Vendor Inquiry – Vendor Purchase/Fulfillment Report – Buyer Purchase/Fulfillment Report – Purchase Commitment Report • Forecasting Management – Quantity Position Inquiry • Replenishment Management – Inventory History Report – Buyer's Guide Report – Long Range/Critical Order Report – Low Stock Alert Report – Inventory Aging and Turnover Report – Inventory Overstock Report – Item History Replenishment Report • Receipt Entry • Receipt Transaction Information – Receipt Transaction Inquiry – Receipt Transaction Report – Item Receipt Inquiry – Item Receipt Report • Vendor Notes – Vendor Notes Maintenance – Vendor Notes Report Access the following programs from the Maintenance pull-down menu: • Permanent PO Maintenance • PO Business Rules • PO Entry Screen Maintenance • PO Layout Maintenance • PO Copy Type Preferences ECS Pro Page 2 Chapter 1: Introduction • Preferences Access the following programs from the Utilities pull-down menu: • Fix Quantity on PO • Fix Vendor on PO Amount • PO Entry Log Report • PO Locking Maintenance • Inventory History Creation Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities and your System Preferences Guide for more information about these programs. Accessing the Vendor Order Processing Module Access the programs in the Vendor Order Processing module from the Vendor Order Processing Main Menu and its action bar: • On the ECS Pro Main Menu, press <Spacebar> until your cursor is positioned in front of Vendor Order Processing. • Press <Enter> to expand the Vendor Order Processing menu as shown below. • Press <Enter> again to select the program of your choice. Vendor Order Processing Main Menu ECS Pro Page 3 Chapter 1: Introduction Purchase Order Types Purchase Order Types You can build six different types of purchase orders in Purchase Order Entry. Since you can report and inquire about these purchase orders, it is important to understand the purpose of each type. Each purchase order type is identified by a number, a short name, or an abbreviation as defined in the table below. Purchase Order Types Type Description Short Name Abbreviation 1 Standard purchase order STANDARD STD 2 Special purchase order SPECIAL SPEC 3 Credit/return purchase order CREDIT CRED 4 Drop ship purchase order DROPSHIP DROP 5 Central purchase order CENTRAL CENT 6 Reload purchase order RELOAD RLD You can build purchase orders for cooperative buying service companies such as TruServ and Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. (HWI) using any of these six purchase order types. Refer to Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors in Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for more information. Standard Purchase Order (Type 1) Use a standard purchase order for the regular purchasing of items for stock. Enter this type of purchase order using the Purchase Order Entry program. Special Purchase Order (Type 2) Use a special purchase order when you are ordering items not normally stocked (nonstock items), unusual quantities of an item, or other circumstances that require special ordering for a particular customer. Enter special purchase orders using the Purchase Order Entry program, the Create Purchase Order from Order program, or the order to purchase order interface. ECS Pro Page 4 Chapter 1: Introduction Accessing the Vendor Order Processing Module Credit/Return Purchase Order (Type 3) A credit/return purchase order allows you to build a purchase order for merchandise that is being returned to the vendor for which you receive a credit. Drop Ship Purchase Order (Type 4) Use a drop ship purchase order to order goods that are shipped directly to a customer location without receiving them into your inventory. Enter drop ship purchase orders using the Purchase Order Entry program, the Create Purchase Order from Order program, or the order to purchase order interface. Central Purchase Order (Type 5) A central purchase order enables you to build a purchase order to purchase items for all locations, rather than just one location at a time. The quantity to be purchased can be specified for each individual location. Reload Purchase Order (Type 6) Use a reload purchase order when the items you are purchasing are delivered by train, barge, or truckload to a location (other than your location), but the items are not off-loaded. Rather than receive the entire shipment at once, you intend to receive specified quantities as they are ordered by your customers and ship them to the customer directly from that location. For example, assume that you have purchased an entire train car load of lumber. This lumber is delivered to a train station some distance from your location, and remains there in the railroad car. Each time a customer orders these lumber items, you receive the quantity shipped to that customer. You can then perform inquiries on this reload purchase order to determine the quantity of lumber remaining to be received. Purchase Order Statuses As each purchase order on your system goes through the process of being built, accepted, printed, and received, ECS Pro assigns five different statuses to a purchase order as defined in the table below. You may not be able to perform some functions on a specific purchase order depending on its status. ECS Pro Page 5 Chapter 1: Introduction Accessing the Vendor Order Processing Module Purchase Order Statuses Status One-Letter Abbreviation Abbreviation entered E ENTR accepted A ACCP backordered B BKOR received R RECV canceled C CNCL Entered Status A purchase order with a status of entered has been partially entered using the Purchase Order Entry program. The information that has been entered is saved on your system and will not be lost. However the actual purchase order has not been accepted. You cannot print or receive a purchase order that has not been accepted. Accepted Status Having a status of accepted means that a purchase order has been entered and updated on your system using the Purchase Order Entry program. You can print and receive purchase orders with this status. Backordered Status A backordered purchase order is one that has been entered, accepted, and partially received. The portion of the purchase order that has not yet been received has been placed on backorder. Received Status When a purchase order has a status of received, it has been entirely received using the Receipt Entry program. Canceled Status A canceled purchase order, canceled using the Cancel Current PO feature in the Purchase Order Entry program, is no longer open but you can still report and inquire on it. ECS Pro Page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Purchase Order Line Statuses Purchase Order Line Statuses Just as a status is assigned to each purchase order on your system, a status is also assigned to each line of a purchase order as defined in the table below. Depending on its status, you may not be able to perform some line options or line functions on a specific purchase order line. Purchase Order Line Statuses Abbreviation Status E entered A accepted B backordered R received C canceled Entered Status A purchase order line with a status of entered has been entered onto the purchase order. The line information that has been entered is saved on your system and will not be lost. However, the line has not actually been accepted. You cannot print or receive a line that is not accepted. Accepted Status A purchase order line with a status of accepted means that the purchase order line has been entered and accepted on the purchase order. You can print and receive purchase order lines with this status. Backordered Status A purchase order line with a status of backordered is a purchase order line that has been entered, accepted, and partially received. The portion of the purchase order line that has not yet been received has been placed on backorder. Received Status When a purchase order line has a status of received, it has been entirely received using the Receipts Entry program. ECS Pro Page 7 Chapter 1: Introduction Accessing the Vendor Order Processing Module Canceled Status A canceled purchase order line, canceled from the purchase order using the Cancel Line feature in the Purchase Order Entry program is no longer an open order but you can still report on canceled purchase order lines. ECS Pro Page 8 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Overview Use the Purchase Order Entry program to build purchase orders for the items that you purchase from vendors. This module also lets you perform various functions and utilities on the purchase order or purchase order lines. You may also call up other purchase orders to work with, perform a variety of inquiries, and more. This manual discusses the numerous functions and capabilities of the Purchase Order Entry program. This chapter discusses the procedure for building a purchase order, while the various functions, inquiries and utilities that are useful, but not required, to build a purchase order are discussed in following chapters. Before You Begin Numerous programs are available for establishing your company's preferences in the areas of purchase order creation. The fields that are displayed in the Purchase Order Entry program, and the way in which you interact with them, are dependent on the preferences that are set using these programs. These preferences and programs should be established before you begin building purchase orders: • Purchase Order Preferences – discussed in your System Preferences Guide • Purchase Order Business Rules – discussed in this manual • PO Copy Type Preferences – discussed in this manual • Purchase Order Layout Maintenance – discussed in this manual • Purchase Order Pre-Header by Sessions Preferences – discussed in your System Manager's Guide • Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance – discussed in this manual • Purchase Order Screen by Session Preferences – discussed in your System Manager's Guide • Purchase Order Printer by Session Preferences – discussed in your System Manager's Guide ECS Pro Page 9 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Procedure for Building a Purchase Order Procedure for Building a Purchase Order Building a purchase order requires entry of information in three different areas: • Header section--Consists of information pertinent to the purchase order as a whole, and applies to all lines on the purchase order. This includes information such as the purchase order type, purchase order number, and vendor information. • Lines section--Consists of information about each line entered on the purchase order, such as the line number, item, quantity, and cost. • Totals section--Consists of information about the total amount of the purchase order, such as the tax amount, purchase order amount, and estimated freight amount. It allows you to complete the purchase order and update the information in the records. A different screen represents each of these areas. You can move freely between the three screens as you build each purchase order. It is not necessary to complete all entries on a screen before accepting it and displaying the next one, and you may return to the previous screen at any time to view information. The normal progression for creating a purchase order is as follows: • Enter and accept the header information • Enter all items to be ordered and accept them • Enter and accept the totals information Throughout this procedure, many functions, inquiries, and utilities are available. These features include ways to move around in the lines of a purchase order, ways to inquire about an item to determine how much to order, ways to inquire whether product line or cost group total targets are being met, and more. Purchase Order Header When you access the Purchase Order Entry program, the Purchase Order Header screen is displayed. This screen is divided into two portions: the pre-header portion at the top of the screen and the main header portion. ECS Pro Page 10 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Before You Begin Use the pre-header portion for entry of information that is likely to be the same for a number of purchase orders you enter during one session, while the main header portion contains information pertaining to each purchase order built. For example, you may sit down to enter several purchase orders that will be the same type, for the same location, for the same buyer, and the same date. Preferences can be set in such a way to enable the pre-header fields to automatically display the desired values for each of the purchase orders you intend to build, eliminating the need to enter them each time. Both portions of the Purchase Order Header screen are discussed in detail in this section. After entering the information in both portions, the cursor moves to the Purchase Order Lines screen (unless you are building a purchase order for a cooperative buying service company such as HWI or TruServ. Refer to “Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors” later in this chapter for more information.) You may exit the Purchase Order Entry program at any time. However, you should be aware that doing so without saving the information causes any information you have entered to be lost. Purchase Order Header screen ECS Pro Page 11 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Before You Begin If you try to exit the Purchase Order Entry program after assigning a purchase order number, an error message is displayed. You must save the purchase order before exiting the program. Cursor Position on Entry Normally, the cursor is positioned in the same field each time you return to the Purchase Order Header screen after building a purchase order. However, the first field in which the cursor stops may not necessarily be the first one on the screen, the PO type field. Using the Purchase Order Pre-Header by Session Preferences program, you can set the cursor to stop at either the PO type field or the PO # field. If the selected field is not active for the purchase order screen you are working with, the cursor stops in the first active field. When you initially access the Purchase Order Entry program from the menu, the cursor may not begin in the field specified in the Purchase Order Pre-Header by Session Preferences program. This depends on the default values specified for the pre-header fields. If the cursor is set to stop first in the PO type field, the cursor begins in the PO type field when you first access the Purchase Order Entry program, and on all purchase orders you create thereafter until you change the preference. Similarly, if the cursor is set to stop first in the PO # field and none of the default values specified in that program are *PREVIOUS*, the cursor begins in the PO # field when you first access the Purchase Order Entry program, and on all purchase orders you create thereafter until you change the preference. However, if the cursor is set to stop in the PO # field first and *PREVIOUS* has been specified for the default value at any of the pre-header fields, the cursor stops in the PO type field first upon initial access of the Purchase Order Entry program. But thereafter the cursor stops first in the PO # field on all purchase orders you create until you change the preference. This happens upon initial access of the Purchase Order Entry program, because there are no previous values to be displayed, since no purchase orders have previously been entered. If the default value for any of the pre-header fields is set to *NONE* in the Purchase Order Pre-Header by Session Preferences program, the cursor always begins in the PO type field. Refer to your System Manager's Guide for more information and instructions for the Purchase Order Pre-Header by Session Preferences program. ECS Pro Page 12 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Cursor Position on Entry Pre-Header Information Four fields are displayed in the pre-header portion of the Purchase Order Header screen. These fields are always displayed, although they may or may not contain default values, which is determined by your company's preferences established using the Purchase Order Pre-Header by Session Preferences program. If default values are displayed at all four fields, you can modify any of these fields or move to the lower portion of the screen. Refer to your System Manager's Guide for more information about how to set default values for the pre-header fields. Recalled purchase orders with statuses of Accepted or Backordered are indicated in the upper right corner of the pre-header portion by the word *Accepted* or *Backordered*, respectively. Refer to “Recall a Purchase Order Feature” in Chapter 3 for more information. Refer to Chapter 1 for more information about purchase order statuses. Purchase Order Type For each purchase order you build, you must specify a purchase order type (by number) in the PO type field. Purchase order types are listed below with their corresponding numbers and are discussed in detail in Chapter 1 of this manual. 1 Standard Purchase Order 2 Special Purchase Order 3 Credit/Return Purchase Order 4 Drop Shipment Purchase Order 5 Central Purchase Order 6 Reload Purchase Order Depending on how your System Manager has set your company's preferences, a default purchase order type may be displayed in this field. The name of the purchase order type is displayed to the right of the number. A screen must have been established and assigned to the purchase order type you enter. Screens are established using the Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance program, which is discussed in detail in Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities. Screens are assigned to purchase order types using the Purchase Order Screen by Session Preferences program. ECS Pro Page 13 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Pre-Header Information If you enter the drop shipment purchase order type, the Ship To Address window opens allowing you to enter the ship to address. This window is discussed later in this section. When entering a purchase order type, each buyer can only build purchase orders of the types indicated using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration, and only for the specified locations. Therefore, if a buyer and/or location are displayed in the pre-header portion of the Purchase Order Header screen, the purchase order type you enter must be one that this buyer is allowed to build at this location. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about establishing buyer records. Once you press <Do> to accept the Purchase Order Header screen and continue to the Purchase Order Lines screen, the purchase order type cannot be changed. Location At the Location field, enter the number of the location for which this purchase order is being built. You must enter an existing location number. Your company's locations are maintained using the Location Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Depending on how your System Manager has set your company's preferences, a default location may be displayed in this field. The name of the location is displayed to the right of the number. On central purchase orders, the location you enter in this field is the location at which to receive all the ordered merchandise. You may transfer items ordered for other locations after you receive them. When entering a location, each buyer can only build purchase orders of the types indicated using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration, and only for the specified locations. Therefore, if a purchase order type and/or buyer are displayed in the pre-header portion of the Purchase Order Header screen, the location you enter must be one for which this buyer is allowed to build this type of purchase order. More information about establishing buyer records is available in the Primary File Administration manual. Buyer Enter your buyer code in the Buyer field, or the buyer code of the buyer purchasing the items on this purchase order. The code you enter must be an existing buyer code up to 10 characters established using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. ECS Pro Page 14 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Pre-Header Information When entering a buyer code, each buyer can only build purchase orders of the types indicated using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration, and only for the specified locations. Therefore, if a purchase order type and/or location is displayed in the pre-header portion of the Purchase Order Header screen, the buyer code you enter must be the code of a buyer who is allowed to build this type of purchase order for this location. More information about establishing buyer records is available in the Primary File Administration manual. Purchase Order Date The purchase order date is the date on which this purchase order is being built. Enter the date for this purchase order in the format MM/DD/YYYY in the PO date field. Depending on how your System Manager has set your company's preferences, a default date may be displayed in this field. Main Header Information The fields that are displayed in the main header portion of the Purchase Order Header screen may differ depending on the purchase order type. Fields can be made inactive on these screens, meaning that are not displayed at all, or they can be given limited access, in which case they are displayed but you cannot modify them. To change information in fields that are not modifiable, on the Purchase Order Header screen, access the Activate All Limit Access Fields feature from the Header pull-down menu to make these fields active for this purchase order only. This feature is discussed in detail in Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features. Purchase Order Number Enter the number up to 15 characters to assign to the purchase order you are building in the PO # field. This can be a manual entry, can be assigned by the Purchase Order Entry program, or can be the number of an existing pre-purchase order. You are not required to enter a purchase order number. If you leave the field blank, the Purchase Order Entry program assigns the purchase order number when you accept the purchase order, according to the preferences set using the Purchase Order Number Preferences program. To make a manual entry, enter a unique number, different from any other purchase order number on your system. ECS Pro Page 15 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information To assign the next available purchase order number or to use an existing pre-purchase order number, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the PO Number Options window. PO Number Options window Choose Assign a purchase order number to have the Purchase Order Entry program assign the next available purchase order number on your system. To use the purchase order number and information assigned to an existing pre-purchase order, select Retrieve an existing pre-purchase order. Your System Manager can set feature security for both options in this window, preventing some operators from accessing the features. Refer to your System Manager's Guide for more information about setting feature security. Depending on how the PO Number Entry Option is set in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program, you may not be allowed to manually enter a purchase order number. If this is the case, press <Prompt> (PF2) in the PO # field to assign or retrieve a purchase order number. Refer to the System Preferences Guide for more information about this program. When you choose to assign the next available purchase order number, it is displayed in the PO # field. The available purchase order numbers are determined according to the preferences set using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information and instructions about this program. ECS Pro Page 16 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information By choosing to retrieve a pre-purchase order, you can select one from those on your system. Pre-purchase orders are established using the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program discussed in Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry. Pre-purchase orders are a quick way of establishing purchase order information and assigning a purchase order number without taking the time to build an entire purchase order. Upon choosing Retrieve an existing pre-purchase order from the PO Number Options window, the Pre-Purchase Order Selection window opens, listing all unprocessed pre-purchase orders on your system. Pre-Purchase Order Selection window For each pre-purchase order, the vendor code, location, buyer code, pre-purchase order date, and purchase order number are listed. The pre-purchase order you select is displayed in the PO # field. Additionally, the purchase order date, location, buyer, and vendor are derived from the pre-purchase order information, and are displayed on the Purchase Order Header screen. If you are manually entering a purchase order number and the number you have chosen is already assigned to an existing purchase order, the Recall Purchase Order Confirmation window opens, allowing you to recall the specified purchase order. If you don't want to recall the displayed purchase order number, you are returned to the Purchase Order Header screen where you must enter a different purchase order number. ECS Pro Page 17 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information If you are already working on a recalled purchase order or if there are item lines on the current purchase order, the Purchase Order Header window does not open because you are not permitted to override the displayed purchase order number. Recall Purchase Order Confirmation window Confirmation Number The confirmation number of a purchase order is a number that the vendor has given you to reference this purchase order. This number is useful when communicating with the vendor, since the purchase order number generated in the Purchase Order Entry program on your system has no meaning to the vendor. Enter any number up to 15 digits in the Confirmation # field. Vendor Code Enter the code of the vendor from which the items on this purchase order are being purchased in the Vendor code field. The code you enter must be an existing vendor code up to 10 characters. Once you enter a vendor code on the Purchase Order Header screen, values that are held in the vendor's record are displayed in all fields of vendor information on the screen. This includes the vendor name, vendor address, account number, telephone number, your contact with this vendor, method of shipment (Ship via), freight on board (Frt on board), freight code (Frt code), and terms. The cursor is positioned on the first active field on the screen. If the vendor record you chose does not contain values for all the displayed fields; you can enter the information. ECS Pro Page 18 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information If the vendor code you enter corresponds to a miscellaneous vendor, all information held in the vendor's record is displayed except for the name, address, telephone number, and contact. You can enter these fields for a miscellaneous vendor, even if they are limited-access or display only fields. Name The vendor's name is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as a name exists in the vendor record of the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If the vendor name is not displayed, or if this is a miscellaneous vendor, enter up to 30 characters for the vendor's name. Address The vendor's address is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as an address exists in the vendor record of the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. The address that is displayed is the vendor's sales address, unless this is a credit purchase order. For credits and returns, the return address is displayed. If the vendor address is not displayed, or if this is a miscellaneous vendor, enter an address for the vendor, or choose from any of the addresses available for this vendor. Refer to the Primary File Administration manual for more information about vendor records. ECS Pro Page 19 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information If this purchase order is to be sent to a different address for the selected vendor, you can choose from the existing addresses by pressing <Prompt> (PF2) at any portion of the Address field, with the exception of the state/province portion. The Vendor Address Selection window opens, displaying the vendor's address for each address type: primary, billing, sales, returns and miscellaneous. The address you select is displayed in the Address field on the Purchase Order Header screen. Vendor Address Selection window When entering an address for the vendor, enter up to 24 characters for the street address and/or post office box for this vendor at each of the two address lines. On the third line, enter up to 16 characters for the city, the two-character code for the state or province, and the zip code or other postal code assigned to the area in which this vendor is located. If you are not sure of the two-character state/province code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) when the cursor is on that portion of the Address field to open the State/Province Selection window and choose one from there. Account Number After entering a vendor code, the account number assigned to this vendor is displayed below the vendor code, if this information exists in the associated vendor record. If you enter the vendor code of a miscellaneous vendor on the purchase order, an account number is not displayed, because this information does not apply to this type of vendor. ECS Pro Page 20 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Phone The telephone number that is displayed is the vendor's primary voice telephone number. The vendor's primary voice telephone number is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as a voice telephone number exists in the vendor record of the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If the phone number is not displayed, or if this is a miscellaneous vendor, enter a telephone number up to 20 characters to use to contact this vendor (special characters such as dashes and parentheses are acceptable). You can also choose from any of the telephone numbers that are available for this vendor in Vendor Maintenance. Using that program, you can establish any number of telephone numbers for each vendor on your system. Refer to the Primary File Administration manual for more information about vendor records. If a different telephone number was used to contact the selected vendor regarding this purchase order, you can choose from the existing telephone numbers for the vendor by pressing <Prompt> (PF2) in the Phone field. When you press this function key, the Vendor Phone Selection window opens listing all telephone numbers for the selected vendor. For each phone number, the description and telephone number are displayed. Vendor Phone Selection window Contact The contact is the name of the person you use as your primary sales contact with this vendor, unless this is a credit/return purchase order. For credits and returns, the contact you use should be the primary returns contact, if this vendor has one. ECS Pro Page 21 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information The contact name is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as a primary sales contact exists (or a returns contact for credit purchase orders) in the vendor record of the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If the contact is not displayed, or if this is a miscellaneous vendor, enter up to 30 characters for the contact name, or you can choose from any of the contacts for this vendor in Vendor Maintenance. Using the Vendor Maintenance program, you can establish any number of contacts for each vendor on your system. Refer to the Primary File Administration manual for more information about vendor records. If the person you spoke with was not the primary sales contact for the selected vendor, you can choose from the existing contacts for the vendor by pressing <Prompt> (PF2) in the Contact field. The Vendor Contact Selection window opens, listing all contacts for the selected vendor. For each contact, the contact name and contact type are displayed, as well as an indication of whether each contact is the primary contact. For instance, if two billing contacts are listed, the one who is the primary billing contact is displayed a Y for yes in the Primary column, and the other is displayed an N. Vendor Contact Selection window Ship To If the items you are purchasing are to be shipped to an address other than the address of your location, you can enter that address in the Ship to field. This is especially useful for drop shipment purchase orders, which are delivered directly to one of your customers, as well as, for reload purchase orders. This address prints on the purchase order so that the vendor will deliver the merchandise directly to that address. ECS Pro Page 22 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Two entries are possible in the Ship to field: *LOCATION* or *ENTERED*. The default value that is initially displayed in this field is *LOCATION* unless this is a drop shipment purchase order and a ship to address has already been entered. An entry of *LOCATION* means that the shipment should be delivered to your company's location. If a ship to address has previously been entered, *ENTERED* is displayed in this field. Press <Enter> to accept the displayed value, or press <Fields> (PF3) to enter or edit a ship to address. Manual entries are not acceptable in this field. Pressing <Fields> (PF3) in the Ship to field causes the Ship To Address window to open, allowing you to enter the address and telephone numbers of the customer or location to which the merchandise should be delivered. Ship To Address window The Ship To Address window opens automatically when you enter purchase order type 4 (drop shipment purchase order) in the PO type field. Enter up to 24 characters for the street address of the ship to address for each of the two address lines. Enter up to 15 characters for the name of the city in which this address is located in the City field. Enter the two-character code for the state or province in which this address is located in the State/Province field. If you are not sure of the two-character code for the state, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the State/Province Selection window. ECS Pro Page 23 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Enter the zip code or other postal code assigned to the area in which this address is located in the Zip code field Enter up to 20 characters for the telephone number at this address (special characters such as dashes and parentheses are acceptable) in the Phone number field. Enter up to 20 characters for the telephone number of the facsimile machine at the ship to address in the Fax number field. Entering special characters is acceptable. Ship Via The value in the Ship via field indicates the method this vendor uses to ship merchandise to you. This shipping method is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as a ship via method exists in the vendor record of the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. You can press <Enter> to accept the displayed ship via method, or enter another method up to 20 characters if the purchase order should be shipped in a different manner. Use one of the shipping methods by pressing <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Ship Via Selection window. Ship Via Selection window ECS Pro Page 24 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Freight on Board Freight on board is the location from which you are charged freight for shipments from this vendor. For example, assume you are located in Connecticut. You order merchandise from a vendor who is primarily located in California, but has a distribution center in Nashville, Tennessee. Since your orders from this vendor are shipped from the distribution center in Tennessee, you are charged for freight only from Tennessee, and not California. The freight on board value is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as one has been entered in the vendor record using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. You can press <Enter> to accept the displayed freight on board value, or enter another value of up to 20 characters if freight must be paid from a different location for the purchase order. Freight Charges Freight charges on your purchase orders can be paid in one of four ways, each of which is represented by a code that must be entered in the Frt code field. Freight Charges Code and Definition Code Description Definition FC Freight collect Freight charge is collected upon delivery. SB Shipper bills You are billed by the shipper for the freight charge. VB Vendor bills You are billed by the vendor for the freight charge. VP Vendor pays Freight charge is paid by the vendor. ECS Pro Page 25 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information The freight code is displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as one has been entered in the vendor record using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Press <Enter> to accept the displayed freight code, or enter another code if freight for the purchase order is paid by a different method. If you are unsure of the freight code to enter as you are building a purchase order, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Freight Code Selection window listing the freight codes from which to choose. Freight Code Selection window Terms The Terms field represents any discount percentage offered by this vendor. This information is commonly referred to as terms. Press <Fields> (PF3) to enter or modify a vendor's billing terms up to 35 characters, for the purchase order. The terms are displayed upon entry of a vendor code, as long as terms have been entered in the vendor record using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Terms information is normally represented by a phrase of text that prints on the purchase order for the vendor. Some examples of terms phrases are listed in the table below, along with a definition of what each one means. Sample Terms Phrases Terms Definition Net 20 days No discount is offered for early payment of invoice; invoice must be paid in 20 days to avoid late or finance charges. ECS Pro Page 26 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Terms Definition Net 10th No discount is offered for early payment of invoice; invoice must be paid by the 10th of the month to avoid late or finance charges. 2% 10 days, Net 30 days A 2% discount is applied if invoice is paid in 10 days; invoice must be paid in 30 days to avoid late or finance charges. 1% 15th, Net 30 days A 1% discount is applied if invoice is paid by the 15th of the month; invoice must be paid in 30 days to avoid late or finance charges. 2% 10th prox, Net 30th A 2% discount is applied if invoice is paid by approximately the 10th of the month; invoice must be paid by the 30th of the month to avoid late or finance charges. When you press <Fields> (PF3) in the Terms field to enter or edit billing terms for a vendor, the Vendor Terms window opens requiring you to enter the terms information. If terms have been established for this vendor using the Vendor Maintenance program, the current value for each field is displayed. You can accept the terms as they are displayed or modify them for this purchase order. When your entries are accepted, the values are interpreted to result in a meaningful phrase to both you and the vendor, and are displayed in the Terms field on the Purchase Order Header screen. Vendor Terms window ECS Pro Page 27 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Discount Percent Enter the percentage of the discount offered by this vendor when the invoice is paid early in the Discount percent field. Enter any discount up to four digits, including two decimal places, from 0.00 to 99.99. If no discount for prompt payment is offered, leave this field blank and move to the next field. Discount Days/Date Enter up to three digits for either the number of days or the date by which an invoice must be paid to receive the discount for prompt payment in the Discount days/date field. Enter any number of days from 0 to 365 or any day of the month from 1 to 30. Either type of entry is acceptable. For example, if you receive a two-percent discount if you pay invoices for this vendor by the 15th of the month, enter 15 in this field. Conversely, if you receive the discount if you pay invoices in 10 days, enter 10 in this field. Whether your entry is interpreted as a specific date or a number of days is determined by the code you enter in the Discount code field. If no discount for prompt payment is offered, leave this field blank. Discount Code The discount code is a one-character code that determines how your entry in the Discount days/date field is interpreted. Three entries are acceptable in the Discount code field: M, N, or P. Enter the code that describes the discount offered by this vendor in the Discount code field. If you are unsure of the code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct code. When you press this function key, the Discount Code Selection window opens listing the acceptable codes. Discount Codes and Definitions Code Description Definition M Day of the month Discount is offered when invoice is paid by a specific date, which is entered in the Discount Days/Date field. N Discount is offered when invoice is paid in a Number of days from specific number of days from the date of the invoice invoice, which is entered in the Discount Days/Date field. P Approximate day of the month ECS Pro Discount is offered when invoice is paid approximately by a specific date, which is entered in the Discount Days/Date field. Page 28 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Discount Code Selection window Net Days/Date Enter up to three digits for either the number of days or the date by which an invoice must be paid to avoid late charges or finance charges in the Net days/date field. Enter any number of days from 0 to 365 or any day of the month from 1 to 30. Either type of entry is acceptable. For example, if you must pay invoices for this vendor in 30 days, enter 30 in this field. Conversely, if you must pay invoices by the 25th, enter 25 in this field. Whether your entry is interpreted as a specific date or a number of days is determined by the code you enter in the Net code field. Net Code The net code is a one-character code that determines how your entry in the Net days/date field is interpreted. Two entries are acceptable in the Net code field: M or N. Net Code and Definitions Code Description Definition M Day of the month Invoice must be paid by a specific date, which is entered in the Net Days/Date field. N Number of days from invoice Invoice must be paid in a specific number of days from the date of the invoice, which is entered in the Net Days/Date field. ECS Pro Page 29 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Enter the code that describes the time frame in which invoices from this vendor must be paid in the Net code field. If you are unsure of the code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct code. When you press this function key, the Net Code Selection window opens, listing the acceptable codes. Net Code Selection window Ship Date The ship date of your purchase order is the date on which this vendor intends to ship the merchandise to you. Enter the expected ship date in the form MM/DD/YYYY. Promised Date Enter the date this vendor has promised to deliver the merchandise to you in the Promised field. The date you enter here becomes the expected receipt date stored for this purchase order. Enter this date in the form MM/DD/YYYY. If you don't enter a date, the expected receipt date is calculated using the purchase order date and the average lead time for the vendor. ECS Pro Page 30 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information Include in Lead Time? At the Incl. in LT? field, indicate whether you want the lead time on this purchase order to be included in the calculation of the average lead time for the items included on it. You may not want to include the lead time on this purchase order if it is a special order and will therefore take longer to be delivered, or if you have paid to have the shipment expedited. Allowing extremely unusual lead times to be included in this calculation can result in inaccurate average lead times for these items. Enter Y for yes if the lead time on the purchase order is to be included in calculations of average lead time, or enter N for no if it is not to be included. A default value is displayed in the Incl. in LT? field. However, the value that is displayed depends on the type of purchase order you are building. On standard and central purchase orders, the default value in this field is Y for yes. On all other purchase order types, N for no is the default value in this field. Memo Fields At the bottom of the Purchase Order Header screen, four separate fields are available to hold any information about the purchase order. Each of these fields can hold up to 20 characters. The names assigned to these fields, as well as the type of data they accept can be determined by your System Manager using the Purchase Order Memo Field Preferences program. Depending on how these preferences are established, none, some, or all the four memo fields may be displayed, and they may accept either alphanumeric entries or only numeric entries. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information and instructions about the Purchase Order Memo Field Preferences program. For example, if you sometimes have to pay for the pallets on which merchandise is delivered, you may want to indicate whether to save these pallets. In this case, your System Manager might have set up a memo field to display “Return pals?” and you would enter Y for yes or N for no accordingly for each purchase order you enter. You also may want to indicate whether a forklift should be available at the time of delivery. Your System Manager might have set up a memo field to display “Lift req?” and you would again enter Y for yes or N for no accordingly for each purchase order. These fields can also have labels such as Memo 1, Memo 2, etc., where operators can enter any information specific to the purchase order. ECS Pro Page 31 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Main Header Information When you convert existing orders into purchase orders, you can have the customer code from each order copied into one of the four memo fields, or you can have the order number copied into one of them. You can even have the customer code copied into one memo field and the order number copied into another. If you want this information copied from your orders into memo fields on your purchase orders, select the appropriate setting for the Order to PO - Customer Code Memo preference and the Order to PO - Order # Preference in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information and instructions. Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Your company may use a cooperative vendor such as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. (HWI), or TruServ to purchase goods. The Purchase Order Entry program provides special purchase order types that can only be used if your company purchases through one of these buying service companies. To use one of these special purchase order types, the vendor code of the cooperative vendor must have been established using the preferences in the appropriate Vendor Communications module. For example, if your company uses TruServ as a cooperative vendor to purchase merchandise, your System Manager must use the preference program in the TruServ Communications Processing module to establish TruServ as the vendor. For information and instructions about setting preferences for a Vendor Communications module, refer to the appropriate Vendor Communications Processing manual. After you enter the vendor code of the cooperative vendor on the Purchase Order Header screen, as well as any other information, an appropriate window opens when you accept the information. The information required for TruServ and HWI purchase orders is discussed in the following sections. TruServ Purchase Orders A TruServ purchase order is used in conjunction with the TruServ Communications Processing module only. This purchase order type is not available to you unless your company has purchased and installed this communications module. In addition, you must have established a TruServ vendor using the preference program in TruServ Communications Processing. Use the TruServ purchase order type to build purchase orders to transmit to the cooperative buying service company, TruServ, if you purchase through them for any of your locations. However, you are not required to build only TruServ purchase orders to transmit to them, you can use other purchase order types as well. ECS Pro Page 32 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors When you create a purchase order for TruServ and enter the vendor code of your TruServ vendor, the TruServ Purchase Order window opens when you accept the Purchase Order Header screen. This window allows you to choose a TruServ purchase order type, and enter a relay number. vop010067 TruServ Purchase Order Type and select TruServ purchase order information. Then press Do. Cotter PO type > Warehouse Paint Relay Policy "A" Restock Relay number Do Help F11=Cancel PF4=Exit TruServ Purchase Order window There are five types of TruServ purchase orders, which are listed below and defined in the documentation you received from TruServ: • Warehouse • Policy A • Paint • Restock • Relay For TruServ relay purchase orders, you must also enter a relay number up to three digits. Do not enter a relay number for any other type of TruServ purchase order. ECS Pro Page 33 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Upon entering an item code on a TruServ relay purchase order, the TruServ Page/Line window opens, requiring you to enter the page number and line number where the item can be found in the appropriate TruServ catalog. Press <Do> to accept the entered information. vop010069 TruServ Page/Line Type the TruServ page/line. Then press Do. Page number Line number Do Help F11=Cancel PF4=Exit TruServ Page/Line window Refer to the documentation you received from TruServ for further information about TruServ purchase orders. Refer to the TruServ Communications Processing manual for information about transmitting purchase orders to TruServ. HWI Purchase Orders An HWI purchase order is used in conjunction with the HWI Communications Processing module only. This purchase order type is not available to you unless your company has purchased and installed the HWI Communications Processing module. In addition, you must have established a vendor using the preference program in that module. Use this purchase order type to build purchase orders to transmit to the cooperative buying service company, Hardware Wholesalers Inc., if you purchase through them for any of your locations. However, you are not required to build only HWI purchase orders to transmit to them, you can use other purchase order types. ECS Pro Page 34 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors When you are creating a purchase order for HWI, the HWI Purchase Order window opens, allowing you to choose the HWI purchase order type and enter a promotion code. vop010066 HWI Purchase Order Type and select HWI purchase order information. Then press Do. HWI PO type Regular Sale Bulletin Refill Promotion code Do Help F11=Cancel PF4=Exit HWI Purchase Order window There are four types of HWI purchase orders, which are listed below. The documentation you received from HWI defines these purchase order types. • Regular • Bulletin • Rale • Refill For HWI sale purchase orders, you must also enter a promotion code of exactly two characters. For HWI bulletin purchase orders, you must enter a promotion number of exactly four characters. Do not enter a promotion code for HWI regular or refill purchase orders. When the regular or refill electronic POs are transmitted to HWI, the Transmit code fields will contain the promotion code. ECS Pro Page 35 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Upon entering an item code on an HWI bulletin purchase order, the HWI Bulletin Item Code window opens, requiring you to enter the HWI bulletin item code up to six digits for the item. Press <Do> to accept the entered code. vop010068 HWI Bulletin Item Code Type the HWI bulletin item code. Then press Do. Bulletin item code Do Help F11=Cancel PF4=Exit HWI Bulletin Item Code Refer to the documentation you received from HWI for further information about the HWI purchase order types. Also, refer to your HWI Communications Processing manual for information about transmitting purchase orders to HWI. Anticipated Cost Group Purchases If you intend to use cost group breaks to the best advantage, it is beneficial to establish anticipated cost group purchases before you begin entering purchase order lines. This can be done using the Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases feature, available from the Functions pull-down menu. Anticipated cost group purchases are discussed in detail in Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for information and instructions about establishing cost group breaks. ECS Pro Page 36 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Order Lines Purchase Order Lines Once you have entered all purchase order header information and accepted it, the Purchase Order Lines screen is displayed. Enter the information about the items to purchase on this screen. The Purchase Order Lines screen can is initially displayed in one of two ways when you are building a purchase order. It can be displayed as a full screen containing a scrolling list of purchase order lines or as a split screen. In the split screen, the top portion contains a scrolling list of the actual purchase order lines, and the lower portion is a line detail window for entry of the information for each item being purchased. In addition, if the Purchase Order Lines screen is initially displayed as a split screen, the cursor can be positioned in either section. Purchase Order Lines screen (full-screen) ECS Pro Page 37 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Purchase Order Lines screen (split-screen) The type of screen that is displayed, as well as the positioning of the cursor, depends on the screen you are using for the purchase order type you are building. Purchase order screens are established using the Purchase Order Entry Screens Maintenance program, discussed in Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities. These screens are assigned to specific purchase order types by your System Manager using the Purchase Order Screen by Session Preferences program, which is discussed in your System Manager's Guide. Regardless of the type of screen that is displayed, you can change the screen by utilizing a feature available from the Lines pull-down menu. When you are working in the split screen, select Full screen to convert the screen to a full screen of scrolling purchase order lines. When you are working in the full screen, select Split screen to convert the screen to a split screen. This feature is covered in more detail later in this chapter. To move the cursor between the detail window and the scrolling line list when using the split screen, press <F12>. Use this key to toggle the position of the cursor back and forth between these two portions of the split screen. ECS Pro Page 38 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Scrolling Line List When the cursor is in the scrolling line list on either the split or full screen, you can enter items by entering the item code, quantity, and cost of the item. Each line number is assigned by the Purchase Order Entry program and is displayed in the Ln# column. As you enter each line, running totals for the total number of shipping units and the net amount of the purchase order are displayed at the bottom of the scrolling list. Additionally, if you are using the split screen, information is displayed in the line detail window as you enter the information on the line. Refer to the following discussion of the line detail window for definitions of the fields that are displayed. Item Code Enter the item code of the item to purchase in the Item Cd column. The code you enter must be an existing item code up to eight characters previously established on your system using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the item code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct item. You may also enter the item by scanning it using a bar code reader, or by entering any other alternate code assigned to the item using the Alternate Code Maintenance program. If you are building a purchase order for a cooperative vendor such as TruServ or HWI, a window may open when you enter the item code, requiring you to enter special item information. Refer to “Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors” earlier in this chapter for more information. An item/vendor record should also exist for this item with the vendor on this purchase order. Item/vendor records are established using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. When an item/vendor record exists for this item and vendor, the vendor information is displayed in the line detail window as you enter the line information. If no item/vendor record exists for this item with this vendor, the information for the primary vendor of this item at this location is displayed. If no item/vendor record exists, and no primary vendor exists for this item, a message is displayed, warning you that no vendor item code exists for this item. Upon clearing the message, the cursor is positioned in the line detail window if you are using the split screen. If you are using the full screen, the cursor remains positioned on the line, and you must use the Split Screen feature on the Lines pull-down menu to access the line detail window on the split screen. ECS Pro Page 39 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Once the item code has been entered, the item description is displayed in the Description column, and the cursor moves to the PO Qty column. Additionally, if a value for the cost is held in the item/vendor record for this item, that cost is displayed in the Cost column. This information is also displayed in the line detail window if you are using the split screen. Some items that are established on your system have special considerations that must be taken into consideration when these items are entered on a purchase order. The table below lists some special types of items that you may be entering on purchase orders, and the special considerations you must make for them. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about the different types of items that can be established on your system. Special Considerations for Item Types Item Type Special Considerations Assembly items Only types 2 and 0 can be entered on a purchase order. Common items Cannot be entered on a purchase order. Miscellaneous items Must be entered using the line detail window. Vendor information may also be entered, regardless of whether these fields are enabled on the screen you are using. Must be entered using the line detail window. No item/vendor record Vendor information may also be entered, regardless of whether these fields are enabled on the screen you are using. Nonstock items Must be entered using the line detail window. Vendor information may also be entered, regardless of whether these fields are enabled on the screen you are using. Special order items Must be entered using the line detail window. Vendor information may also be entered, regardless of whether these fields are enabled on the screen you are using. Tally items Tally header items and tally individual items can be entered on a purchase order. When a tally header item is purchased, the tally individuals are specified when the item is received. ECS Pro Page 40 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Purchase Order Quantity The purchase order quantity is the quantity of this item to purchase, in your stocking unit of measure. Enter any quantity up to six digits in the PO Qty column. You may not enter decimal quantities in this field. When you enter this quantity, the net amount is calculated and is displayed in the Net Amt column if a cost is displayed, and the cursor moves to the Cost column. This information is also displayed in the line detail window if you are using the split screen. If you are working with a central purchase order, and automatic central quantity distribution is enabled for this purchase order, the Central Quantity Distribution Entry window opens when you enter a quantity on a purchase order line. Refer to the section “Enter Central Purchase Order Distribution Option” later in this chapter for more information. Vendor Cost A cost is displayed in the Vendor cost field if a value for the vendor's cost is held in the item/vendor record for this item. The value that displays is determined by the PO Entry Replacement Cost Option preference. Use this preference to use the vendor item unit cost or the item replacement cost. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information. You can accept the displayed cost, or you can enter a cost for the item in the vendor's costing unit of measure. Enter a cost up to eight digits, including three decimal places. Any item cost breaks and line discounts are calculated in the displayed cost. Cost group breaks are also calculated if anticipated purchases have been entered. If you enter a new or modified cost, the amount in the Net Amt column is recalculated and is displayed on this line, and the cursor moves to the Item Cd column on the next purchase order line. This information is also displayed in the line detail window if you are using the split screen. The amount that is displayed in the Net Amt column is calculated by multiplying the purchase order quantity by your cost in your costing unit of measure (PO Qty x Cost = Net Amt). Therefore, the displayed net amount may not equal the purchase order quantity multiplied by the vendor cost, since the vendor cost is in the vendor's costing unit of measure. ECS Pro Page 41 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Line Detail Window When the cursor is in the line detail window, you can enter more information about the items to purchase. The item code, purchase order quantity, and cost can be entered for each item, and as these fields of information are entered, the information is displayed on the appropriate line in the scrolling line list. Using the detail window, you can also enter a trade discount percentage, and may be able to enter the item using its vendor item code. The vendor information about the item is displayed if an item/vendor record has been established for the item with this vendor. Depending on the screen you are using for this purchase order type, you may be able to edit this information for this purchase order. In addition, you can view up to eight other item information fields of your company's choosing. The fields that are displayed in the line detail window may differ depending on the purchase order type entered on the Purchase Order Header screen. This is because your System Manager has used the Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance program to establish certain screens to be used for each type of purchase order. Just as on the Purchase Order Header screen, fields can be made inactive. All possible fields that can be displayed and be entered in this window are explained here. Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities for further information and instructions about the Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance program. In this window, after entering all the information for an item, and accepting the line information, the detail window clears, and the cursor returns to the Item cd field for entry of the next line. Item Code Enter the item code of the item to purchase in the Item cd field. The code you enter must be an existing item code up to eight characters previously established on your system using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the item code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct item. You may also enter the item by scanning it using a bar code reader, or by entering any other alternate code assigned to this item using the Alternate Code Maintenance program. If you are building a purchase order for a cooperative vendor such as TruServ or HWI, a window may open when you enter the item code, requiring you to enter special item information. Refer to the section “Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors” earlier in this chapter for more information. ECS Pro Page 42 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors An item/vendor record should also exist for this item with the vendor on this purchase order. Item/vendor records are entered using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. When an item/vendor record exists for this item and vendor, the vendor information is displayed in the line detail window as you enter the line information. If no item/vendor record exists for this item with this vendor, the information for the primary vendor of this item at this location is displayed. If no item/vendor record exists, and no primary vendor exists for this item, this information is not displayed and must be entered manually. Once the item code has been entered, the item description is displayed and the cursor moves to the next field. If a value is held for the cost in the item/vendor record for this item, that cost is displayed in the Cost field. This information is also displayed on the appropriate line of the scrolling line list. As you are entering items in the scrolling line list, some items that are established on your system have special considerations that must be taken into consideration when you enter them in the line detail window. The table shown earlier in the “Scrolling Line List” section lists some special types of items that you may enter and the special considerations you must make for them. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about the different types of items that can be established on your system. Vendor Item Code The vendor item code is displayed upon entry of an item code, as long as one has been entered in the item/vendor record for this item and vendor using the Item Maintenance program. If the vendor item code is not displayed, enter up to 20 characters for the item code used by the vendor for this item. Additionally, the screen you are using may allow you to enter the item to purchase via the vendor item code instead of the item code. When this is the case, the item code is displayed when you enter the vendor item code. If you are unsure of a vendor item code to enter, and the Item code field is disabled on the screen, press <Prompt> (PF2) and perform an item lookup. This lookup is based on the item codes that are established on your system. However, when you choose one from the selection list, the vendor item code is also retrieved and displayed in the Vendor item code field. If item cost breaks and/or cost group breaks are associated with the item entered, this is indicated just underneath the Vendor item cd field after you enter the purchase order quantity of the item. “ICB” displays when the item has associated item cost breaks. Item cost breaks are established in the item/vendor record using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. “CGB” displays when the item has associated cost group breaks with this vendor. Cost group breaks are established using the Vendor Maintenance program. ECS Pro Page 43 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about establishing item cost breaks and cost group breaks. In most cases, if an item is subject to both an item cost break and a cost group break, the item cost break overrides the group cost break. However, depending on the base type of the cost group break, the cost group break may be taken in addition to the item cost break. Purchase Order Quantity The purchase order quantity is the quantity of this item to purchase, in the stocking unit of measure. Enter any quantity up to six digits in the PO qty field. The stocking unit of measure is displayed to the right of the PO qty entry field. When you enter this quantity, the vendor units are displayed in the Vendor units field if the item/vendor record for this item and vendor contains this information. The cursor moves to the Cost field in this window. In addition, if a cost for the item is displayed, the extended amount is calculated and displayed in the Ext Amt field, and the net amount is calculated and displayed in the Net Amt field. Some of this information is also displayed on the current line in the scrolling line list. If you are working with a central purchase order, and automatic central quantity distribution is enabled for this purchase order, the Central Quantity Distribution Entry window opens when you enter a quantity on a purchase order line. Refer to the section “Enter Central Purchase Order Distribution Option” later in this chapter for more information. On a backordered purchase order line, an additional field is displayed below the PO qty field, called the Total qty field. Refer to “Recall a Purchase Order Feature” in Chapter 3 for more information about this field. Vendor Units The vendor unit is the number of units in the vendor's costing unit of measure required to equal the entered purchase order quantity. This is displayed automatically, as long as the vendor's costing unit of measure has been entered in the item/vendor record for this item and vendor using the Item Maintenance program. If this is not displayed automatically, enter any number up to eight digits, including three decimal places, for the number of vendor units. The vendor's costing unit of measure is displayed to the right of the field if an item/vendor record exists for this item and vendor. If this field is active, you can enter the number of vendor units to have the Purchase Order Entry program calculate the purchase order quantity. ECS Pro Page 44 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors For example, to purchase six cases of an item you stock by the each, rather than multiplying six by 24 per case to get 144 each, enter 6 in the Vendor units field. The purchase order quantity is automatically calculated to be 144 each. Shipping Units The shipping unit is the number of units in the vendor's shipping unit of measure required to equal the entered purchase order quantity. This is displayed automatically, as long as the vendor's shipping unit of measure has been entered in the item/vendor record for this item and vendor using the Item Maintenance program. If this is not displayed automatically, enter any number up to eight digits, including three decimal places, for the number of shipping units. The shipping unit of measure is displayed to the right of the field if an item/vendor record exists for this item and vendor. Cost A cost is already displayed in the Cost field if a value for the cost is held in the item/vendor record for this item, or if item cost breaks or cost group breaks exist for this item. You can press <Enter> to accept the cost if one is displayed, or enter a cost for the item in your pricing unit of measure. Enter a cost up to 10 digits, including three decimal places. The pricing unit of measure is displayed to the right of the Cost entry field. Any item cost breaks and line discounts are calculated in the displayed cost. Cost group breaks are also calculated if anticipated purchases have been entered. If you enter a new cost, the amounts in the Vendor cost field, the Ext Amt field, and the Net Amt field are recalculated and displayed. Vendor Cost The vendor cost is the cost of this item charged by the vendor. The vendor cost is displayed if a value for the vendor cost is held in the item/vendor record for this item and vendor or after entry of the cost if the costing unit of measure is held in the item/vendor record. You can accept the cost or enter the vendor cost for this item. The vendor's costing unit of measure is displayed to the right of the Vendor cost field if it is held in the item/vendor record. Enter a cost up to eight digits, including two decimal places. If you enter a vendor cost, your cost in pricing units is calculated. Extended Amount The extended amount of this line is displayed in the Ext Amt field, and you cannot modify the amount displayed. The extended amount is the total amount of the line (the purchase order quantity multiplied by the cost per unit). No discounts are included. ECS Pro Page 45 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Retail Price The Retail price field is a memo field that allows you to enter a new unit price for this item when the cost is changed. The price you enter is stored in the purchase order, and you can later update it into the item record using the Purchase Order / Receipt Price Stickers program in the Price Management module. You can have the system calculate a retail price based on a specific markup percent and the unit cost of the item. Press <Retail Price> (PF3) in this field, and the Calculate Retail Price window opens displaying the unit cost of the entered item. Calculate Retail Price window Markup Percent Enter a markup percent for the item in the Markup percent field. The retail price is calculated and is displayed when you press <Enter>. The system calculates the retail price using the following formula: [ (Markup % x Unit cost) + Unit cost = Retail price ] Rounding Method Enter a rounding method number or press <Prompt> (PF2) in the Rounding method field to open the Rounding Method Selection window and choose a method to use for rounding the calculated retail price. Refer to your Price Management manual for details about each of the available rounding methods. Press <Do> to accept the calculated retail price and return to the Purchase Order Lines screen. ECS Pro Page 46 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Trade Discount Percentage Many vendors may offer you a trade discount on purchases. When this is the case, you can enter the percentage of the discount offered in the Trade Disc % field. You can enter any percentage up to five digits, including three decimal places. The Net Amt field is then recalculated and displayed in this window, and the Net Amt column is recalculated and displayed on the appropriate line in the scrolling line list. You can enter a chain discount by pressing <Fields> (PF3) in the Trade Disc % field. A chain discount is not just one discount, but multiple discounts applied in succession. When you press <Fields> (PF3), the Chain Discount Entry window opens. After you enter a chain discount, *CHAIN* is displayed to the right of the Trade Disc % field. Refer to “Enter Trade Discount Option” later in this section for more information about chain discounts. Chain Discount Entry window Net Amount The net amount of this line is displayed in the Net Amt field, and the amount displayed cannot be modified. The net amount is the total amount of the line taking into consideration any line discounts (the purchase order quantity multiplied by the cost per unit, minus trade discounts). User-Defined Display Fields The Purchase Order Entry program allows your company the ability to determine eight additional fields to display for informational purposes in the bottom of the detail window on the Purchase Order Lines screen. Depending on the screen you are using to build this type of purchase order, up to eight of the fields may be displayed. Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities for more information about the Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance program. ECS Pro Page 47 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors The table below lists the user-defined fields that can be displayed at the bottom of the detail window. Although there are numerous fields listed, a maximum of eight can be displayed at once. Values are displayed for these fields only if a value is held in the item record of the item you are entering on this purchase order. This information pertains to the location for which the purchase order is being built. For central purchase orders, this information pertains to the location entered on the Purchase Order Header screen, at which the merchandise for all locations is to be received. User-Defined Display Fields Field Name Field Description AvgCst Average cost Dly Usg Daily usage rate DmdQty Demand quantity LCntDt Last count date LstCst Last cost Max qty Maximum quantity to keep in stock Min GP% Minimum gross profit percent Min qty Minimum quantity to keep in stock None Field not used PE/GMROI Product effectiveness/Gross margin return on investment Pkg qty Package quantity shipped by vendor QAvail Quantity available (Qty on hand - Qty on reserve) QOBO Quantity on backorder QOH Quantity on hand QOPO Quantity on purchase order QOR Quantity on reserve TQAvail Total quantity available (Qty avail. + Qty on PO) Turns Turns Unit prc Unit price (using retail price level) Usld MTD Units sold month-to-date ECS Pro Page 48 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Purchase Orders for Cooperative Vendors Field Name Field Description Usld YTD Units sold year-to-date USldLMTD Units sold last month-to-date USldLYTD Units sold last year-to-date Line Options When entering items on the Purchase Order Lines screen, you are provided a number of options that can be performed on a selected line. Access these options by pressing <Select> to open the Line Options window. Before accessing this window, be sure to position the cursor at the line on which to use an option. The line options can be accessed whether you are using the scrolling line list or the detail window to enter purchase order lines. Remember that you may not be able to use some of these options depending on the status of the current purchase order line. Refer to Chapter 1: Introduction for more information about purchase order line statuses. Line Options window ECS Pro Page 49 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options Enter Remark Option Use the Enter Remark option to enter or edit text to have printed on the purchase order for a selected line. For example, you may want to enter a better description of the item than is provided by the item description, such as a specific color or size. When you select Enter remarks... from the Line Options window, the Line Remarks window opens, displaying the line number and item code of the selected purchase order line, and allowing you to enter up to 500 lines of text of up to 35 characters each. If remarks have previously been entered for the selected line, these remarks are displayed, and you may modify them. Line Remarks window When entering or modifying remarks for a line, to insert a new line or delete a line, use the <Ctrl> key. To insert a line, use the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys to move the cursor to the line above where you want to insert a new line. Hold down the <Ctrl> key and type A. A new blank line is displayed. To delete a line, move the cursor to the line to delete. Hold down the <Ctrl> key and type D. The selected line is deleted, and the cursor is now positioned on the line below the deleted line. After entering or modifying the text, the cursor returns to the current line on the Purchase Order Lines screen and “RMK” is displayed below the vendor item description in the line detail window on the Purchase Order Lines screen. In addition, the remarks you enter are printed below this line when the purchase order is printed. ECS Pro Page 50 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options You cannot enter or edit Remarks for purchase order lines with a status of received or canceled. Edit Item Description for this PO Option Use the Edit Item Description for this PO option to modify the item description for the item on the current line for this purchase order only. Any modifications made using this option only affect the item's description on this line of this purchase order. The item description held in the item record remains unchanged. Upon selecting this option from the Line Options window, the Edit Item Description window opens displaying the current description being used for this item on this line of this purchase order. This may be the item description held in the item record, or it may be a modified description if this option has previously been used on this line. You can enter a new description up to 32 characters, or you can edit the displayed description. After entering or modifying the displayed description, the cursor returns to the current line on the Purchase Order Lines screen, where the new description is displayed. Item descriptions cannot be edited on purchase order lines with a status of backordered, canceled, or received. Edit Item Description window ECS Pro Page 51 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options Lock/Unlock Entered Cost from Recost Option The Purchase Order Entry program offers two options that allow you to recost the lines on a purchase order according to cost group purchases. However, there may be certain lines you do not want to recost to make sure these lines retain the entered costs. Use the Lock/Unlock Entered Cost from Recost option to set or lock the current line so that its cost isn't recalculated with the rest of the lines on the purchase order, or you can use this to reset or unlock the line so that the cost is recalculated with a recost if the selected line is locked. This setting affects recosts based on cost group purchases, as well as global trade discounts. However, you can enter line trade discounts for locked lines. Refer to Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features for more information about recosting purchase orders and applying global discounts. When this feature is selected from the Line Options window, the Lock/Unlock Entered Cost window opens displaying the line number and item code of the selected line, as well as the current lock status of the line. You must select the lock status to assign to the selected line. Lock/Unlock Entered Cost window Choose Locked in the Lock status option field if you don't want the cost to be recalculated for the selected line when the purchase order is recosted. Select Unlocked if you want the cost to be recalculated for this line when the purchase order is recosted. The initial setting for all lines is unlocked. After selecting your choice, the cursor returns to the current line on the Purchase Order Lines screen. “LCK” displays below the vendor item description in the line detail window for locked lines. This can be used to alert operators that the line is locked, and that care should be taken when editing its cost. ECS Pro Page 52 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options Enter Trade Discount Option Many of your vendors may offer you a trade discount on some of the items you purchase. Use the Enter Trade Discount option to enter the percentage of the trade discount offered on a selected line. This option is for use when you are using the scrolling line list since there is no field displayed to enter a trade discount, or when you are using the line detail window where the Trade Disc % field is disabled. In addition to the discount on this line, you may also receive a trade discount on the purchase order as a whole. Enter a global trade discount percentage on the Purchase Order Totals screen. A global trade discount overrides any line discounts, with the exception of those that have been locked using the Lock/Unlock Entered Cost from Recost option. However, a line discount that is entered after a global discount overrides the global discount. When you select the Enter Trade Discount option from the Line Options window, the Trade Discount window opens displaying the line number and item code, as well as the unit cost and the extended amount of the selected line. It also allows you to enter a trade discount percentage in the Trade Disc % field up to five digits, including three decimal places. After entering a trade discount, the cursor returns to the current line on the Purchase Order Lines screen. Trade Discount window ECS Pro Page 53 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options You can enter a chain discount by pressing <Fields> (PF3) in the Trade Disc % field. A chain discount is not just one discount, but multiple discounts applied in succession. After you enter a chain discount, *CHAIN* is displayed to the right of the Trade Disc % field. When you press <Fields> (PF3), the Chain Discount Entry window opens. Chain Discount Entry window Enter the numbers that represent the discounts being offered when you purchase a quantity specified by the vendor in the Chain Discount Entry window. Chain discounts are entered with a comma separating each percentage. However, when the same discount percentage is to be applied several times, the number of times the discount is to be applied and the discount percentage can be entered separated by a slash. After entering a chain discount, the cursor returns to the Line Discount window, where the discount percentage is calculated and displayed. For example, assume that your vendor offers you a discount of seven percent (7%) and a subsequent discount of five percent (5%) off the cost of an item. You would make the following entry in the Chain Discount Entry window: 7,5. Beginning with an original cost of $57.980, this entry results in a discount of 7% off ($4.059), equaling a cost of 53.921. The 5% discount is then taken based on this new cost, resulting in an additional discount of $2.696. The total discount taken equals $6.755 ($4.059 + $2.696), or 11.650%. Using another example, your vendor offers you four discounts of 7% for the item. The following entry should be made in the Chain Discount Entry window: 4/7. This entry results in four discounts of 7% applied to the item: $57.980 4.059 (7%) = $53.921 - $3.774 (7%) = $50.147 - $3.510 (7%) = $46.637 - $3.265 (7%) = $43.372. The total discount taken equals $14.608, or 25.195%. The table below may better illustrate these two entries and the resulting discounts based on an initial cost of $57.980. The actual percentage of the chain discount you enter is calculated and displayed in the Trade Disc % field in the Line Discount window once you accept the chain discount entry. In addition, *CHAIN* is displayed to the right of the field. ECS Pro Page 54 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options Entry Calculation Resulting Discount 7,5 ($57.980 - $4.059) - $2.696 = 51.225 11.650% 4/7 ((($57.980 -4.059) - $3.744) - $3.510) - $3.265 = $43.372 25.195% Enter Central PO Distribution Option Use the Enter Central PO Distribution option to distribute the purchase order quantity among the locations for which the item is being purchased on a central purchase order. To use this option, the cursor must be positioned in the PO Qty field of the selected line, and the current purchase order must be a central purchase order. Upon selecting the Enter Central PO Distribution option from the Line Options window, the Central Quantity Distribution window opens displaying the line number and item code of the selected line, and requiring you to enter the quantity of this item to order for each location. Central Quantity Distribution window For each location for which to order the selected item, enter the quantity up to six digits for that location. As you enter these quantities, the quantity displayed in the Running total field is updated and displayed to reflect the total quantity ordered so far. After accepting the quantities, the cursor returns to the current line on the Purchase Order Entry screen, where the quantity from the Running Total field is now displayed in the PO Qty field. ECS Pro Page 55 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options When you distribute central purchase order quantities, the quantities you specify are printed only on the central purchase order copy of the purchase order. They are not printed on the vendor's copy, or any other copy types. When the Quantity Distribution Option feature on the Utilities pull-down menu is set to enable automatic quantity distribution, the Central Quantity Distribution window opens when you enter a quantity on each line of a central purchase order. The Quantity Distribution Option feature is discussed in Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features. If that feature is set to disable automatic entry, you may want to use the Enter Central PO Distribution option to enter distribution quantities. Enter Retail Price Option Use the Enter Retail Price option to enter a new unit price for the item on the current purchase order line. You may want to establish a new price for the item if the cost is changed with this purchase order. This option is used when you are using the scrolling line list to enter purchase order lines, since there is no field displayed or when you are using the line detail window where the Retail price field is disabled. The price you enter using this option is stored in the current purchase order, and you can later update the item record of the item with the new price using the Purchase Order / Receipt Price Generation program in the Price Management module. Refer to your Price Management manual for information and instructions about this program. ECS Pro Page 56 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Options When you select Enter retail price from the Line Options window, the Retail Price window opens displaying the line number, item code, unit cost and extended amount of the current purchase order line, and requiring you to enter a new retail price for the item. Enter a price up to eight digits, including up to three decimal places. If a retail price has previously been entered for the current line, that price is displayed in this window and may be modified. Retail Price window After entering or modifying the retail price for the current purchase order line, it is displayed in the Retail price field in the line detail window of the current line. Pressing <Retail Price> (PF3) in this field opens the Calculate Retail Price window which was discussed earlier in this chapter. Line Functions As you are entering line items on a purchase order, use the functions on the Lines pull-down menu to navigate the Purchase Order Line screen or to insert, cancel, or delete purchase order lines. Your System Manager can use Security Administration to set feature security for the Delete Line and Cancel Line features, preventing some operators from accessing those features. Refer to the System Manager's Guide for more information about setting feature security. ECS Pro Page 57 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Delete Line Use the Delete Line feature to delete a line or range of lines from the purchase order you are working with. Once a purchase order line has been deleted, it no longer exists. It is not printed on this purchase order and it will not be received. You cannot delete a purchase order line that is backordered, totally received, canceled, or deleted. However, you can use the Cancel Line feature to cancel the remaining quantity on a line that has been partially received. When you choose the Delete Line feature from the Lines pull-down menu, the Delete Line window opens, requiring you to enter the number of the line or the range of lines to delete. Choose one of the two methods for deleting the lines, or choose to resume the program without deleting any lines. Delete Line window Line Number Range The number of the current line is initially displayed in both of the line number range fields in the Delete Line window. Retain these values and delete only the line on which the cursor is positioned. You can also enter the number of the first line to delete in the Line number from field and the last number in the range of lines in the Line number to field to delete a range of lines at one time. You can enter any line number of up to five digits of the current purchase order in both fields. ECS Pro Page 58 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Delete Option Choose one of the following options from the Delete option field: • Resume without deleting any lines • Delete lines having a zero quantity • Delete all lines in range You might choose to delete only the lines having a zero quantity if you have imported a permanent purchase order or a range of items. For instance, assume you have imported a permanent purchase order with no quantities for the items on the purchase order, and you have gone through each line to determine the quantities of the items to purchase. Therefore, there are a number of items on the current purchase order that you don't want to purchase, and therefore have a quantity of 0. You can use the Delete Line feature to delete those lines, by choosing Delete lines having a zero quantity. Important: Be aware that when you delete a range of lines, only those in the range that are available for deletion are actually deleted from the purchase order. Lines that are backordered, totally received, or canceled remain on the purchase order. Cancel Line Feature Use the Cancel Line feature to cancel a line on the purchase order on which you are working. Purchase order lines are usually canceled at the request of the vendor because he cannot deliver the item. You cannot cancel a purchase order line that has been totally received, canceled, or deleted. In addition, you cannot cancel a purchase order line with a status of entered. You may cancel a purchase order line that has been partially received. However, you can only cancel the remaining (backordered) quantity. A canceled purchase order line is still included in reports and inquiries of the purchase order. The open amount of the purchase order is the only portion affected. In addition, the vendor record is updated with the dollar amount canceled. For more information about updating, refer to the section “Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry” later in this chapter. ECS Pro Page 59 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions When you choose the Cancel Line feature from the Lines pull-down menu, the Cancel Line window opens displaying the number of the line you have chosen to cancel, and requiring you to choose whether to continue with the cancellation. Cancel Line window Choose Resume without canceling the line, and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen without canceling the selected line. You can also choose Cancel the line to cancel the selected line and the Cancel Reason window opens requiring you to enter a number up to four characters corresponding to the reason for which the current line is being canceled. Your company may have a number of reasons why a purchase order line can be canceled. Such as, the vendor could not fill the order in time, or you have received a portion of the quantity ordered and decide to cancel the remaining quantity instead of placing it on backorder. Cancel Reason window ECS Pro Page 60 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions If your company assigns a number to each acceptable cancel reason, you can then enter the appropriate number in this window when you cancel a purchase order line. The cancel reason number is displayed in the Purchase Order Inquiry program. Refer to Chapter 7: Purchase Order Status Information for more information. After entering a cancel reason number, the quantity remaining open on the selected line is canceled, and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen, where the quantity displayed for this line is 0. If you cancel a backordered line, the total quantity for the canceled line is equal to the quantity received on that line. Search / Go To Feature The Search / Go To feature assists you in moving the cursor to any line on the purchase order on which you are working. When you select this feature from the Lines pull-down menu, the Search / Go To window opens allowing you to enter the line number of the line to go to, or the item code or vendor item code to search for on the current purchase order. You may only use one of these fields for your search. Search / Go To window Line Number To move the cursor to a specific line on the current purchase order, enter the number of that line in the Line number field. Enter the number up to five digits of a line that exists on the current purchase order. ECS Pro Page 61 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Item Code To search for a particular item on the current purchase order, enter the appropriate item code in the Item code field. The code you enter must be an existing item code up to eight characters. You may also enter the item code by scanning it using a bar code reader, or by entering any other alternate code assigned to this item using the Alternate Code Maintenance program. Vendor Item Code Enter the vendor item code of an item in the Vendor item code field to search for a particular item on the current purchase order using the vendor's item code instead of your item code. The code you enter must be an existing vendor item code up to 20 characters. Go to Last Line The Go to Last Line feature allows you to move the cursor directly to the next available line on the current purchase order. This is especially useful when you have retrieved a purchase order to which you want to add lines. After recalling a purchase order and displaying the Purchase Order Lines screen, use the Go to Last Line feature to move directly to the next available line and begin entering new lines. When you select Go to last line from the Lines pull-down menu, the cursor returns immediately to the Purchase Order Lines screen positioned in the Item Cd field of the next available line on the current purchase order. You can use this feature regardless of whether you are working in the scrolling line list or the detail window. Insert Line Feature Use the Insert Line feature to insert an item line anywhere on the current purchase order. When a line is inserted, all lines displayed after the insertion point are renumbered. Before choosing this feature, place your cursor on the line below where you want to insert a new line. ECS Pro Page 62 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions When you select the Insert Line feature from the Lines pull-down menu, the Insert Line window opens displaying the number of the line above which you are inserting the new line and the two available options. Insert Line window Full Screen / Split Screen Feature The Purchase Order Lines screen is initially displayed with either a full screen of scrolling purchase order lines or a split screen consisting of a scrolling line list and a detail window. You can change the screen from one to the other at any time. The way the Full Screen / Split Screen feature is displayed on the Lines pull-down menu is dependent on the screen you are using. If you are using the split screen, this feature is displayed as Full screen, or if you are using the full screen, this feature is displayed as Split screen. To access this feature when you are working in the scrolling line list, the cursor must be positioned in the Item Cd column. When working in the line detail window, this feature can be accessed regardless of the position of the cursor. Upon choosing this feature from the Lines pull-down menu, the cursor returns immediately to the Purchase Order Lines screen. If the cursor is positioned on the full screen, select Split screen and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen, which now displays the split screen. If the cursor is positioned on the split screen, select Full screen and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen, which now displays the full screen. ECS Pro Page 63 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Purchase Orders for Special Order Items Special order (SO) items are items that you sell to a customer but you do not normally stock in your inventory. Therefore, the detail item is not recorded in your item/inventory records. You may enter a special order item in Transaction Entry or in Purchase Order Entry. Important: To use Special Order Items you must have at least one special order item coded into your system using Item/Inventory Maintenance in the Primary File Administration module. This item must be coded as a Special Order Item by entering 'S' in the Non-Stock Item field. Special order items are tracked by description and can be tracked through inventory and reported in stock. You may also track history and the item value. This item is removed from inventory once the item is shipped. A special order item remains in inventory and in your records if the customer returned the item or never picked it up. You may then sell that special order item. Special order items that remain in your inventory appear in your special order item lookup. Special Order Item Options When entering a SO item code on a PO transaction, you have four options: • Purchase the line for an order transaction already containing a special item. After a special order transaction has been created in Transaction Entry, you may generate the purchase order by using the Create PO from Order program, Copy an Order to a PO program, or by importing Order-to-PO records into a new PO. In any of these situations, the program links the PO line to the order line and therefore to the SO detail item for the order transaction. Refer to the Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features and Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders for more information about using these programs • Create a new SO detail item to order from a vendor with the intent to create the transaction order later. ECS Pro Page 64 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions This option is available when you want to create a PO first, then create the order later. When a SO item is entered directly onto a PO, you must create a new SO item detail record by entering a description, quantity, and cost. Additionally, you may add line remarks to the line to further describe the SO item. When the PO is updated, a new SO detail item is created to track the information. In order to sell this specific SO detail item on an order, you must press <Prompt> (PF2) to select the SO detail item from those that are available. • Purchase the line for an existing SO detail item. This allows you to select the SO detail item to assign to the PO line. This feature is similar to returning a SO item to a vendor, except the list of SO detail items is displayed. • Return a previous SO detail item to a vendor. This mode is available when the SO detail item is in stock and you want to return it to the vendor. You are provided with a list of SO detail records that are currently in stock, are not attached to a specific order transaction (therefore are available for sale or to be returned), and are for the current vendor. The program uses the cost from the SO detail item. Entering Special Order Items onto a PO Special order items can also be pulled into the PO lines from an existing order transaction using the Import from an order option on the Utilities pull-down menu. Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities for more information. Special order items are entered on the Purchase Order Lines screen after entering the appropriate Header information. Enter an existing special order item code at the Item cd field on the Purchase Order Lines screen, and then press <Enter>. The following message is displayed: "A vendor item code could not be found for this item. Enter to continue." Press <Enter> and the cursor moves to the bottom portion of the screen. If you are using the full screen option, the screen automatically splits. Press <Do> and the Special Order Item Entry window opens. This window allows you to enter a new special order item or search for an existing special order item. ECS Pro Page 65 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions When entering special order items on a credit PO, you must use the lookup to select an existing special order item. If you are entering a new special order item, enter the description, quantity, and cost, and then press <Do>. You are returned to the Purchase Order Lines screen and the line is entered. Press <Remarks> (PF3) if you want to enter line remarks. Press <Prompt> (PF2) in the Description field to open the Special Order Item Criteria window if you are searching for a specific special order item. Special Order Item Entry window ECS Pro Page 66 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Special Order Item Criteria window If you are looking for a specific special order item on an order transaction, enter a description and/or vendor item code, and then press <Do>. At the Description field, you may either leave the field blank (to find all SO detail items regardless of description), or you may enter a description to search for (including any wild card characters). At the Vendor item code, you may either leave the field blank (to find all SO detail items regardless of vendor) or you may enter a vendor item code to search for (including any wild card characters). When you press <Do>, the program searches the SO detail item records (for the current SO item, location and vendor code) and is displayed a scrolling of all SO detail items that meet the specified criteria in the Special Order Item Selection window. Special Order Item Selection window ECS Pro Page 67 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Line Functions Select the item and the Special Order Item Entry window retrieves the associated item information. Press <Do> and the item is added to the purchase order. The program enters the description and cost. You may edit the description (to change it for the current vendor/customer) or enter a quantity (program verifies that the quantity is less than or equal to the quantity available for sale/return). However, the cost is locked and the program uses the cost from the special order detail item record. Once all items are entered on the PO Lines screen, press <Do> and the PO Totals screen opens. Miscellaneous Items A miscellaneous item is an item that is tracked by dollar value rather than individual quantity. Small items, such as nails, screws, and bolts, which may be stocked by the thousands and are virtually impossible to track by individual piece, are considered to be miscellaneous items. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for information about establishing records for miscellaneous items. When you enter the item code of a miscellaneous item on a purchase order, the Edit Item Description window opens if the item has been coded to allow an additional description. This window is the same window that opens when the Edit Item Description for This PO option is used on the Purchase Order Lines screen. If this window does not open, the item description held in the miscellaneous item record is used on the current purchase order. Edit Item Description window Enter a description up to 32 characters describing the item you are entering on your transaction in the Edit Item Description window. If a description was entered for the miscellaneous item when it was established on your system, that description is displayed in this window as the default. You can either accept it or enter a different description and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen, where the description is displayed and the cursor is in the Quantity field. ECS Pro Page 68 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items Since you can use a miscellaneous item for any number of small items sold at your store, the vendor cost is not entered when the item is established on your system. Therefore, a default price of 0.000 displays in the Cost field when you enter one of these items. The cursor always stops in the Cost field for a miscellaneous item, since there is no cost. Enter the dollar amount of the last cost you were charged for this item by the vendor. Enter any amount up to eight characters, including three decimal places. Since miscellaneous items are tracked by dollar value in the form of cost pennies, the cost of one of these items is expressed as a percentage of price. The Cost % field holds the cost percentage of the item's inventory records. Normally, when you enter a miscellaneous item on a transaction, the unit cost is displayed, as it is derived from this field of the inventory record. You may enter a miscellaneous item on a transaction for which no cost percentage has been entered in the inventory record. In this situation, the item is a no cost item and you must enter a unit cost for the line to ensure that your gross margin is properly calculated. Purchase Order Totals After you have entered all of the item lines on your purchase order and accepted them, the Purchase Order Totals screen displays. This window displays total information for the purchase order and requires you to enter additional information about the tax and freight amounts, as well as choose an option for printing the purchase order. ECS Pro Page 69 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items Like the Purchase Order Header and Purchase Order Lines screens, there are a number of purchase order functions, inquiries and utilities you can perform in this screen. Refer to Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features and Chapter 4: Purchase Order Inquiries for more information about the features of this screen. Purchase Order Totals screen Purchase Order Information The top line on this screen displays pertinent information about the current purchase order. This consists of the vendor code, purchase order number, and purchase order date. These fields serve as a reminder of the purchase order on which you are working and cannot be modified. Tax Amount When this screen is initially displayed, the cursor is positioned in the Tax amount field. Enter the amount up to nine digits, including two decimal places, of the tax you are to be charged for the items being purchased in this field. When you enter the tax amount, the amount displayed in the PO Amount field is recalculated and the new amount is displayed. ECS Pro Page 70 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items Purchase Order Amount The PO Amount field displays the dollar amount of this purchase order, which is carried over from the total on the Purchase Order Lines screen. When you enter an amount in the Tax Amount field, this field is recalculated and displayed to reflect the new purchase order amount. Purchase Order Subtotals Displayed in a column on the right side of this screen are subtotals pertinent to this purchase order. The Total purchases field displays the dollar amount of the lines or purchases made on this purchase order. This amount is the purchase order amount before discounts are applied. The Discounts field displays the dollar amount of any trade discounts applied to this purchase order. It does not include item break discounts or cost group break discounts. The Subtotal field displays the dollar amount of the total for this purchase order, which equals the amount of the total purchases after the subtraction of any discounts. These fields are for informational purposes only and cannot be modified. Estimated Freight At the Estimated freight field, enter the dollar amount of the freight charge you estimate this vendor will include for shipment of the items on this purchase order. If the vendor pays for freight, you don't need to enter an amount in this field. You can enter any amount up to nine digits, including two decimal places. Entry of an estimated freight amount is not required. However, if you enter an amount, the amount is printed on the purchase order and is displayed as the default freight amount when this purchase order is received using the Receipt Entry program. Adders If your company uses a cooperative buying service company, such as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. (HWI) or TruServ, the purchase orders you build for them may require adders to be charged. An adder is a small amount that the cooperative vendor charges you for each item they purchase for you. Enter the total amount up to nine digits, including two decimal places, of all adders charged on this purchase order in the Adders field. Entry of an adder amount is not required. However, if you enter an amount, the amount is printed prints on the purchase order and is displayed as the default adder amount when this purchase order is received using the Receipt Entry program. You may also press <Prompt> (PF3) to calculate an adder amount. Three methods are available: • Percent of PO Total which allows you to enter a percent which is multiplied by the PO total to calculate the Adder amount. ECS Pro Page 71 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items • Rate per shipping unit which allows you to enter a rate which is multiplied by the total shipping units of the PO to calculate the Adder amount. • Rate per line which allows you to enter a fixed rate per PO line. This method then multiplies the rate by the number of lines on the PO. This information is only used to calculate the Adder amount and is not retained with the PO. If you recall this PO, the Adder amount is not recalculated automatically. Adder Calculation window Cost Option Using the cost option, you can indicate whether to update the replacement cost for items on the current purchase order when it is updated. If you choose to have replacement costs updated, these costs are updated at the time the items on the purchase order are received using the Receipt Entry program. Last and average costs for the items on a purchase order are always updated at the time of receipt. The default option in this field is determined by the PO Entry Cost Option Default preference in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information setting this preference. Print Option The print option allows you to choose how to close out this purchase order. ECS Pro Page 72 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items Choose Print and update the purchase order to update your records with the information on this purchase order and print a hard copy of it. The information on the purchase order is updated in the appropriate records, and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Header screen. The purchase order is sent to a printer to be printed. When this first print option is selected, press <Fields> (PF3) to edit the default printers on which to print the various purchase order copies that are printed for the current purchase order type. Refer to “Editing Print Settings for the Current Purchase Order” below for more information. If you are working with a recalled purchase order with a status of Accepted or Backordered, the first print option displayed is Reprint and update the purchase order and may be selected. Any changes made to the current purchase order are saved, and the appropriate Reprint Purchase Order window opens, allowing you to print a copy of these changes. To update the information on this purchase order in your records, but not to print the purchase order, select Update the purchase order without printing. The information is updated in the appropriate records, and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Header screen. Select Save current PO and begin a new PO if you do not want to update your records with the information from this purchase order, but you do want to save this information. The purchase order information is saved on your system, and the cursor returns to the Purchase Order Header screen. This option allows you to come back later and add to the purchase order, or edit the existing information. The purchase order cannot be received until it is updated, giving it a status of accepted. When you don't want to save, update, or print the purchase order, choose Delete the purchase order. The information on this purchase order is cleared from your system and no information is updated into your records. ECS Pro Page 73 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items Editing Print Settings for the Current Purchase Order As mentioned earlier, you may edit the default printers on which to print the various purchase order copies for the current purchase order type by pressing <Fields> (PF3) when the Print and update the purchase order print option is selected. Several different copy types can be established for each purchase order type using the PO Copy Type Preferences program. In addition, a specific printer can be designated as the default printer each copy type is to print on using the PO Printer by Session Preferences program. Pressing the <Fields> (PF3) function key allows you to temporarily change the printer used for one or more of these copies for the current purchase order only. Refer to your System Manager’s Guide for more information about the PO Copy Type Preferences and PO Printer by Session Preferences programs. Upon pressing <Fields> (PF3) with the Print and update the purchase order print option selected, the Print Settings for this PO window opens. This window displays the copy types that have been set to print for the current purchase order type with print settings of A (always print) or O (optional to print), and the default printer on which each copy is to print. Print Settings for this PO window ECS Pro Page 74 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Miscellaneous Items For each copy type, enter a different printer to print the current purchase order on, or remove the displayed printer name and choose not to print a copy type. Press <Enter> to move from field to field. If you are unsure of a printer name to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Printer Selection window and choose one from the displayed list. You must enter a printer name for those copy types with a print setting of A, since these copy types must always be printed. However, you are not required to print copy types with a print setting of O. If you don't want to print one of these copy types, enter *NONE* in the Printer Name column. To fax the displayed purchase order, and you have assigned the fax modem printer to a copy type, press <Fax Options> (PF3) in a Printer Name field and enter the fax information of the receiving facsimile machine in the Fax Number Entry window. Refer to “Faxing a Purchase Order” below for more information. Faxing a Purchase Order If you have selected to print a document to a printer that has fax capabilities, a fax options window opens (or press <PF3> to open the window) that allows you to specify the fax options for the document. The window that opens depends on the capabilities of the printer as specified in the printer options field. If the printer supports both an alias and a fax number, the following window opens. An alias is a name that calls a specific person/company from a fax system address book. ECS Pro Page 75 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Faxing a Purchase Order Fax Options window If the printer only supports a fax number and not an alias, or an alias and not a fax number, similar windows open in each instance containing only the needed information fields. The Title and From fields are filled in by the system and display default values. If these fields are supported by your printer options, they are active and may be changed. In this case, these fields are optional. If these fields are not supported by your printer options, they are inactive in this window. The system will also check your printer options to see if the alias, fax number, or both the alias and fax number are supported. The Fax mode field defaults to either Fax number or Fax to alias based on what your printer options support. If both modes are supported, you may select either mode. If the fax number option is selected, the first four fields below are active. The fax number is required and the alias field is inactive. If the alias option is selected the first four fields below are inactive and the alias field is active and is required. Fill in the information as needed and press <Do>. Refer to your ECS Pro User's Guide for additional information. ECS Pro Page 76 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Faxing a Purchase Order Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry If you decide to update the information on the purchase order you have created, fields in the corresponding buyer record, inventory records, item/vendor record, and vendor record are updated. The fields that are updated are outlined here, and summarized in the table below. Buyer Records The following information is updated in the appropriate buyer record for all purchase order types, except credit purchase orders: • Last purchase order date • Amount on purchase order The following information is updated for this buyer for this location for all purchase order types, except credit purchase orders: • Month-to-date amount purchased • Year-to-date amount purchased • Month-to-date number of purchase orders • Year-to-date number of purchase orders For credit purchase orders, the following information is updated for this buyer for this location: • Month-to-date amount returned • Year-to-date amount returned Inventory Records The following information is updated in the appropriate inventory records for each item on all purchase order types, except credit and drop shipment purchase orders: • Replacement cost (if desired) • Quantity on purchase order This is not updated for reload purchase orders. • Last purchase order date • Number of open purchase orders • Expected receipt date ECS Pro Page 77 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry The expected receipt dates of all open purchase orders containing the item are compared, and the record is updated with the earliest date. Item/Vendor Record The vendor's cost in the item/vendor record is updated if you have chosen to update replacement cost. In addition, if no item/vendor record exists for this vendor for a given item, the item/vendor record is created using the information entered on this purchase order. No record is created for nonstock or miscellaneous items. When a SO item is added to a PO, the SO item detail record is updated with the Qty on PO and PO cost. This information is stored for use in the SO item lookups, however, no vendor item record is created for SO items. Vendor Records The following information is updated in the appropriate vendor record for all purchase order types, except credit purchase orders: • Last purchase order date This is only updated if the date of this purchase order is later than the purchase order date currently held. • Number of open purchase orders The number of open purchase orders in the vendor record is incremented by one for each purchase order updated for this vendor. • Amount on purchase order The purchase order amount from the Purchase Order Totals screen is added to the current amount on purchase order held in the vendor record. The purchase order amount is the extended amount minus any discounts plus the tax amount (Ext amt - Disc amt + Tax amt = PO amt). The freight and adder amounts are not added to this field. The following information is updated for this vendor for this location for all purchase order types, except credit purchase orders: • Month-to-date amount purchased This is updated with the net amount of the purchase order. • Year-to-date amount purchased This is updated with the net amount of the purchase order. • Month-to-date number of purchase orders • Year-to-date number of purchase orders ECS Pro Page 78 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry For credit purchase orders, the following information is updated for this vendor for this location: • Month-to-date amount returned • Year-to-date amount returned Fields Updated by Purchase Order Entry PO Types Buyer Record last PO date Standard Special Central Reload amount on PO per location: MTD amt purchased YTD amt purchased MTD no. of Pos YTD no. of POs Inventory Records replacement cost (if desired) quantity on PO (not for reload POs) last PO date no. open POs expected receipt date Item/Vendor Record Vendor Record vendor's cost last PO date (If no record exists for the vendor for a given time, an item/vendor record is created using the information entered on the purchase order.) no. open POs amt. on PO per location: MTD amt purchased YTD amt purchased MTD no. of POs YTD no. of POs vendor's cost last PO date amount on PO per location: Drop Ship MTD amt purchased N/A YTD amt purchased MTD no. of POs YTD no. of POs (If no record exists for the vendor for a given time, an item/vendor record is created using the information entered on the purchase order.) no. open Pos amt. on PO per location: MTD amt purchased YTD amt purchased MTD no. of POs YTD no. of POs last PO date per location: per location: Credit/ Return MTD amt purchased YTD amt purchased ECS Pro N/A N/A MTD amt purchased YTD amt purchased Page 79 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Records Updated by Purchase Order Entry Sample Purchase Orders The figures below show sample purchase orders. Note that these samples are meant to illustrate the different types of lines that you can enter on a purchase order, and therefore are not entirely realistic. For instance, if you were to build a central purchase order, you would most likely distribute order quantities among your locations for every item on the purchase order, and not just one or two. In addition, all the information shown in these samples may not be included on your purchase order, since your System Manager has the ability to enable or disable fields. Line 1 on these purchase orders represents a line for which remarks have been entered. Line 2 represents a line for which central purchase order quantities have been distributed. Line 3 represents a line for which central purchase order quantities have been distributed, and for which remarks have been entered. Lines 4 through 7 represent regular purchase order lines without remarks. The totals in this sample are for the seven lines shown. However, an actual purchase order would contain many more lines, and the totals would be included at the end of all lines. ECS Pro Page 80 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Sample Purchase Orders PURCHASE ORDER NO.: PURCHASE ORDER 10000397 PAGE: 1 PURCHASE ORDER DATE: 05/20/2001 Oakwood Hardware & Lumber Co. 67 Prospect Street P.O. Box 7990 Oakwood CT 06407 PHONE: (203) 487-9675 FAX: (203) 487-9677 TO: New England Supply Co. 57 Turner Drive P.O. Box 397 Framingham MA 01701 PHONE: (617) 457-2400 FAX: (617) 457-2399 ORDERED FROM: Ryan Harrison VENDOR CODE: NESUPPLY SHIP TO: Lakeside Hardware 274 Maple Shade Ave. SHIP VIA: Common carrier FREIGHT: "VENDOR BILLS" FOB: Hartford CONFIRM#: 29845 Lincoln CT 06420 Lift req'd : yes Return pals?: no Memo 3 : Memo 4 : DATE REQUIRED: 05/28/2001 BUYER: Hall, Andrew T. TERMS: 5% 10 days, Net 30 days LN# OUR ITEM CODE VENDOR ITEM 1 BD714CS B&D71/4CSAW These saws also come with a free replacement disk 2 BD200ED B&D#200DRILL Oakwood Lumber Lakeside Hardware 3 BD400ED B&D#400DRILL Oakwood Lumber Lakeside Hardware The model 400 drill also includes a drill bit carrying case 4 STSMSCDV STAN#1SCRDRV 5 STMDSCDV STAN#2SCRDRV 6 STPHSCDV STAN#4SCRDRV 7 STLGSCDV STAN#3SCRDRV TOTAL NET 4575.78 DISCOUNTS 366.06 ADDERS 0.00 ITEM DESCRIPTION B & D 7 1/4" CIRCULAR SAW OUR UNITS /U/M QUANTITY 25.000 /EACH 75.00 EXTENSION PRICE /UM RETAIL 1412.00 56.480 /EACH 79.99 B & D ELECTRIC DRILL #200 25 35 B & D ELECTRIC DRILL #400 15 20 65.000 /EACH 65.00 25.979 /EACH 1688.64 37.98 35.000 /EACH 35.00 31.596 /EACH 1105.86 45.59 STANLEY STANLEY STANLEY STANLEY 40.000 /EACH 30.000 /EACH 35.000 /EACH 30.000 /EACH 40.00 30.00 35.00 30.00 88.20 90.93 94.99 95.16 3.99 4.49 3.89 4.59 SMALL SCREWDRIVER MED SCREWDRIVER P. HEAD SCREWDRIVER LARGE SCREWDRIVER TAX TOTAL 0.00 4209.72 ESTIMATED FREIGHT 0.00 2.205 3.031 2.714 3.172 /EACH /EACH /EACH /EACH SHIPPING UNITS 260.00 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: _____________________RECEIVED BY: ____________CARRIER: _________NO. CASES: _____ RECEIPT DATE: ______ Central PO copy Sample PO (showing one line per item) ECS Pro Page 81 Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry Sample Purchase Orders PURCHASE ORDER NO.: PURCHASE ORDER 10000397 PAGE: 1 PURCHASE ORDER DATE: 05/20/2001 Oakwood Hardware & Lumber Co. 67 Prospect Street P.O. Box 7990 Oakwood CT 06407 PHONE: (203) 487-9675 FAX: (203) 487-9677 TO: New England Supply Co. 57 Turner Drive P.O. Box 397 Framingham MA 01701 PHONE: (617) 457-2400 FAX: (617) 457-2399 ORDERED FROM: Ryan Harrison VENDOR CODE: NESUPPLY SHIP TO: Lakeside Hardware 274 Maple Shade Ave. SHIP VIA: Common carrier FREIGHT: "VENDOR BILLS" FOB: Hartford CONFIRM#: 29845 Lincoln CT 06420 Lift req'd : yes Return pals?: no Memo 3 : Memo 4 : DATE REQUIRED: 05/28/2001 BUYER: Hall, Andrew T. TERMS: 5% 10 days, Net 30 days ITEM DESCRIPTION LN# VENDOR ITEM QUANTITY OUR UNITS /U/M 1 OUR ITEM CODE B&D71/4CSAW B & D 7 1/4" CIRCULAR SAW 75.00 BD714CS 25.000 /EACH These saws also come with a free replacement disk B & D ELECTRIC DRILL #200 2 B&D#200DRILL BD200ED 65.00 65.000 /EACH Oakwood Lumber 25 35 Lakeside Hardware B & D ELECTRIC DRILL #400 3 B&D#400DRILL 35.00 BD400ED 35.000 /EACH 15 Oakwood Lumber 20 Lakeside Hardware The model 400 drill also includes a drill bit carrying case STANLEY SMALL SCREWDRIVER 4 STAN#1SCRDRV 40.00 STSMSCDV 40.000 /EACH STANLEY MED SCREWDRIVER 5 STAN#2SCRDRV 30.00 STMDSCDV 30.000 /EACH STANLEY P. HEAD SCREWDRIVER 6 STAN#4SCRDRV 35.00 STPHSCDV 35.000 /EACH STANLEY LARGE SCREWDRIVER 7 STAN#3SCRDRV 30.00 STLGSCDV 30.000 /EACH TOTAL NET 4575.78 DISCOUNTS 366.06 ADDERS 0.00 TAX TOTAL 0.00 4209.72 56.480 /EACH RETAIL EXTENSION 79.99 1412.00 25.979 /EACH 37.98 1688.64 31.596 /EACH 45.59 1105.86 PRICE /UM 3.99 2.205 /EACH 88.20 3.031 /EACH 90.93 2.714 /EACH 94.99 3.172 /EACH 95.16 4.49 3.89 4.59 ESTIMATED FREIGHT 0.00 SHIPPING UNITS 260.00 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: _____________________ RECEIVED BY: ____________CARRIER: _________NO. CASES: _____ RECEIPT DATE: ______ Central PO copy Sample PO (showing 2 lines per item) ECS Pro Page 82 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Overview A number of features are available in the Purchase Order Entry program that you can use as you enter items and quantities to order. Although they are not required for entering purchase orders onto your system, they can aid in this process. These features are available from the Header, Functions, and Utilities pull-down menus. Inquiries are discussed in Chapter 4. Header Features The following features are available from the Header pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Header screen. • Recall a Purchase Order Retrieve a purchase order on your system so you can edit, reprint, cancel, or delete the order. • Create PO from Order Create purchase orders from customer orders entered in Transaction Entry. Refer to Chapter 5 of this manual for more information. • Enter Receipt Enter receipts of items to receive goods into your inventory. The receipts you enter update your inventory files with new quantities, new costs, and other information. Refer to Chapter 9 for more information about Receipt Entry. • Activate All Limit Access Fields Activate those fields on the Purchase Order Header screen that have been indicated as limited access fields. ECS Pro Page 83 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Functions Features The following features are available from the Functions pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. • Save Current Purchase Order Save the information you enter on the current purchase order without updating the information on your system. • Print Proofread Copy Print a copy of the current purchase order for proofreading before you update it. • Print PO Analysis Report Print an analysis of the current purchase order to review purchase order quantities before updating the PO. • Reprint Current Purchase Order Print the current purchase order after it has been updated. • Delete Current Purchase Order Delete the current purchase order. • Cancel Current Purchase Order Cancel the current purchase order. • Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases Enter cost group purchases you will make on the current purchase order. • Recost Cost Group Purchases and Update Anticipateds Recalculates costs for all items on the current purchase order according to cost group purchases, as well as updates your anticipated cost group purchases with the actual cost group purchases made. This feature is available only from the Purchase Order Lines screen. • Recost Only Based on Cost Group Purchases Recalculates costs for all items on the current purchase order according to the actual cost group purchases made. This feature is available only from the Purchase Order Lines screen. • Start A New Purchase Order Begin a new purchase order without saving the information entered on the current purchase order or save changes to a recalled purchase order. ECS Pro Page 84 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Although the Spawn Central Purchase Order feature is listed on the Functions pull-down menu for all three screens, the asterisk next to this function indicates that it is not currently available. Utilities Features Different Utilities features are available on each of the Purchase Order screens. The following features are available from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Header screen. • Add Vendor Add a vendor into the Vendor Maintenance program without leaving Purchase Order Entry. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for instructions on this program. • Permanent PO Maintenance Create and maintain permanent purchase orders for items that you purchase on a regular basis. Permanent purchase orders can be imported into purchase orders using the Import Permanent Purchase Order feature available from Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. Refer to Chapter 12 in this manual for instructions on the Permanent Purchase Order Maintenance program. • Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance Assign a pre-purchase order number without leaving Purchase Order Entry. Refer to Chapter 6 in this manual for instructions on this program. • Transaction Entry Access Transaction Entry without leaving Purchase Order Entry. Refer to your Customer Sales Entry manual for instructions on using this program. • Calculator For your convenience, a calculator is available for those quick calculations. • Mail Check your mail without leaving Purchase Order Entry. Refer to your ECS Pro User's Guide for instructions on using this program. ECS Pro Page 85 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features The Calculator program is also available on the Utilities pull-down menu on the Lines and Totals screens. The following features are available from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. • Import Permanent Purchase Order Import the items on a permanent purchase order into the current purchase order. • Import Item Range Import a range of items into the current purchase order. • Import Order to PO Items Create a purchase order and then import items that have not been purchased from customer orders without leaving Purchase Order Entry. This feature also allows you to import item lines on a purchase order that has already been saved. • Import from an Order Copy lines from a customer order into a new purchase order. This feature also creates an order-to-PO relationship so that the status of the purchase order can be tracked. The cost is also updated to the order correctly. • Import from a Buy Import the items and item quantities offered on a buy into the current purchase order. • Copy from a PO Copy lines from an existing purchase order into a new purchase order. This feature is similar to the Copy Order/Quote feature in Transaction Entry. • Sort Purchase Order Lines Sort the lines on the current purchase order in order of how they are included in your price book or in order of their inventory areas. • Quantity Distribution Option Enable or Disable automatic quantity distribution on central purchase orders. ECS Pro Page 86 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Lines Features Lines Features The following Lines Features are available from the Lines pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. • Delete line · Cancel line • Search/Go to · Go to last line • Insert line · Full screen/Split screen As you are entering line items on a purchase order, use these features to navigate the Purchase Order Lines screen or to insert, cancel or delete purchase order lines. These features are discussed in Chapter 2 of this manual. Totals Features The following Totals features are available from the Totals pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Totals screen. • Apply Global Discount Enter a trade discount percentage to apply to every line on the current purchase order. Any global discount entered using this function overrides trade discounts that may have been entered for specific lines. • Apply Discount Amount Enter a trade discount percentage to apply to every line on the current purchase order. Any global discount entered using this function overrides trade discounts that may have been entered for specific lines. Header Features Recalling a Purchase Order Use the Recall a Purchase Order feature to retrieve a purchase order currently on your system. You might want to recall a purchase order so you can add more lines, edit existing lines, reprint it, cancel it, delete it, or perform any other tasks. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Header screen. ECS Pro Page 87 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order When you select Recall purchase order from the Header pull-down menu, the Recall Purchase Order Criteria window opens requiring you to enter the criteria to use to determine the purchase orders to recall. Recall Purchase Order Criteria window Purchase Order Number Enter the number of the purchase order to recall in the PO # field. This must be the number of a purchase order that currently exists on your system. Or, accept the default *ALL* and choose the desired purchase order from all the ones on your system. When you are recalling a purchase order for which you know a portion of the purchase order number, an asterisk (*) can be used in your entry to represent any characters. For example, assume that you want to recall a purchase order that you know has a purchase order number beginning with 100012, but you can't remember the last three digits of the number. Entering 100012* in the PO # field allows you to select the desired purchase order from a selection list of all purchase orders beginning with these numbers. Asterisks at this field work in the same manner as when they are used in item or vendor lookups. Refer to your ECS Pro User's Guide for more information on using wildcards. ECS Pro Page 88 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order Purchase Order Date Range At the purchase order date range fields, enter the range of dates in which the purchase orders you want to choose from were built. The default date range initially displayed always begins with the first day of the month, and ends with the current date. You can change this date range as long as the to date is later than or equal to the from date, and an entry other than *ALL* has been made at either the PO # or Vendor code field. If the entry at both of these fields is *ALL*, the total number of days in the range cannot exceed 100. Enter the beginning date of the range in which the purchase orders you want to choose from were built in the PO date from field, and then enter the ending date of the range in which these purchase orders were built in the to field. Dates must always be entered in the format MMDDYYYY. Vendor Code Enter the code of the vendor the purchase orders you want to choose from were built for. The code you enter must be an existing vendor code up to 10 characters previously established on your system using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the vendor code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the appropriate vendor. Or, accept the default, *ALL*, and choose a purchase order from purchase orders for all vendors. Buyer At the Buyer field, enter the code of the buyer who built the purchase orders you want to choose from. The code you enter must be an existing buyer code up to 10 characters previously established on your system using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the buyer code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Buyer Selection window and choose one from those listed. Or, accept the default, *ALL*, and choose a purchase order from purchase orders built by all buyers. Location Enter the number of the location for which the purchase orders you want to choose from were entered in the Location field. The number you enter must be the number of an existing location. Your company's locations are determined at the time the ECS Pro software is installed, and can be maintained using the Location Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the location number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Location Selection window and choose one from those listed. You can also accept the default value, *ALL*, and choose a purchase order from purchase orders for all locations. ECS Pro Page 89 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order Purchase Order Selection Once you have entered and accepted your criteria, the Purchase Order Selection window opens, listing in chronological order by purchase order date, all the purchase orders on your system that match the criteria you entered. For each purchase order, the purchase order date, purchase order number, vendor code, transaction type, buyer code, location, amount and status are listed. Only purchase orders with statuses of accepted, entered or backordered are displayed. Depending on how the PO Recall Display Option is set in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program, the buyer code may not display. If the buyer code is not displayed, either nothing will take its place in this window, or one of the four memo fields (listed by the label assigned to it in the PO Memo Field Option preferences program) will be displayed. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information. Purchase Order Selection window ECS Pro Page 90 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order Rules for Editing Recalled Purchase Orders When recalling a purchase order, it is important to be aware of certain rules that apply, depending on the status of the purchase order and the lines contained on it. Most notably, you cannot recall a purchase order with a status of received, canceled, or deleted. As mentioned earlier, purchase orders with these statuses are not displayed in the Purchase Order Selection window. You can recall purchase orders with statuses of entered, accepted or backordered. However, certain rules apply when making changes to them. These rules are outlined in the following text, and are summarized in the table below. When an accepted or backordered purchase order is recalled, the status of the purchase order is indicated in the upper right corner of the Purchase Order Header screen by the word *Accepted* or *Backordered*, respectively. Entered Purchase Orders When you recall an entered purchase order, you can change information on any of the screens with the exception of the purchase order type and account number. This is because no records have been updated with information from a purchase order that is entered but not updated. In addition, you cannot cancel an entered purchase order. Accepted Purchase Orders When you recall an accepted purchase order, special rules apply to changing information on the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. You cannot enter anticipated cost group purchases on an accepted purchase order. On the Purchase Order Header screen, no changes can be made to any of the four pre-header fields, the purchase order number, account number, or the vendor code. This is because these fields have been used to update records for an accepted purchase order. Any of the other entry fields on the Header screen may be changed. On the Purchase Order Lines screen, you may change any information on any line. However, if you change an item code, the cost on the line does not change automatically. The program assumes you are replacing the item with a like item from the vendor at the same cost. You must enter the new cost if it is different. ECS Pro Page 91 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order On the Purchase Order Totals screen, choose Reprint and update the purchase order in the Print option field to reprint the purchase order. Any change made to the current purchase order are saved, and the appropriate Reprint Purchase Order window opens. Refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for further information on the various Reprint Purchase Order windows and the Reprint feature. You can also choose Update the purchase order without printing to update without printing. To delete the recalled purchase order, you must use the Delete Current Purchase Order feature. In addition, you cannot change the selection in the Cost option field. Any of the other entry fields on the Purchase Order Totals screen may be changed. Backordered Purchase Orders When you recall a backordered purchase order, the rules for the Purchase Order Header and Totals screens are the same as those for an accepted purchase order. However, the rules that apply for the Purchase Order Lines screen depend on the status of the particular purchase order line you are working with. In addition, you cannot enter anticipated cost group purchases and you cannot delete a backordered purchase order. On a backordered purchase order, it is possible to have lines with statuses of entered, accepted, backordered, received, or canceled. Deleted lines are not displayed. On lines with statuses of accepted, you can change any information on the line, including the item code or item description. Conversely, lines with statuses of received or canceled cannot be modified at all. This includes modification of the item description, and entering or editing line remarks. You cannot delete received or canceled purchase order lines. ECS Pro Page 92 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order On lines with a status of backordered, however, you cannot change the item code or edit the item description using the option available in the Line Options window. Backordered purchase order lines cannot be deleted. Also on a backordered line, an additional display field called Total qty displays in the detail window under the PO qty field. This field represents the original quantity ordered for the line, while the PO qty field now represents the quantity remaining open. You can enter a new quantity in the PO qty field, representing the quantity to remain open. The figure below shows a sample detail window displaying the Total qty field. Item cd . . BD714CS B & D 7 1/4" CIRCULAR SAW PO qty . . . Total qty . : Cost . . . . Ext amt . : Trade disc % QOH QOPO . . 50 50 56.480 EACH 2824.00 15 QOR TQAvail 0 Vendor item cd B&D714CSAW BD 7 & 1/4 Circular saw Vendor units Shipping units Vendor cost Retail price Net amt . . : 5 QOBO . . 15 50.00 EACH 50.00 EACH 56.480 EACH EACH 2824.00 0 QAvail . 15 Purchase Order Header screen of a Recalled Purchase Order For example, assume you originally ordered 100 Stanley hammers. You have received 50 of them and backordered the remaining 50. Upon recalling this purchase order, you decide you don't want to keep those 50 open on that line, so you enter a new purchase order quantity of zero (0). The same holds true of quantity distribution on backordered lines on central purchase orders. Any new quantity entered for a location represents the quantity to remain open on the current purchase order line. Summary of Recall Rules PO Status Recall Rules Entered Cannot change purchase order type Cannot cancel Accepted Cannot change pre-header fields Cannot change purchase order number Cannot change vendor code Cannot enter anticipated cost group purchases Cannot change cost option selection Can choose Reprint and update the purchase order or Update the purchase order without printing for print option ECS Pro Page 93 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order PO Status Recall Rules Cannot change pre-header fields Cannot change purchase order number Cannot change vendor code Cannot enter anticipated cost group purchases Cannot change cost option selection Can choose Reprint and update the purchase order or Update the purchase order without printing for print option Cannot delete Backordered lines: Backordered Cannot change the item code Cannot edit item description New quantity entered indicates the quantity to remain open on line Cannot delete Received lines: Cannot modify fields Cannot delete Canceled lines: Cannot modify fields Cannot delete Received Cannot recall Deleted Cannot recall Canceled Cannot recall Activating All Limit Access Fields All the possible header fields may not be displayed on the Purchase Order Header screen and some of those that are not displayed may not be modifiable. This depends on the way in which the preferences have been set for your terminal, and the screen that has been assigned to the purchase order type you are entering. Some of the fields may be inactive and some may be limited access fields. Purchase order screens are established using the Purchase Order Entry Screen Maintenance program, and are assigned to purchase order types using the Purchase Order Screen by Session Preferences program. Use the Activate All Limit Access Fields feature to make active those fields on the Purchase Order Header screen that have been indicated as limited access fields for the screen you are using. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Header screen. ECS Pro Page 94 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Recalling a Purchase Order Fields are normally made limited access fields to increase efficiency in building purchase orders. You take less time building a purchase order if the cursor doesn't stop in the fields that most likely don't need to be changed, such as the vendor's name, address, telephone number, and other information. However, you might want to make fields active to correct information. When you access the Activate All Limit Access Fields feature, the cursor returns immediately to the Purchase Order Header screen, and the fields that had been limited access fields are now available to be modified. These fields are activated for the current purchase order only. When you are finished building this purchase order and you return to the Purchase Order Header screen, these fields will again be limited access fields. In addition, if you were to cancel out of the program or change the purchase order screen being used, these fields would no longer be active when you return to the Purchase Order Header screen. To activate all limited access fields from the Purchase Order Header screen, press <Actions> (PF1) to access the action bar and select Activate all limit access fields from the Utilities pull-down menu. The fields on the screen that are limited access fields are activated for this purchase order only. Functions Features Saving the Current Purchase Order Use the Save Current Purchase Order feature at any time to save the information on the purchase order you are building without actually updating the information on your system. This is useful when you are building an especially long purchase order containing many items. This feature is accessible from the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. ECS Pro Page 95 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Save current purchase order... from the Functions pull-down menu, the Save Current Purchase Order window opens allowing you to choose the manner in which to save the current purchase order. Save Current Purchase Order window Printing a Proofread Copy Use the Print Proofread Copy feature to print a copy of the current purchase order for proofreading purposes, without updating this information on your system. Using this feature, you can look at what's been entered so far on the purchase order you are currently building. This feature is accessible from the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. It can only be performed on a purchase order with a status of Entered. If the information entered so far on the purchase order has not yet been saved using the Save Current Purchase Order feature, the information will be saved upon printing a proofread copy. ECS Pro Page 96 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you print a proofread copy, only the vendor's copy is printed, regardless of the copy types that you have established using the PO Copy Type Preferences program, discussed in Chapter 12. Proofread copy prints at the top of the proofread copy clearly identifying the purchase order as a copy for proofread purposes only, and not the actual purchase order. The figure below shows a sample header portion of a proofread copy of a purchase order. PURCHASE ORDER NO.: PAGE: 1 10000397 PURCHASE ORDER PURCHASE ORDER DATE: 05/20/2001 PROOFREAD COPY PHONE: (203) 487-9675 TO: New England Supply Co. 57 Turner Drive P.O. Box 397 Framingham MA 01701 SHIP TO: Lakeside Hardware 274 Maple Shade Ave. Lincoln CT 06420 DATE REQUIRED: 05/28/1993 BUYER: Hall, Andrew T. TERMS: 5% 10 days, Net 30 days FAX: (203) 487-9677 PHONE: (617) 457-2400 FAX: (617) 457-2399 ORDERED FROM: Ryan Harrison VENDOR CODE: NESUPPLY SHIP VIA: Common carrier FREIGHT: "VENDOR BILLS" FOB: Hartford CONFIRM#: 29845 Lift req'd : yes Return pals?: no Memo 3 : Memo 4 : Sample header portion of a Purchase Order Proofread Copy ECS Pro Page 97 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Print proofread copy... from the Print/Reprint Proofread menu selections on the Functions pull-down menu of the current screen, the Print Proofread Copy window opens requiring you to enter the name of the printer at which to print the proofread copy. Print Proofread Copy window The default printer displayed in this window is the printer established for printing the vendor copy for this purchase order type from this terminal. This printer is set up using the Purchase Order Printer by Session Preferences program, discussed in your System Manager's Guide. You can accept the displayed printer name, or enter the name of another printer at which to print the proofread copy. If you are unsure of the printer name to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Printer Selection window and choose one from those displayed. Printing a PO Analysis Report Use the Print Analysis Report feature to print a hard copy of the current order quantities for the items on your purchase order. This is most useful after importing a range of items or a permanent purchase order to verify these quantities without updating the purchase order information into your records. The hard copy that results when this feature is used also includes suggested order quantity and a week's supply quantity information for each item on the purchase order. When you use the Import Permanent Purchase Order or Import Item Range feature to import items, you can choose the quantities to import. After making adjustments to those quantities for the current purchase order, you may want to use the Print PO Analysis Report feature to check them against the additional purchasing information provided. ECS Pro Page 98 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Although the purchase order information is not updated into the records on your system, the current purchase order is saved when this feature is used. Important: To include the vendor's item code and aisle, bin, and shelf information, be sure that the PO Analysis Report Option is set to print secondary line information. Refer to your System Preferences Guide. When you select Print PO analysis report... from the Print/Reprint Proofread menu on the Functions pull-down menu, the Print PO Analysis Report window opens allowing you to indicate the printer to use to print your analysis report. Print Analysis Copy window The default printer displayed in this window is the printer established for printing the vendor copy for this terminal for the current purchase order type. This printer is set up using the Purchase Order Printer by Session Preferences program, discussed in your System Manager's Guide. You can accept the displayed printer name, or enter the name of another printer. If you are unsure of the printer name to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Printer Selection window and choose one from those displayed. The table below lists and defines the information printed on the report. ECS Pro Page 99 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features The second line of information for each item (Vendor Item Code, Aisle, Bin, and Shelf), only displays if you have set the PO Analysis Report Option preference to print secondary line information. Analysis Copy Information Column Definition Ln# Number of the line on which this item is listed on the purchase order. Item Code Item code assigned to this item using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Item Description Description of the item, as entered using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Suggested Order Qty Current quantity for this line on this purchase order; this may be the quantity that was imported with the line when an item range or permanent purchase order has been imported, or the quantity manually entered by the user. Pkg Qty Number of items per package. Qty on Hand Quantity of this item currently on hand. Qty on Reserve Quantity of this item currently reserved. Qty on PO Quantity of this item currently on purchase order. Min Qty Minimum quantity on hand desired for this item, as entered in the item record. Max Qty Maximum quantity on hand desired for this item, as entered in the item record. Number of weeks of supply you have in stock or on PO based on units sold last 12 months; calculated as: (QOH + QOPO) – QOR Weeks Supply Units Sold per Week Units Sold per Week = Units Sold Last 12 Months No. of Mos. x 4 If number of months > 12, use 12 ECS Pro Page 100 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Column Definition Monthly Usage Average number of units sold per month calculated as: Units sold last 12 months / 12. Units LMTD Number of units of this item sold last month. Vendor Item Code assigned to the item by the vendor, established using Item/Vendor Maintenance in Primary File Administration. Aisle, Bin, Shelf Name of the aisle, bin, and shelf in the inventory area in which this item is stored at this location, as established using Inventory Area Maintenance in Primary File Administration. Reprinting the Current Purchase Order Use the Reprint Current Purchase Order feature to print a purchase order that has been updated, or to reprint a purchase order that has previously been printed. You may reprint any of the copy types that have been established for the current purchase order type using the PO Copy Type Preferences program. In addition, you may enter the printer to print each copy type to. Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities for more information about the PO Copy Type Preferences program. To use this feature, the selected purchase order must have at least been updated. Only purchase orders with a status of Accepted or Backordered can be reprinted. A purchase order that has been entered but not updated cannot be reprinted. However, a proofread copy can be printed for an entered purchase order that has not been updated. Refer to the discussion of the Print Proofread Copy feature earlier in this section for more information. When you select Reprint current purchase order from the Print/Reprint purchase order menu selections of the Functions pull-down menu, the Reprint Purchase Order window opens. The contents of this window vary depending on the status of the purchase order you are reprinting. ECS Pro Page 101 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you are reprinting a purchase order with a status of Accepted, the window shown below opens displaying the purchase order number of the current purchase order, and allowing you to choose whether to print the word REPRINT on the document. Reprint Purchase Order window for Accepted purchase orders At the Reprint option field, select Print "REPRINT" on the document to identify the printed document as a reprinted copy of the original purchase order. If you don't want to identify the document in this manner, choose Do not print "REPRINT" on the document. ECS Pro Page 102 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you are reprinting a purchase order with a status of Backordered, the window shown below opens displaying the purchase order number of the current purchase order. However, it allows you to choose a quantity option and a backorder option in addition to the reprint option provided when reprinting an Accepted purchase order. Reprint Purchase Order window for Backordered purchase orders At the Quantity option field, choose Print original quantities to print the quantities originally entered on the current purchase order, before any of the items were received. Select Print a backorder PO to print only the quantities of each item remaining open on the current purchase order. To print both the quantities originally entered and the quantities of the items remaining open on backorder, choose Print both original and open quantities. At the Backorder option field, select Print "BACKORDER" for PO type to identify the printed document as a backorder document by printing BACKORDER for the purchase order type. If you don't want to identify the document as such, choose Do not print "BACKORDER" for PO type. At the Reprint option field, select Print "REPRINT" on the document to identify the printed document as a reprinted copy of the original purchase order. If you don't want to identify the document in this manner, choose Do not print "REPRINT" on the document. At the Lines option field, select Print all lines to print all the lines on the PO. If you only want to print the open lines, select Print only open lines. ECS Pro Page 103 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Whether you are reprinting a purchase order with a status of Accepted or Backordered, the purchase order you are working with is saved after accepting the current Reprint Purchase Order window, as indicated by the following notification message: “Updating purchase order. Please wait....” This ensures that all changes you make are included on the reprinted purchase order. Once the purchase order is saved, the Print Settings for this PO window opens when you accept your selections in the Reprint Purchase Order window. This window allows you to edit the default printers on which to print each copy type for the purchase order you are reprinting only. You can establish several different copies to be print for each purchase order type using the PO Copy Type Preferences program. In addition, a specific printer can be indicated as the default printer each copy type is to print on. Information and instructions on the PO Copy Type Preferences program are available in Chapter 12. Print Settings for this PO window The Print Settings for this PO window displays the copy types that have been established to print for the current purchase order type with print settings of A (always print) or O (optional to print), and the default printer on which each copy is to print. For each copy type, you may enter a different printer on which to print for the purchase order you are reprinting, or you may remove the displayed printer name and choose not to print a copy type. Press <Enter> to move from field to field. If you are unsure of a printer name to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Printer Selection window and choose one from the displayed list. If you don't want to print one of these copy types, enter *NONE* in the Printer Name column. ECS Pro Page 104 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features After entering a printer name for each displayed copy type, the various copies print on the indicated printers, and the cursor returns to the current purchase order. Deleting the Current Purchase Order Use the Delete Current Purchase Order feature to delete the currently displayed purchase order without saving any of the information it contains. A purchase order is usually deleted if you have decided you don't want to purchase the items from the vendor. Once a purchase order has been deleted, there is no trace of it ever existing on your system. You cannot delete a purchase order that is partially received, totally received, or canceled. However, you can use the Cancel Current PO feature to cancel the remaining quantity on a purchase order that has been partially received. When you select Delete current purchase order... from the Functions pull-down menu, the Delete Purchase Order window opens informing you that the purchase order will be permanently deleted, and allows you to choose whether to continue with the deletion. Delete Purchase Order window When a purchase order that has been assigned a purchase order number is deleted using this feature, a message is logged in the Purchase Order Entry Log on your system. A report of this log can be obtained by printing the Purchase Order Entry Log Report, available from the Vendor Order Processing main menu Utilities pull-down menu. Refer to Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities for information on this report. ECS Pro Page 105 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Canceling the Current Purchase Order Use the Cancel Current Purchase Order feature to cancel the currently displayed purchase order. A purchase order is usually canceled at the request of the vendor because he cannot or will not fill the order. You cannot cancel a purchase order that has been totally received, canceled or deleted, or one that has not been accepted. You may cancel a purchase order that has been partially received. However, you can only cancel the remaining (backordered) quantity. When you select Cancel current purchase order... from the Functions pull-down menu, the Cancel Purchase Order window opens informing you that the current purchase order will be permanently canceled, and allows you to choose whether to continue with the cancellation. Cancel Purchase Order window Entering Anticipated Cost Group Purchases Several of your vendors may offer discounts on purchases of specific groups of items. These discounts, called cost group breaks, are applied by the vendor whenever you purchase a specific amount or quantity of items included in a particular group determined by the vendor. To take advantage of these discounts, the cost groups and their associated breaks must be established for each vendor using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Having these established on your system provides you the opportunity to reflect the cost group breaks offered in the costs on your purchase orders. Refer to the Primary File Administration manual for more information about establishing and maintaining cost groups. ECS Pro Page 106 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features The most effective way to use cost group purchases on your purchase orders is to use the Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases feature to enter the purchases you anticipate you will make on the purchase order before you begin entering the actual purchase order lines. Then, as you enter the items on the purchase order, their costs will be calculated according to the cost group break that meets the purchase quantity you have entered. The Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases function cannot be used on credit purchase orders. This feature also cannot be used on purchase orders with a status of accepted or backordered. In addition, the associated recosting options are not available. For example, assume you are ordering several items that are in a cost group called Stanley Hand Tools. This cost group has been established with a discount of two percent for each 100 purchased (i.e., 100 = 2%, 200 = 4%, etc.). From the Purchase Order Header screen for this purchase order, you immediately access the Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases feature and indicate that you anticipate you will be purchasing a quantity of 400 units of items in this cost group. Then, you return to the screen to continue building the purchase order. On the Purchase Order Lines screen, the first item you enter is a quantity of 50 Stanley hammers, which of course does not meet the minimum quantity of 100 required to be purchased to receive a discount. However, since you have indicated that the end result of this purchase order will be a total quantity of 400 items in this cost group, the cost that displays for Stanley hammers incorporates the appropriate cost group break, an eight percent discount. The Purchase Order Entry program assumes that you will eventually meet the quantity anticipated and calculates costs accordingly for each item included in the cost group. Using this method, you are aware of the true cost of all items immediately as you enter them. You would never have to use either of the recost options available from the Functions pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. When you plan to use cost group breaks on your purchase orders, you are not required to enter anticipated purchases before entering any purchase order lines. You may enter anticipated purchases any time while building the purchase order, or after all lines have been entered. This is easy to do since this feature is available from all three screens in the Purchase Order Entry program. Any lines that you have entered prior to indicating your anticipated purchases are recalculated to reflect the break cost. Recost options are available from the Purchase Order Lines screen that allow you to recost the entire purchase order according to your anticipated purchases, and update the anticipateds if desired. These recost options are discussed later in this section. ECS Pro Page 107 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features You may decide not to enter anticipated purchases, desiring instead to calculate cost group breaks when the purchase order is completed. If items on the purchase order are included in cost groups, the appropriate costs can be calculated by recosting the purchase order using one of the two cost group recost options. The disadvantage of this method is that you will not know the true costs of the items until this is done. If you delete a purchase order line containing an item included in a cost group break, the costs of other items in the group may be affected. Use one of the cost group recost options to recost the items on the purchase order after deleting such an item. When you select Enter anticipated cost group purchases... from the Functions pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Header or Totals screens, the Anticipated Cost Group Purchases Entry window opens. From the Purchase Order Lines screen, you must first select Cost group purchases... from the Functions pull-down menu. This opens the Cost Group Purchases menu from which you can choose to enter anticipated purchases, or choose from two options for recosting the cost group purchases on your purchase order. The two recost options are used to recost the items on this purchase order according to cost group purchases. One also allows you to update the anticipated purchases you have entered to reflect actual purchases. They are discussed later in this section. Cost Group Purchases window ECS Pro Page 108 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Enter anticipated cost group purchases..., the Anticipated Cost Group Purchases Entry window opens. This window displays the vendor you are building the purchase order for, and any cost groups that have been established for that vendor. For each cost group, the cost group name and break type are listed, and you may enter the amount or quantity of the items in that cost group you intend to purchase to receive a cost break on this purchase order. Anticipated Cost Group Purchases Entry window In the Anticipated Purchases column for each cost group you intend to purchase items from, enter the appropriate amount or quantity, depending on the break type displayed. For quantity break types, enter a quantity up to six digits, with no decimal places. For cost or retail dollar break types, enter a dollar amount up to nine digits, including two decimal places. For vendor or shipping unit break types, enter a number of units up to nine digits, including three decimal places. After entering all anticipated purchases for this vendor, costs for the items on the purchase order that are included in cost groups are recalculated based on the new anticipateds entered. As you build your purchase order, you can access this option any time to also view the actual purchases made so far in each cost group, and how they compare to the anticipated purchases you entered. These are displayed in the Actual Purchases column after you enter lines containing items included in the cost groups listed. Using the Recost Cost Group Purchases and Update Anticipateds option on the Cost Group Purchases menu, you can later update your anticipated entries to reflect the actual purchases made when the purchase order is completed. ECS Pro Page 109 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features Cost Group Recost Options Many of the items you enter on your purchase orders may be included in cost groups that have been determined by the vendor. A cost group is a group of items on which the vendor has indicated that you will receive a discount when you purchase a specified quantity. These discounts are called cost group breaks. To take advantage of these discounts, the cost groups and their associated breaks must be established for each vendor using the Vendor Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Having these established on your system provides you the opportunity to reflect the cost group breaks offered in the costs on your purchase orders. Refer to the Primary File Administration manual for more information about establishing and maintaining cost groups. The most effective way to use cost group purchases on your purchase orders is to enter anticipated purchases using the Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases feature before you begin entering the actual purchase order lines. This feature is discussed earlier in this section. However, if you do not enter anticipated purchases before entering the items on your purchase order, or if you do so in the midst of creating the purchase order, you can still calculate costs based on cost group purchases using one of two cost group recost options. When you select Cost group purchases... from the Functions pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen, the Cost Group Purchases menu opens. From this window, you can access both cost group recost options, as well as the Enter Anticipated Cost Group Purchases function discussed earlier in this section. Recost Based on Cost Group Purchases The Recost Only Based On Cost Group Purchases program recalculates the costs of the items on the purchase order to reflect cost breaks associated with the cost groups in which the items are included. This option recosts all items previously entered on the purchase order before anticipated purchases were entered. Any purchase order lines with a lock status of Locked will not be recosted. Locking and unlocking an entered cost from recost is covered in Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry. ECS Pro Page 110 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Recost only based on cost group purchases, the Recost Only Based on Cost Group Purchases window opens allowing you to choose whether to continue with recosting this purchase order. Recost Only Based on Cost Group Purchases window Recost and Update Anticipateds The Recost Cost Group Purchases And Update Anticipateds program allows you to recalculate the costs for the items on the purchase order to reflect cost breaks associated with the cost groups the items are included in. However, it also allows you to update the anticipated purchases with the actual purchases entered on this purchase order. This is necessary to recost all items previously entered on the purchase order if anticipated purchases were not entered. Any purchase order lines with a lock status of Locked will not be recosted. Locking and unlocking an entered cost from recost is covered in Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry. ECS Pro Page 111 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Recost cost group purchases and update anticipateds, the Recost Cost Group Purchases and Update Anticipateds window opens allowing you to choose whether to continue with recosting this purchase order and updating anticipateds. Recost Cost Group Purchases and Update Anticipateds window Starting a New Purchase Order Use the Start a New Purchase Order feature to begin a new purchase order without saving the information you entered on the current purchase order. This is useful if you have mistakenly entered erroneous information on a purchase order, and you want to begin again. Using the Start a New Purchase Order feature, you can clear the information you have entered since the current purchase order was last saved and return to the Purchase Order Header screen for a new purchase order. The purchase order you were working with reverts to the state it was in the last time it was saved, and remains on your system. ECS Pro Page 112 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Functions Features When you select Start a new purchase order... from the Functions pull-down menu, the Start New Purchase Order window opens. This window informs you that the information you have entered will be cleared without being saved and allowing you to choose whether to continue or return to the current purchase order. Start New Purchase Order window Utilities Features Importing a Permanent Purchase Order With many of your vendors, you may have a standing purchase order of certain items that you purchase from them on a regular basis. You may even purchase the same amounts of these items each time. Use the Permanent Purchase Order Maintenance program to place these items on a permanent purchase order to be imported into an actual purchase order you are building in the Purchase Order Entry program. Permanent purchase orders and the Permanent Purchase Order Maintenance program are discussed in detail in Chapter 12: Vendor Order Processing Maintenance and Utilities. Use the Import a Permanent Purchase Order feature to import one of these permanent purchase orders into the current purchase order. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Lines screen. ECS Pro Page 113 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you select Import permanent purchase order... from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen, the Import Permanent PO window opens listing all the permanent purchase orders currently on your system. For each one, the permanent purchase order name and user who created purchase order are displayed. Import Permanent PO window Since order quantities are held for each item in a permanent purchase order, you can import the items into your purchase order using these quantities. However, you can also choose to order a different quantity. Upon selecting the permanent purchase order to import, the Quantity Option Selection window opens displaying the name of the permanent purchase order you selected to import, and allowing you to choose from three options to import the quantity of the items on the permanent purchase order. Quantity Option Selection window ECS Pro Page 114 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Choose As stored in permanent PO to import the items and their quantities just as they are held in the selected permanent purchase order. To order the inventory order quantity held in the item records for each item on the permanent purchase order, choose Use item's order quantity. Select Order up to item's maximum quantity to order the quantity of each item necessary to meet the maximum quantity held in the item record for each item on the permanent purchase order. The following formula is used to determine the quantity needed to meet the maximum quantity: [ Maximum Quantity - Quantity Available ] Important: Quantity Available is determined by the PO Import Quantity preference set using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Set the quantity available equal to: · Total quantity available · Quantity on hand + Quantity on PO · Quantity available · Quantity on hand Refer to the System Preferences Guide for more information. The resulting quantity is then rounded up to the quantity required to fill the package quantity for the item. It is possible that the quantities imported for the items on the selected permanent purchase order are quantities of zero (0) since the quantities stored for the items in the permanent purchase order are zero. When this is the case, you may want to go through the items you have imported, entering the quantities for those items to include in the current purchase order, leaving a quantity of zero (0) for each item you don't want to order. You can then use the Delete Line feature to delete only those lines with a quantity of zero. Refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for more information on the Delete Line feature. Purchase order lines with a quantity of zero (0) cannot be updated. After choosing a quantity option, the items on the selected permanent purchase order are imported into the purchase order you are currently building, unless you are building a central purchase order. The quantities are imported for these items as indicated by your choice in the Quantity Option Selection window. The cursor returns to the Purchase Order Lines screen, positioned on the last line imported. ECS Pro Page 115 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Importing into a Central Purchase Order If you are importing a permanent purchase order into a central purchase order, the Location Selection window opens when you accept your quantity option selection. This window lists all the locations on your system, and allows you to choose the locations for which to order the items on the permanent purchase order you are importing. You may choose multiple locations. After choosing all locations, the items on the selected permanent purchase order are imported with the selected quantities. Importing an Item Range Use the Import Item Range feature to import into the current purchase order, a particular range of items in logical order in your database. It lets you enter items on your purchase order much more quickly than the time it takes to enter them one at a time. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Lines screen. ECS Pro Page 116 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features To import a range of items, you must designate the range to import, and choose from three other options in the Import Item Range window which displays when you select Import item range... from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. After entering the item range to import and selecting the other options, the items in the entered range are imported into the purchase order according to the options selected (unless you are building a central purchase order or you have chosen to suggest order quantities using item history). Import Item Range window Item Range At the item range fields, enter the range of items to import into the current purchase order. At the Item code from field, enter the first item in the range to import, and enter the last item in the range to import in the Item code to field. The item code you enter at each field must be an existing item code up to eight characters previously established on your system using the Item/Inventory Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. In addition, the item code you enter at Item code to must come after the item code you enter at Item code from in logical order. Logical order is the order in which the items are held in your database. At either item range field, you can press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct item. The item description for each item displays when an item code is entered. ECS Pro Page 117 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Item Option The item option allows you to indicate whether to include all items in the entered range or only those with quantities below their minimum quantities. Choose All items in range to import all the items included in the range of items you entered. To include only those items with quantities below the minimum quantity (held in the item records for the item), select Items below minimum quantity. If you intend to use item history to determine suggested order quantities, you must include all items in the range. Choosing to include only items below the minimum quantity causes an error message to display, since information is not used to suggest order quantities. Vendor Option Use the vendor option to determine which items in the range to include according to the vendor the current purchase order is being built for. To import only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, select Items with [VENDOR] as primary vendor. Select Items with [VENDOR] as any vendor to import only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, secondary vendor, or one of its alternate vendors. To import all items included in the entered range regardless of the vendors entered in their item/vendor records, choose All items regardless of vendor coding. Quantity Option The quantity option allows you to choose from four options to import the quantity of the items in the entered range. To order the quantity held in the item record for each item in the range, choose Use item's order quantity. Select Order up to item's maximum quantity to order the quantity of each item necessary to meet the maximum quantity held in the item record for each item in the range. The following formula is used to determine the quantity needed to meet the maximum quantity: [ Maximum Quantity - Quantity Available ] Important: Quantity Available is determined by the PO Import Quantity preference set using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Set the quantity available equal to: · Total quantity available · Quantity on hand + Quantity on PO · Quantity available · Quantity on hand Refer to the System Preferences Guide for more information. ECS Pro Page 118 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features The resulting quantity is then rounded up to the quantity required to fill the package quantity for the item. Choose Import with zero quantity to import the items in the range with no quantity. If you want the system to determine whether you need to purchase more of each item in the range as well as how much to buy, based on past sales of the items, select Suggest using item history. With this option you must enter a series of criteria to use for calculating this information, which is discussed in detail in the following section. If you choose Order up to item's maximum quantity or Suggest using item history, package quantities are rounded according to how the PO Import Round Preference is set in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Refer to your System Preferences Guide for more information. When you import items in the selected range with quantities of zero (0), you have the ability to enter quantities for those items in the range to order, and then delete the remainder of the items you imported. Enter the quantities for those items to include in the current purchase order, leaving a quantity of zero (0) for each item you don't want to order. Then use the Delete Line feature to delete only those lines with a quantity of zero. Refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for more information on the Delete Line feature. Purchase order lines with a quantity of zero (0) cannot be updated. Importing into a Central Purchase Order If you are importing items into a central purchase order, the Location Selection window opens when you accept your item range and option selections. This window lists all the locations on your system, and allows you to choose the locations for which to order the items in the range you are importing. You may choose multiple locations. After choosing all locations, the items in the range are imported according to the options previously selected. ECS Pro Page 119 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Suggested Order Quantities Using Item History Assume you are building a purchase order to replenish your inventory of Porter Cable power tools and accessories. You select the Import Item Range utility and enter the range of Porter Cable items you sell. However, you are unsure of the quantities to order. By selecting the quantity option, Suggest using item history, you can have the system determine whether you need to purchase each item in the range and how much to order (based on past sales of the item and a series of criteria you must enter). For example, to order enough 4-½" Saw Kits to replenish your inventory for the next three months, you can determine what to buy based on sales of this item during these same three months last year or for the past two years (if you retain item history on your system for that long). Upon accepting the Import Item Range window when you have selected the Suggest Using Item History quantity option, the Item History Import window opens allowing you to indicate how many days of supply to have on hand when you receive the items from the vendor. The number of safety stock days, lead time days, and days supply desired are all used to determine this information. Item History Import window The safety stock days and lead time days are used in conjunction with one another to verify whether the item needs to be ordered. The days' supply desired is used for calculating how much to order. Before you enter these values, decide how many days worth of inventory you want to have available. As you enter a value in each field in the Item History Import window, a running total is maintained and displayed in the Total days field, and cannot be modified. ECS Pro Page 120 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Days Supply Desired At the Days supply desired field, enter the number of days of inventory you want in stock of the items, based on average daily sales. The system uses the days' supply desired and compares it to what you need to replenish stock. If you want to have enough inventory available for the next 30 days, enter 30 at this field. Any number from 0 to 366 is accepted. Safety Stock Days At the Safety stock days field, enter the number of additional days of inventory you want in stock. For example, assume you want to have enough inventory in stock for 30 days. However, just to be certain that this will be enough, you decide to order stock for ten more days, so you enter 10 as the safety stock days. This increases the days' supply you will be ordering to 40. Any number from 0 to 366 is accepted. Lead Time Days At the Lead time days field, enter the number of days it usually takes the vendor to deliver your order to you. Any number from 0 to 366 is accepted. If a vendor's lead time is approximately ten days, enter 10 at this field. Using the previous example, assume you have indicated that you want a 30-day supply of inventory and an additional 10 days of stock as a buffer, for a total of 40 days of stock. Including the vendor's lead time of 10 days, you would actually be ordering stock for 50 days. After accepting the item history criteria information, the Period Weighting window opens requiring you to indicate the periods of history that you want the system to use to determine the average sales or usage of the items to report. Period Weighting window ECS Pro Page 121 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features The number of periods displayed in the Period Weighting window depends on the number of periods established on your system. It also depends on the number of months your company has chosen to retain inventory history totals. For example, if your company has chosen to store inventory history totals for 48 months, this window displays the current period and the 48 months prior to it. Once a period has been retained for the specified duration, it is purged from your system and no longer displays in the Period Weighting window. Refer to your System Manager's Guide for detailed information on system periods and the System Period Maintenance program. In the Weight column, enter a number from 1 to 99 in each field corresponding to a period of item history to use for determining the order quantities to report. If you do not want to use a particular period, leave the field blank. Entering a weight value for a period tells the system to look at sales for each item during that month, and determines the amount of importance the period has in calculating suggested order quantities. To use several different periods, with each having the same impact on the suggested order quantities, enter 1 at each of those fields. If you want one or more periods to have a greater impact than the other periods to use, enter the number to multiply this period's weight by. For example, if you want sales during April to have three times as much impact as sales during February and March, enter 3 in the Weight field for April and 1 for both February and March. It is up to you as to the periods of item history to use to determine suggested order quantities. You might want the system look at item history for the: • Past X months • Current month of last year, or the current month and next month of last year; or, the current month and next month of the past three years, depending on how long inventory history is retained on your system How are Suggested Order Quantities Calculated? Once you have entered the item history report information and the desired weights, the system begins calculating the suggested order quantities for each item in the specified range to report. You may find it helpful to refer to the example in the table below to fully understand how suggested order quantities are calculated. ECS Pro Page 122 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features A B C D E F Period Demand # Days in Period Usage Weight Extension 01/01/2001-1/31/2001 100 31 3.23 2 6.46 12/01/2000-12/31/2000 150 31 4.84 2 9.68 01/01/2000-1/31/2000 200 31 6.46 1 6.46 12/01/1999-12/31/1999 180 31 5.81 1 5.81 6 28.41 TOTALS Using the location number you entered on the Item History Replenishment Report screen, for each selected period the system looks at the inventory totals records and gets the demand quantity (B). If one of the weighted periods is the current period, the system only counts those days in this period that have passed, since item history would exist. Each demand quantity is then divided by the number of days in the period (C). The result, or usage (D), is then multiplied by the weight that you entered for their respective periods (E). The results (F) for each period are added together, and the sum is divided by the sum of the weights. In this example, the calculation would be: [ 28.41 / 6 = 4.73 ]. The number 4.73 represents the daily usage rate, or the average quantity of an item that you sell each day. Use the Demand Quantity Preferences program, discussed in your System Preferences Guide, to indicate the types of transactions that your company uses to determine demand quantity for the items in your inventory. ECS Pro Page 123 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features The daily usage rate allows you to determine whether you need to order the item, and, if so, how many you need to order. This is where the days specified in the Item History Criteria window come into play. For each item at the appropriate location, the system gets the quantity available (quantity on hand - quantity on reserve + quantity on purchase order). (See Important note below.) It then takes the daily usage rate and multiplies it by the sum of the safety stock days and lead time days you entered. This determines the days' supply for the item. If the item's quantity available is less than the expected days' supply, it must be ordered and is printed on the report. The quantity that will be suggested to order is the calculated daily usage multiplied by the total days from the Item History Criteria window. If the item's quantity available is more than the expected days' supply, it is not printed on the report. Refer to the example below. Dialog answers: Days supply desired Safety stock days (ss) Lead time days (lt) 14 21 10 45 Item A Item B Daily usage rate Sum of ss/lt days Result (order point) 4.73 x 31.00 146.63 3.27 x 31.00 101.37 Quantity available: 100 200 Report it! Don't report it! Sample Order Quantities Calculation Because Item A's quantity available is below the order point, it needs to be ordered and will be printed on the report. On the other hand, Item B will not be printed on the report since there is more than enough available. The next question is, how much of Item A do you need to order? This could be very straightforward: Total days x Daily usage = Desired supply (45 x 4.73 = 212.85) Desired supply - Quantity available = Order quantity (212.85 - 100 = 112.85) ECS Pro Page 124 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Important: Quantity Available is determined by the PO Import Quantity preference set using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Set the quantity available equal to: · Total quantity available · Quantity on hand + Quantity on PO · Quantity available · Quantity on hand Refer to the System Preferences Guide for more information. However, the issue of package quantity must be considered. Each item/vendor is coded with a package quantity value, which is the quantity of the item that the vendor includes in each package (i.e., box or case). For this example, assume that the package quantity is 50. Therefore, you would need to order either 100 or 150 of Item A. How the system rounds the package quantity depends on the setting you have chosen for the PO Import Round Preferences using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. If you set this preference to Always round down, then the suggested order quantity for Item A would be 100. If you set this preference to Always round up, then the suggested order quantity for Item A would be 150. If you set this preference to Do true rounding, the next highest package quantity multiple (150) and the next lowest package quantity multiple (100) would be averaged (125); this average is used as your point of comparison. If the average is lower than your pure suggested order quantity (112.85), then use the higher package quantity (150); if the average is higher, then use the lower package quantity (100). Refer to your System Preferences Guide for detailed information on the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program and the PO Import Round Preference. Importing Order to PO Items The Import Order to PO Items feature enables you to import order lines (that have not been purchased) from a customer order to the lines of a purchase order without leaving Purchase Order Entry. This makes the process easier than using the Create PO from Order option in Transaction Entry. This feature also enables you to start a Purchase Order for several order lines, then save the PO. Later, you are able to add other orders to the original PO. Using the feature this way allows you to achieve a certain dollar value to receive discounts before updating the PO. ECS Pro Page 125 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you select Import order to PO items... from the Utilities pull-down menu, the Selection Criteria window opens. Selection Criteria window The Transaction date range fields default to today's date. Enter any order date range as long as the from date is earlier than the to date. At the Expected delivery date range fields, you can: • leave the fields blank to find all orders regardless of delivery date • enter a valid date range • enter a from date and leave the to date blank to find orders that will be shipped after a certain date, or • leave the from date blank and enter a to date to find orders that will be shipped before a certain date At the Vendor option field, indicate which order to PO records to include in the query. This is a multi-select list so you may select one, two, or all the options. If you select Lines with [vendor] as vendor, all lines where the salesperson has indicated this PO vendor as the vendor to purchase from displays. If you select Lines with no vendor, the system displays all lines where the salesperson has not indicated a vendor (used to find those items that maybe should be purchased from this vendor). If you select Lines with another vendor, the system displays all of the lines where the salesperson indicated to purchase the item from a different vendor (used to verify that the salesperson entered the correct vendor). When you press <Do>, the Order Lines Selection window displays. ECS Pro Page 126 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Selecting Order Lines On the Order Line Selection screen, you can select order lines using one of two methods: selecting all lines that are ready for purchase order at once, or selecting each one individually. To select all order lines, access the Select pull-down menu from the action bar and choose All lines ready for PO. When you return to the Order Line Selection screen, all lines that are ready for purchase order are selected. Those order lines that are not ready to be placed on purchase order are not selected. Also available from the Select pull-down menu is None. Use this feature to deselect all order lines. When you return to the Order Line Selection screen, any order lines that had been selected are no longer selected. Select pull-down menu To select order lines for purchase order individually, for each line you want to select, move the cursor to the desired order line and press <Spacebar>. Also press <Spacebar> to deselect an order line that has already been selected for purchase order creation. If you don't intend to place an item on the purchase order you are creating, you can remove it from the displayed list. Move the cursor to the item to delete and choose Delete order to PO line from the Select pull-down menu. The Delete Confirmation window opens. Important: Using the Delete order to PO line option deletes the line and it's relationship to the PO so that it is not available to be placed on any PO. ECS Pro Page 127 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Delete Confirmation window From this window, select Delete this line and do not place on PO if you don't want to order it on the purchase order you are creating. If you decide not to delete the line, select Resume without deleting this line. Regardless of your selection, you are returned to the Order Line Selection screen. However, if you chose to delete the line, it is no longer displayed. Order Lines Selection window ECS Pro Page 128 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you press <Spacebar> to select an individual line on the Order Line Selection screen, and the PO status is R and the Vendor code is the same as the vendor for the current PO, the following menu displays: vop010119 Select Confirmation All required information has been entered. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Select line for PO creation 2. Edit purchase order information Enter Help F11=Cancel Select Confirmation window If you select Select line for PO creation, the line is selected and the cursor returns to the scrolling list. If you select Edit purchase order information, the PO Item Information window opens. When you press <Spacebar> to select a line on the Order Line Selection screen, and the PO status is R and the Vendor code is not the same as the vendor for the current PO, the following menu displays: Vendor Confirmation window If you select Resume without selecting line for PO, the line is deselected and the cursor returns to the scrolling list. If you select Edit purchase order information, the PO Item Information window opens. ECS Pro Page 129 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you press <Spacebar> to select a line on the Order Line Selection screen, and the PO status is N, or you select Edit purchase order information in either confirmation window, the PO Item Information window opens. Vendor Order Processing vop010121 PO Item Information Type purchase order information. Then press Do. : Item description Order quantity . : . . : Salesperson RALLY 375 HP LAWNMOWER 5 EACH WENDY BARBER Customer name . . PETER NEILSON Phone number . . 2037389454 Vendor code . . . Vendor item code Shipping unit code Receiving unit cost Pricing unit cost Do Help F11=Cancel NESUPPLY New England Supply Co. M9784375HP LBS Factor 125.950 125.950 PF4=Exit 47.00000 EACH EACH PF3=Remarks PO Item Information window This window is similar to the PO Item Information window in the Transaction Entry and the Create PO from Order programs. The Item description, Order quantity, and Salesperson fields are display only and cannot be changed. At the Customer name and Phone number fields, enter information to store with the order or retain the default information from the order. At the Vendor code, enter any valid vendor code. However, in order for the line to be placed on the current PO, you must enter the vendor code of the current PO. If the vendor is changed, the program reads the vendor item record for this vendor and displays the vendor item code and shipping information if the vendor item record exists. At the Vendor item code field, enter the vendor's item code for this line. At the Shipping unit code and Factor fields, you may retain the defaults or enter the shipping information. At the Receiving unit cost and Pricing unit cost fields, you may retain the costs from the order or enter new costs for the item. The table below lists and defines the PO Item Information fields. ECS Pro Page 130 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features PO Item Information Screen Field Definitions Field Definition and Acceptable Values Item description Description of the item being ordered derived from the item record. This field is for display purposes only and can’t be modified. Order quantity Quantity of the item ordered, derived from the current order line record. Also displayed is the selling unit of measure, derived from the item record. These fields are for display purposes only and can’t be modified. Salesperson Name of the salesperson that entered this order, derived from the transaction header record. Customer name Name of the customer ordering the item, derived from the customer entered on the Transaction Header screen, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter up to 24 characters at this field; however, an entry is not required. Phone number Telephone number of the customer ordering the item, derived from the record of the customer entered on the Transaction Header screen, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter up to 15 characters at this field; however, an entry is not required. Vendor code Code assigned to the primary vendor for the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. You must enter an existing vendor code up to 10 characters at this field. The vendor name corresponding to the code displays automatically, and can’t be modified. If you are unsure of the vendor code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a vendor lookup. Vendor item code Item code assigned by the vendor to the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. You must enter a vendor item code up to 20 characters at this field. Shipping unit code Code for the unit of measure in which this item is shipped, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter a shipping unit code up to four characters at this field. ECS Pro Page 131 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Field Definition and Acceptable Values Factor Factor used to translate the quantity of this item from stocking unit of measure to shipping unit measure, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter a shipping unit factor up to nine digits, including five decimal places, at this field. Receiving unit cost Receiving unit cost of the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. This is the cost for this item charged by your vendor. Enter up to nine digits, including three decimal places, at this field; however, an entry is not required. The value in the Pricing unit cost field is calculated, using the receiving unit factor, based on the amount entered at this field. Also displayed is the unit of measure in which this item was received, derived from the item/vendor record for this item, and can’t be modified. Pricing unit cost Pricing unit cost of the item being ordered derived from the item/vendor record. This is the cost of this item in pricing unit of measure. Enter up to nine digits, including three decimal places, at this field; however, an entry is not required. The value in the Receiving unit cost field is calculated, using the receiving unit factor, based on the amount entered at this field. Also displayed is the unit of measure in which this item is priced, derived from the item/vendor record, and can’t be modified. When you press <Do>, if the Vendor code is entered and it is not the same as the vendor for the current PO, the following confirmation displays: Vendor Confirmation window ECS Pro Page 132 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features If you selected Do not select line for purchase order, the information is updated into the order to PO record, however, the line is deselected and the cursor returns to the scrolling list. If you selected Resume PO item information entry, the program returns to the PO Item Information window. If you did not enter all of the required information, the following confirmation window displays: vop010127 Vendor Confirmation All required information has not been entered. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Do not select line for purchase order 2. Resume PO item information entry Enter Help F11=Cancel Vendor Confirmation If you select Do not select line for purchase order, the line is deselected, and the cursor returns to the scrolling list. If you select Resume PO item information entry, the program returns to the PO Item Information window. When you press <Do> to exit the PO Item Information window, the program updates the order to PO records with the new data and changes the display on the scrolling list. If the line is ready for PO and the correct vendor, the line is marked as selected. ECS Pro Page 133 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you press <Do> to accept the lines on the scrolling list, the program makes sure that at least one line is selected. If no lines are selected, the following error message displays: There are no items selected for purchase order. You must select at least one item. If there are items selected, the following confirmation window displays: vop01009 Create Confirmation Lines for purchase order have been selected. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Create PO for selected item list 2. Resume order line selection Enter Help F11=Cancel Create Confirmation Select Create PO for selected item list to copy all the selected lines to the current purchase order. To return to the Order Line Selection screen to select or deselect additional lines, choose Resume order line selection. Importing from an Order The Import from an Order feature enables you to import order lines from a customer order into the new purchase order that you are creating. This copy feature also creates an order-to-PO relationship between the order and the PO so that the status of the PO can be tracked as well as the cost updated to the order correctly. ECS Pro Page 134 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you select Import from an order... from the Utilities pull-down menu of the Purchase Order Lines screen, the Transaction Criteria window opens. Transaction Criteria window Transaction Number At the Trans number field, enter the number of the transaction to copy lines from, or press <Enter> to choose from all transaction numbers. You may enter any transaction number up to eight digits assigned to an existing open order transaction. When you enter a specific transaction number, all other information for that transaction automatically displays in the Transaction Criteria window. This information includes the customer code, expected delivery date, store, transaction type, outside salesperson and status for the transaction. If the displayed transaction is the one you want to copy lines from, press <Do> to accept the transaction information and continue copying lines. ECS Pro Page 135 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Customer Code At the Customer code field, press <Enter> to accept *ALL* to choose from order and quote transactions for all customers, or enter another customer code. When you enter a specific customer code, it must be an existing code up to eight characters previously established using the Customer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the customer code to enter, you can use wild card characters to represent any characters in your entry, or press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a customer lookup. Expected Delivery Date Range The expected delivery date range fields represent the range of dates during which delivery of the transaction to copy is expected. Enter the beginning date of the range in which delivery is expected for the transactions to choose from in the Exp delivery date from field. Enter the ending date of that range in the Exp delivery date to field. No default values are initially displayed in these fields. You may enter any desired date range, leave both fields blank, or leave one of the fields blank. Dates must be entered in the format MM/DD/YYYY. When a date is entered at each end of the range, transactions for which an expected delivery date was not entered are not found. Therefore, these date range fields must be left blank to find transactions having no expected delivery date. When both fields are left blank, the expected delivery date is not used as part of the transaction criteria. When the from date range field is left blank but a to date is entered, all transactions having an expected delivery date earlier than or equal to the to date will be found. When the to date range field is left blank but a from date is entered, all transactions having an expected delivery date later than or equal to the from date will be found. Store At the Store field, enter the number of the store for which the transaction to copy was entered, or press <Enter> to choose from transactions for all stores as previously discussed. When you enter a specific store number, it must be the number of an existing store previously established on your system using the Store Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the store number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Store Selection window and choose one from those listed. ECS Pro Page 136 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Transaction Type Enter the number corresponding to the type of transaction to copy in the Transaction type field. Any order, or transaction type is acceptable, with the exception of work orders (type 16). This includes transaction types 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18. If you are unsure of the transaction type number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Transaction Type Selection window. This window lists all the valid transaction types to copy, from which you can choose the one to use for your criteria. Outside Salesperson At the Outside salesperson field, enter the number corresponding to the salesperson who built the transaction to copy, or press <Enter> to choose from transactions entered by all salespersons, as previously discussed. When you enter a specific salesperson number, it must be the number of an existing salesperson previously established on your system using the Salesperson Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the salesperson number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Salesperson Selection window and choose one from those listed. ECS Pro Page 137 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you press <Do>, the program performs the search and displays a scrolling list of orders that match the entered criteria, and have a status of Accepted or Backordered. Transaction Selection screen The data that displays in this window is the same as the data that displays on the copy order in Transaction Entry. When you select an order and press <Do>, if the order status is Backordered, the Backordered Status window displays. The program then continues to the Copy Order Options window, where XXXXXXX is the vendor code. ECS Pro Page 138 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Backordered Status window Copy Order Options window Vendor Option Use the vendor option to determine which items in the range to include according to the vendor the current purchase order is being built for. To import only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, select Items with [VENDOR] as primary vendor. Select Items with [VENDOR] as any vendor to import only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, secondary vendor, or one of its alternate vendors. To import all items included in the entered range regardless of the vendors entered in their item/vendor records, choose All items regardless of vendor coding. ECS Pro Page 139 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features Item Option The item option allows you to indicate what lines to copy onto the current PO. Choose All items in range to copy all the lines on the customer order. Choose All nonstock items on order to copy only those lines containing nonstock items. Or, choose Selected lines on order to include only those lines that you manually select in the Line Selection window. When you press <Do>, if the item option is not Selected lines on order, the program copies the appropriate lines from the Order to the current PO and returns you to the Purchase Order Lines screen. If the item option is Selected lines on order, the program displays all lines on the customer order in the Line Selection window. Vendor Order Processing Select Exit Help vop010115 Line Selection More: + Select order lines to copy to the current PO. Then press Do. Line# 1 6 Do Help Item Code RS23659 FP-Blue Description Riley-Stevens Drill Bits Florescent Paint – Blue F11=Cancel Quantity 1 2 Price 49.997 6.967 PF4=Exit Line Selection screen The window displays all the lines from the customer order that meet the selected Vendor option. The list does not display: Section header lines: Sectioning is not supported on a PO Description lines: Description lines are not supported on a PO Misc. Charge lines: Misc. Charge lines are not supported on a PO You may select any of the lines to copy from the customer order to place on the PO. Use the options on the Select pull-down menu to select all or deselect all lines at once. ECS Pro Page 140 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Utilities Features When you press <Do>, the program copies the selected lines and returns you to the Purchase Order Lines screen. Transaction Selection Inquiries Many transactions may be listed on the Transaction Selection screen, making it difficult to pinpoint the one you want to copy. To help you determine the transaction to use, inquiries are available from the Inquiry pull-down menu on the Transaction Selection screen. Use these inquiries to find out more information about any of the transactions listed. Be sure the selection indicator is positioned on the transaction you want to inquire on before pressing <Actions> (PF1) to access the action bar. Transaction Selection Inquiry pull-down menu The Transaction Totals Inquiry is identical to the same inquiry accessed from the Inquiries pull-down menu of the Transaction Header, Lines, or Totals screens in the Customer Sales Entry module. Refer to your Customer Sales Entry manual for details. The Transaction Dates Inquiry is similar to the same inquiry accessed from the Inquiries pull-down menu of the Transaction Header Lines or Totals screen in the Customer Sales Entry module. The only difference is that when accessed from this Transaction Selection screen, both the transaction number and transaction type of the selected transaction are displayed in the Transaction Dates window. The Order Transaction Inquiry accesses the Order Transaction Inquiry program. This program is discussed in detail in your Customer Sales Information manual. ECS Pro Page 141 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Customer Information Inquiry The Customer Information Inquiry enables you to view information about the customer on the selected transaction. When you select Customer information... from the Inquiry pull-down menu, the Customer Information window opens. The table below lists and defines the fields of information that are displayed in this window. Customer Information window Customer Information Field Definitions Field Definition Customer code Customer code assigned to the customer using the Customer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Customer name Name of the customer, as entered using the Customer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Address Street address, post office box, city, state or province, and ZIP code or other postal code of the shipping address for the customer on this transaction. Phone number Telephone number of the customer, as entered for this transaction. ECS Pro Page 142 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Field Definition Master account Customer code of the master account the customer is assigned to, as indicated using the Customer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration; if this is a master or regular account, the master account code is the same as the customer code. Miscellaneous Information Inquiry Use the Miscellaneous Information Inquiry to view some general information about the selected transaction. When you select Miscellaneous information... from the Inquiry pull-down menu, the Miscellaneous Information window opens. The table below lists and defines the fields of information displayed in this window. Miscellaneous Information window Miscellaneous Information Field Definitions Field Definition Memo 1 – Memo 4 Text that was entered for the first memo field on the Purchase Order Header screen for this transaction. Customer PO # Number of the customer’s purchase order for purchasing the merchandise on this transaction. ECS Pro Page 143 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Field Definition Inside salesperson Name of the inside salesperson responsible for building this transaction. Outside salesperson Name of the outside salesperson responsible for building this transaction. Transaction Totals Inquiry Use the Totals Inquiry to view totals information for the transaction you are working with. When you select Transaction totals... from the Inquiry pull-down menu, the Transaction Totals window opens. The customer code and name of the customer the current for whom the transaction is being built are displayed at the top of this window. The majority of the window displays totals information consisting of original open and canceled freight amounts, trade discounts, miscellaneous charges, tax amounts, net amounts, and other information. Transaction Totals window ECS Pro Page 144 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries The table below lists and defines the original, open and canceled totals for each field in the Transaction Totals window. The original amount for each field is the amount that was initially entered or calculated automatically when the current transaction was built. The open amount for each field is the amount remaining to be invoiced on the current transaction. The canceled amount for each field is the amount that has been canceled from the current transaction, and will not be invoiced. Only the original amount of any prompt pay discount displays. It is impossible to have open and canceled prompt pay discount amounts. Various symbols (: +, -, and =) are displayed along the left margin of the column of field names in this window. Each of these symbols indicates how the dollar amount at that field is related to the amount in the field above it in the same column. In the first set of amounts in the window, the net amount of the current transaction is derived by subtracting any trade discount amount: [Raw amt. - Trade disc. = Net amt.]. In the second set of amounts, the subtotal for the current transaction is calculated by adding any miscellaneous charges and freight amounts to the net amount of the transaction: [Net amt. + Misc. charges + Freight = Subtotal]. Then, the total amount of the current transaction is determined by adding any sales tax and Canadian goods and services tax to the transaction subtotal: [Subtotal + Tax + GST = Total amt.]. Totals Inquiry Information Field Definition Raw amount Dollar amount of the transaction before any freight charges, miscellaneous charges or taxes are added, and before any discounts are subtracted. Trade discount Dollar amount of all trade discounts applied to the transaction, including any line discounts. Net amount Dollar amount of the transaction after any trade discounts are subtracted. Misc. charges Dollar amount of any miscellaneous charges that are entered on the transaction. Freight Dollar amount of any freight charges that are entered on the transaction. Subtotal Dollar amount of the transaction after any miscellaneous charges and manual freight amounts are added to the net amount. Tax Dollar amount of any sales tax that is charged on the transaction. ECS Pro Page 145 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Field Definition GST Dollar amount of any Canadian goods and services tax that is charged on the transaction. Total amount Dollar amount of the transaction after any sales tax and Canadian goods and services tax are added to the subtotal. Nonstock sales Dollar amount of any nonstock items entered on the transaction. Shipping units Total number of shipping units entered on the transaction. Prompt pay amount Dollar amount of any prompt pay discount offered to the customer for early payment of the invoice; only the original amount on the transaction displays. Transaction Dates Inquiry Use the Dates Inquiry to view any dates for the current transaction. When you select Transaction dates... from the Inquiry pull-down menu, the Transaction Dates window opens. This window displays the dates that were entered for the transaction at the time it was built, as well as the date on which each possible type of edit was last made. The table below lists and defines the dates that are displayed in this window for the current transaction. Transaction Dates window ECS Pro Page 146 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Dates Inquiry Information Field Definition Transaction # Number assigned to this transaction in Transaction Entry. Transaction type Type of transaction this is, assigned in Transaction Entry. Transaction date Date entered on the Transaction Header by the operator who built the transaction, or who last edited it. Creation date Date the transaction was created on, assigned by the system. Exp del date Date the items on the transaction are expected to be delivered to the customer the transaction was built for. Expiration date Date the prices on the transaction are no longer valid; used for quote and estimate transactions only. PP discount date Date the customer must pay the invoice by for the transaction to receive a prompt pay discount. Last access date Date the transaction was last recalled for any reason, whether editing, reprinting, etc. Last edit date Date the information was last changed on the transaction. Last recost date Date the items on the transaction were last recosted. Last reprice date Date the items on the transaction were last repriced. Last copy date Date the information from the transaction was last copied for another transaction. Last ship date Date merchandise on the transaction was last shipped to the customer. ECS Pro Page 147 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Order Transaction Inquiry This inquiry allows you to review and analyze various aspects of the selected order. When you select Order transaction from the Inquiry pull-down menu, the Order Transaction Display screen opens. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for detailed instructions on using the Order Transaction Inquiry program. Order Transaction Display screen ECS Pro Page 148 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Importing From a Buy Buys are optional software. Your company must have purchased this optional software in order to use this feature. Buys are lists of items that are offered at reduced prices to customers, generally contractors, who want to order materials in bulk for the purpose of lowering purchasing costs. They are created using the Buy Maintenance program in the Price Management module. Every time you create a buy, you must also create a purchase order specifically for it, entering the reduced prices your vendor will sell the items to you. This allows you to sell the items at low prices to your customers, and still achieve the same gross profit as when selling these items at their standard retail price. Refer to the Price Management manual for details about entering and maintaining buys on your system. Use the Import From Buy feature in Purchase Order Entry to import an existing buy into the current purchase order, for placing a special order with the vendor for the items on the buy. This feature is only accessible from the Purchase Order Lines screen. To import a buy, select Import from a buy from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen. The Buy Selection window opens listing the name of every buy that has been created using the Buy Maintenance program. Select the buy to import from those displayed. When you select a buy, the Line Number Range window opens displaying the name of the buy you chose. It also displays the default line number range beginning with line 1 and ending with the maximum line number in the buy. You can accept the default line number range or enter a different range of lines to import from the buy if you do not want to import all the items. The line numbers you enter must correspond to existing lines on the buy, and the ending line number of the range must be the same as or greater than the beginning line number. Copy from a PO Use this feature to copy lines from an existing purchase order into a new purchase order. This feature is similar to the Copy Order/Quote feature in Transaction Entry. This feature is useful when you want to repeatedly order the same items but change the quantity ordered each time. ECS Pro Page 149 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries When you select Copy from PO... from the Utilities pull-down menu, the Selection Criteria window opens. Purchase Order Criteria window At the PO number field, you may accept the default *ALL* or enter a specific PO number. You may also use wildcards. If you enter a specific PO number, the vendor code, PO date, location, type, and buyer are displayed automatically. The Vendor code field defaults to the vendor code of the current PO. You may accept this default, enter a specific vendor code, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a vendor lookup, enter a vendor code including a wild card, or enter *ALL* for all vendors. At the PO date from and to fields, you may enter any PO date as long as the from date is earlier than the to date. At the Location field, you may enter a specific location, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a location lookup, or accept the default *ALL*. At the PO type field, you may enter a specific PO type, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a PO type lookup, or accept the default *ALL*. At the Buyer field, you may enter a specific buyer code, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a buyer lookup, or accept the default *ALL*. ECS Pro Page 150 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries When you press <Do>, the program performs the search and displays a scrolling list of purchase orders that match the entered criteria (and the PO is not locked and the PO status is either Entered, Accepted, Backordered, Received, or Cancelled). Purchase Order Selection screen The data that displays in this window is the same as the data that displays on the PO Recall window. When you select a PO and press <Do>, the Copy Order Options window. Copy PO Options window ECS Pro Page 151 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries Vendor Option Use the vendor option to determine which items in the range to include according to the vendor the current purchase order is being built for. To copy only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, select Items with [VENDOR] as primary vendor. Select Items with [VENDOR] as any vendor to copy only those items in the entered range for which the current vendor is its primary vendor, secondary vendor, or one of its alternate vendors. To copy all items included in the entered range regardless of the vendors entered in their item/vendor records, choose All items regardless of vendor coding. Quantity Option At the Quantity option field, choose Use original quantity to copy the line into the current purchase order with the quantity entered on the original purchase order. Choose Import with zero quantity to copy the line into the current purchase order with a quantity of zero enabling you to enter a new quantity. When you press <Do>, the program copies the lines from the original PO to the new PO and returns you to the Purchase Order Lines screen. Sorting Purchase Order Lines Use the Sort Purchase Order Lines feature to sort the lines on the current purchase order in order of: • How they are included in your price book • Their inventory areas • Their vendor item codes You may only sort lines on purchase orders with a status of entered. ECS Pro Page 152 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries When you select Sort purchase order lines... from the Utilities pull-down menu of the Purchase Order Lines screen, the Sort Lines window displays allowing you to indicate the manner in which to sort the lines on the current purchase order. Sort Lines window Important: Be aware that when you use this feature to sort lines, the only way to return the purchase order lines to their original order is to use the Start a New Purchase Order feature. This clears all the changes made to the current purchase order since it was last saved or updated. Entering Quantity Distributions When you are building a central purchase order, you may enter individual quantities to order for each location. The Purchase Order Entry program can be set to prompt for these entries automatically, or you can use the Enter Central PO Distribution line option for each item line to distribute. The Quantity Distribution Option feature is used to indicate whether location quantity distribution entry is automatic for the current purchase order. This feature is only available if the current purchase order is a central purchase order, and it is accessible only from the Purchase Order Lines screen. Refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for more information about Central quantity distribution. ECS Pro Page 153 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Transaction Selection Inquiries When you select Quantity distribution option... from the Utilities pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Lines screen, the Quantity Distribution Option window opens allowing you to enable or disable automatic quantity distribution entry on central purchase orders. Quantity Distribution Option Totals Features Apply Global Discount Feature Use the Apply Global Discount feature to enter a trade discount percentage to be applied to every line contained on the current purchase order. Any global discount entered using this feature overrides trade discounts that may have been entered for specific lines. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Totals screen. When you select Apply global discount... from the Totals pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Totals screen, the Apply Global Discount window opens requiring you to enter the discount percentage to apply to this purchase order. You may enter up to five digits, including three decimal places. Apply Global Discount window ECS Pro Page 154 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Totals Features After entering a percentage, you return to the Purchase Order Totals screen. The entered discount percentage is applied to each line on the purchase order, except for those that have been locked using the Lock/Unlock Entered Cost from Recost option. The purchase order amount is automatically recalculated to reflect the entered discount and displayed in the PO amount field. In addition, the discount amount is calculated and displayed in the Discounts field, and the subtotal of purchases is calculated and displayed in the Subtotal field. The subtotal is equal to the total purchases minus any discounts. You can enter a chain discount that is not just one discount, but multiple discounts applied in succession. When you press <Fields> (PF3), the Chain Discount Entry window opens. After a chain discount is entered, *CHAIN* displays to the right of the Discount % field. Refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry for more information on trade discounts. After you have applied a global discount, the discount is reflected in the cost of each line on the Purchase Order Lines screen. Chain Discount Entry window Apply Discount Amount Use the Apply Discount Amount feature to enter a discount amount to be applied to every line contained on the current purchase order. Any discount entered using this feature overrides trade discounts that may have been entered for specific lines. This feature is accessible only from the Purchase Order Totals screen. ECS Pro Page 155 Chapter 3: Purchase Order Features Totals Features When you select Apply discount... from the Totals pull-down menu on the Purchase Order Totals screen, the Apply Global Amount window opens requiring you to enter the discount amount to apply to this purchase order. You may enter any discount between 0 and the total amount of the purchase. Apply Discount Amount window ECS Pro Page 156 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Overview In the Purchase Order Entry program, you have access to various inquiries that can be found throughout your ECS Pro System. Use them to inquire on information about items, vendors, purchase orders, orders, quotes, sales transactions, receipt transactions, and more. The inquiries that are available in the Purchase Order Entry program are listed and briefly described below. Some of these inquiries are also available in other modules. Purchase Order Inquiries Current Transaction Inquiries • Purchase Order Totals Inquiry View the Totals information on the current purchase order. This includes the net amount, open amount, discounted amount, and other associated totals. • Product Line Totals Inquiry View information about total purchases of items included in the vendor's product lines on the current purchase order. • Central PO Inquiry This inquiry is not currently available. • Purchase Order Dates Inquiry View the Dates associated with the current purchase order. This includes the Purchase Order Date, Ship Date, and other associated dates. • Relationships Inquiry View the orders and receipts that are associated with the current PO. ECS Pro Page 157 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Current Transaction Inquiries • Current Line Totals Inquiry This inquiry is only available from the Lines screen. View the Current Line Totals for this line item. This information includes the Group/Section numbers, open quantity, vendor cost, and other associated information. • Current Line Order Information Inquiry This inquiry is only available from the Lines screen. View the current Line Order information for this line item. Item Inquiries • Quick Item Inquiry View general information about any item established on your system. Quick Item Inquiry is discussed in this chapter. • Item Prices Inquiry View the prices assigned to an item for each price level, and the current quantities held for the item on the system. Item Prices Inquiry is discussed in this chapter. • Item Prices & Costs Inquiry View the prices assigned to an item for each price level, as well as cost and gross profit information. Item Prices and Cost Inquiry is discussed in this chapter. • Item Inquiry View detailed price, cost, purchasing, and sales information about any item established on your system, for any location. Refer to your Inventory Management manual for information and instructions. • Item Position Inquiry View information about the projected status of any item established on your system for different periods. Refer to Chapter 8: Forecasting & Replenishment Management for information and instructions. • Item on Purchase Order Inquiry View purchase order information for any item established on your system. Refer to Chapter 7: Purchase Order Status Information for information and instructions. • Item Receipt Inquiry View receipt information for any item established on your system. Refer to Chapter 10: Receipt Transaction Information for information and instructions. ECS Pro Page 158 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Inquiries • Item On Order Inquiry This inquiry opens the Item on Order Inquiry program from the Customer Sales Processing module. Use this inquiry to find orders that were entered in a certain date range or must be shipped in a certain date range, and contain a specific item your company sells. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for detailed information. • Item On Quote Inquiry This inquiry opens the Item on Quote Inquiry program from the Customer Sales Processing module. Use this inquiry to find all quotes that were entered in a certain date range or must be shipped in a certain date range, and contain a specific item your company sells. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for detailed information. • Inventory Transaction Inquiry View information about selected inventory transactions. Refer to your Inventory Management manual for information and instructions. • TruServ Inquiry View information about any item available through TruServ (if your company purchases items from this vendor and uses the TruServ Communications Processing module on the ECS Pro system). TruServ Inquiry is discussed in this chapter. Although the Potential Transfer inquiry is listed on the Inquiries pull-down menu for all three screens, the asterisk next to this function indicates that it is not currently available. Transaction Inquiries • PO Transaction Inquiry View information about any purchase orders currently held on your system. Refer to Chapter 7: Purchase Order Status Information for information and instructions. • Receipt Transaction Inquiry View information about any receipts currently on your system. Refer to Chapter 10: Receipt Transaction Information for information and instructions. ECS Pro Page 159 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Transaction Inquiries • Orders on PO Inquiry View information about customer order items that have been accepted for purchase order using the order to purchase order interface. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for information and instructions. • Order Transaction Inquiry View information about any orders currently held on your system. Refer to your Customer Order Information manual for information and instructions. • Quote Transaction Inquiry View information about any quotes currently on your system. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for information and instructions. • Sales Transaction Inquiry View information about any sales transactions currently on your system. Refer to your Customer Sales Information manual for information and instructions. Vendor Inquiries • Vendor Inquiry View information about any vendor established on your system. Refer to Chapter 7: Purchase Order Status Information for information and instructions. Your System Manager can use Security Administration to set feature security on some of these inquiries preventing you from accessing these features. Information and instructions on setting feature security are available in your System Manager's Guide. ECS Pro Page 160 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Vendor Inquiries Purchase Order Totals Inquiry Use the Purchase Order Totals Inquiry to view the various total amounts, including freight and discounts, on the current purchase order. This feature is accessible from the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. When you select Totals... from the Current Transaction Inquiries menu, the Purchase Order Totals window is displayed. Purchase Order Totals window The table below lists and briefly defines the information displayed in the Purchase Order Totals window. Fields displayed in the Purchase Order Totals window Field Definition Net amount Total cost of the items on this purchase order, after all discounts are taken but before tax, freight, and adders are applied. Open amount Amount of the purchase order that has yet to be invoiced. Discount amount Amount of the discount on the purchase order. Freight amount Total amount of freight charged for the items on this purchase order. Adder amount Total amount of adders applied to this purchase order. ECS Pro Page 161 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Purchase Order Totals Inquiry Field Definition Tax amount Total amount of tax charged on this purchase order. PO amount Total amount of this purchase order with all amounts added and discounts taken. Non-discount amount Amount that the discount cannot be taken on. Product Line Totals Inquiry Use the Product Line Totals Inquiry feature to inquire on total purchases of items included in the vendor's product lines on the current purchase order. This feature is accessible from the Purchase Order Lines and Totals screens. When you select Product line totals... from this menu, the Product Line Totals window opens. Displayed in the top portion of this window are the vendor name and location of the current purchase order. Listed in the lower portion of the window are all this vendor's product lines for which items have been purchased on this purchase order. The table below lists and briefly defines the information displayed in the Product Line Totals window for each product line. Product Line Totals window ECS Pro Page 162 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Product Line Totals Inquiry Fields displayed in the Product Line Totals window Field Definition Product Line Name of this product line, as entered in Product Line Maintenance. Break Type Indicator that determines the type of values that are assigned to this product line for the minimum and target purchases, as entered in Product Line Maintenance: Dollars, Quantity, Vendor units, Shipping units. Minimum Purchase Lowest dollar amount, quantity or number of units of items in this product line that must be purchased in order to buy from this vendor, as entered in Product Line Maintenance. Target Purchase Dollar amount, quantity, or number of units of items in this product line that your company wants to purchase from this vendor, as entered in Product Line Maintenance. Actual Purchase Actual dollar amount, quantity or number of units of items in this product line that are being purchased on this purchase order. Purchase Order Dates Inquiry Use the Purchase Order Dates Inquiry to view the Dates associated with the current purchase order. This includes the Purchase Order Date, Ship Date, and other associated dates. This feature is accessible from the Purchase Order Header, Lines, and Totals screens. ECS Pro Page 163 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Purchase Order Dates Inquiry When you select Dates... from the Current Transactions Inquiry menu, the Purchase Order Dates window opens. The table below defines each field in this window. Purchase Order Dates window Fields displayed in the Purchase Order Dates window Field Definition Purchase order date Date this purchase order was first created in Purchase Order Entry. Last edit date Last date this purchase order was edited. Promised date Date the vendor promised to deliver the items on this purchase order. Expected received date Date the items are expected to be received at this location. This date is copied from the Promised Date or calculated based on the past performance of the vendor if no Promise date was entered. Expected ship date Date the items are expected to be shipped from the vendor. Last received date Last date you received items from this vendor. ECS Pro Page 164 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Purchase Order Dates Inquiry Relationships Inquiry Use the Relationships Inquiry to view the order and receipt transactions associated with the current purchase order. To access this inquiry, select Current transactions... from the Inquiries menu. Then select Relationships... to open the Transaction Relationships window. The table below defines the fields in this window. On any order line, press <PF3> to open the Order Transaction Inquiry program. On any receipt line, press <PF3> to open the Receipt Inquiry program. These inquiries are discussed later in this manual. Transaction Relationships window Fields displayed in the Transaction Relationships window Field Definition Relationship type How the transaction is related to the original Transaction Type Related transaction’s type Transaction Number Number of the transaction Transaction Date Date of the transaction Original Amount Dollar amount of the original transaction Open Amount Dollar amount still open ECS Pro Page 165 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Current Line Totals Current Line Totals Use the Current Line Totals inquiry to inquire on the order information for the item on this line. When you select Current line totals... from the Current transaction selection of the Inquiries pull-down menu, the Current Line Totals window opens. The table below defines the fields in this window. Current Line Totals window Fields displayed in the Current Lines Totals window Field Definition Item code Item code as entered in Item/Inventory Maintenance. Vendor item code Item code as assigned by the vendor who supplies the item. Group/Section Group and section where this item is stored in inventory. Original quantity Original quantity ordered from the vendor. Open quantity Outstanding quantity not yet received. Original line amount Price of the original quantity ordered. Open line amount Price of the outstanding quantity not yet received. Our cost The price our company paid for this item. Vendor cost The cost the vendor pays for this item. ECS Pro Page 166 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Relationships Inquiry Current Line Order Information Inquiry Use the Order Information inquiry to review additional information about this order. When you select Current line order information... from the Current transaction selection of the Inquiries pull-down menu, the Order Information window opens. The table below defines the fields in this window. Order Information window Field Descriptions of the Order Information window ECS Pro Field Name Description Vendor Item code Item code assigned by the vendor. Order number Number for this order. Order date Date of this order. Customer code Customer code as entered in Customer Maintenance. Customer name Customer name as entered in Customer Maintenance. Order quantity Number of this item that was ordered. Order status Status of this ordered. Statuses are discussed in Chapter 1. Page 167 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Current Line Order Information Inquiry Field Name Description Salesperson Salesperson responsible for this order. Expected ship date Date this order is expected to ship. Quick Item Inquiry Use the Quick Item Inquiry feature to quickly inquire on general information about any item established on your system. You can use this information to determine how much of a selected item you need to purchase. This feature is accessible only from the Item Inquiries menu on the Inquiries menu of the Purchase Order Lines screen. When you select Quick item... from the Item Inquiries menu, the Quick Item Inquiry window opens. If you access this inquiry while the cursor is positioned on an entered purchase order line, the item code of the item on that line, the location the purchase order is being built for, and general information about the item display in this window. However, if you access the inquiry from a blank purchase order line, only the location for which the purchase order is being built is displayed, and you must enter the item code of the item about which to inquire. Quick Item Inquiry window If there is no item code or item information displayed in this window, or to inquire on an item at a different location, enter the item code and/or location to inquire on. The corresponding item information is displayed in the Quick Item Inquiry window immediately upon entry of an item code or location. ECS Pro Page 168 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Quick Item Inquiry At the Item code field, enter the item code up to eight characters for the item to inquire on. This must be an existing item code previously established on your system using the Item Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Press <Next> (F20) to view the next item in sequence, or press <Previous> (F19) to view the item that immediately precedes the one displayed. At the Location field, enter an existing location number to inquire on information for the selected item. Your company's locations are established when this software is installed, and they can be maintained using the Location Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. Press <Next> (F20) to view information for the next location in sequence, or press <Previous> (F19) to view information for the location that immediately precedes the one displayed. At either of these fields, if you are unsure of the value to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct item code or location number. The table below lists and briefly defines the information displayed for the selected item. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about what these fields mean. Fields displayed in the Quick Item Inquiry window Field Definition Quantity on hand (QOH) Quantity of this item currently on hand at this location. Quantity on reserve (QOR) Quantity of this item currently on reserve at this location. Quantity available (QAvail) Quantity of this item currently available to sell at this location (QOH - QOR). Quantity on PO (QOPO) Quantity of this item currently on purchase order at this location. Total available Total quantity of this item currently available at this location (Qavail + QOPO). Units sold MTD Number of stocking units of this item sold this month at this location. Units sold last 12 mos. Number of stocking units of this item sold in the last 12 months at this location. Expected receipt date Date this item is expected to be received at this location. Number of open PO’s Number of open purchase orders containing this item. ECS Pro Page 169 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Quick Item Inquiry Field Definition Minimum quantity Minimum quantity of this item desired to be held in stock at this location. Maximum quantity Maximum quantity of this item desired to be held in stock at this location. Order quantity Normal quantity of this item to be ordered each time it is purchased for this location. Last cost Cost of this item the last time it was purchased for this location. Last sale date Date this item was last sold at this location. Item Prices Inquiry Use the Item Prices Inquiry to view the prices for the selected item at price levels 1 through 8, as well as other information for the selected location. When you select Item Prices... from the Item Inquiries menu, the Price Information window opens. If you access this inquiry while the cursor is positioned on an entered purchase order line, the item code of the item on that line, the location the line is being entered for, and price and quantity information about the item display in this window. However, if you access the inquiry from a blank purchase order line, only the location for which the line is being entered is displayed, and you must enter the item code of the item about which to inquire. ECS Pro Page 170 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices Inquiry If there is no item code or item information displayed in this window, or to inquire on an item at a different location, you may enter the item code and/or location to inquire on. The corresponding item information is displayed in the Price Information window immediately upon entry of an item code or location. Price Information window At the Item code field, enter the item code up to eight characters for the item to inquire on. This must be an existing item code previously established on your system using the Item/Inventory Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the item code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) at this field to perform a lookup. At the Location field, enter an existing location number of the location to inquire on information for the selected item. Your company's locations are initially established when this software is installed, and can be maintained using the Location Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the location number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) at this field to open the Location Selection window, and choose one from there. The table below lists and briefly defines the price information displayed for the selected item. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about these fields. ECS Pro Page 171 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices Inquiry Item Prices Inquiry Information Field Definition Price 1 Price of this item at price level 1. Price 2 Price of this item at price level 2. Price 3 Price of this item at price level 3. Price 4 Price of this item at price level 4. Price 5 Price of this item at price level 5. Price 6 Price of this item at price level 6, or the price using the selling unit of measure. Price 7 Price of this item at price level 7. Price 8 Price of this item at price level 8. Assigned price table Name of the price table this item is assigned to in Price Management, if any. Last price change Date the price for this item last changed. Quantity on hand (QOH) Quantity of this item currently on hand at this location. Quantity on reserve Quantity of this item currently on reserve at this (QOR) location. Quantity available (Qavail) Quantity of this item currently available to sell at this location (QOH - QOR). Quantity on PO(QOPO) Quantity of this item currently on purchase order at this location. Total available Total quantity of this item currently available at this location (Qavail + QOPO). You may inquire on the selected item at another location, or on another item by entering the new item code and/or location in the appropriate field. Or, use the <Switch Backward> (F19) and <Switch Forward> (F20) function keys at either the Item code or Location field if an item is currently displayed. Using these keys in the Item code field displays information for the previous or next item on your system, for the specified location. Using them in the Location field displays information for the specified item in the next or previous location on your system. ECS Pro Page 172 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices Inquiry Promotion in effect or pending" is displayed beside price 1 only if the specified item is on a promotion that is currently underway or that will run in the future. Promotions are established and maintained using the Promotion Maintenance program in the Price Management module. Item Prices and Cost Inquiry Use the Item Prices and Cost Inquiry to view the prices for the selected item at price levels 1 through 8, as well as other related price and cost information for the selected location. When you select Item Prices & Costs... from the Item Inquiries menu, the Price/Cost Information window opens. If you access this inquiry while the cursor is positioned on an entered purchase order line, the item code of the item on that line, the location for which the line is being entered, and price and cost information about the item display in this window. However, if you access the inquiry from a blank purchase order line, only the location for which the line is being entered is displayed, and you must enter the item code of the item about which to inquire. ECS Pro Page 173 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices and Cost Inquiry If there is no item code or item information displayed in this window, or to inquire on an item at a different location, enter the item code and/or location to inquire on. The corresponding item information is displayed in the Price/Cost Information window upon entry of an item code or location. Price/Cost Information window At the Item code field, enter the item code up to eight characters for the item to inquire on. This must be an existing item code previously established on your system using the Item/Inventory Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the item code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) at this field to look up the desired code. At the Location field, enter an existing location number of the location to inquire on information for the selected item. Your company's locations are initially established when the ECS Pro software is installed, and can be maintained using the Location Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. If you are unsure of the location number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) at this field to open the Location Selection window, and choose one from there. The table below lists and briefly defines the price and cost information displayed for the selected item. Refer to your Primary File Administration manual for more information about these fields. ECS Pro Page 174 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices and Cost Inquiry Fields displayed in the Price/Cost Information window Field Definition Price 1 Price of this item at price level 1. Price 2 Price of this item at price level 2. Price 3 Price of this item at price level 3. Price 4 Price of this item at price level 4. Price 5 Price of this item at price level 5. Price 6 Price of this item at price level 6, or the price using the selling unit of measure. Price 7 Price of this item at price level 7. Price 8 Price of this item at price level 8. Last cost Dollar amount of the unit cost of this item the last time it was purchased at this location. Average cost Dollar amount of the average weighted cost of this item over the number of times it was purchased at this location. Replace cost Dollar amount it would cost to replace this item. Last price change Date the price for this item last changed. Assigned price table Name of the price table this item is assigned to in Price Management, if any. Repl GP% (for prices 1-8) Gross profit percentage for this item at this price level using replacement cost. Average GP% (for prices 1-8) Gross profit percentage for this item at this price level using average cost. Last GP% (for prices 1-8) Gross profit percentage for this item at this price level using last cost. Minimum GP% Minimum gross profit percentage you want to make when you sell this item. ECS Pro Page 175 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries Item Prices and Cost Inquiry You may inquire about the selected item at another location, or on another item by entering the new item code and/or location in the appropriate field as previously described. You can also use the <Switch Backward> (F19) and <Switch Forward> (F20) function keys in either the Item code or Location field if an item is currently displayed. Using these keys in the Item code field displays information for the previous or next item. Using them in the Location field displays information for the specified item in the next or previous location on your system. TruServ Inquiry If your company purchases merchandise from TruServ by transmitting purchase orders electronically to their system, you can use the TruServ Inquiry feature to access information about any of the items they sell. It allows you to obtain cost, pricing, availability, and shipping information for an item, as well as address and contact telephone numbers for the item manufacturer. The TruServ Inquiry serves as an electronic catalog to help you determine the items you need to order for your store. To perform a TruServ inquiry, you must first export the item information from TruServ's system onto the ECS Pro system using a specific function on TruServ's system that is designated for this purpose. Once it is exported, the TruServ item information resides in the database on your ECS Pro system. Refer to the documentation you received from TruServ for complete information and instructions. ECS Pro Page 176 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry When you select TruServ inquiry from the Item Inquiries menu, the TruServ Item Selection Criteria window opens allowing you to perform a search for TruServ items or item manufacturers by entering criteria in one or more of its fields. Regardless of the information you have entered on the Purchase Order Lines screen, no default values are displayed in the TruServ Item Selection Criteria window. TruServ Item Selection Criteria window There are two types of information you can use as search criteria: item information and manufacturer information. Item information that can be entered as search criteria includes the IBM number, catalog index name, pricing fine line, UPC code, and publishing fine line. Manufacturer information that can be entered as search criteria include the manufacturer ID number and model number. The table below lists and defines the fields in the TruServ Item Selection Criteria window that you can use to enter criteria. Search criteria fields in the TruServ Item Selection Criteria window Field Definition IBM number TruServ SKU. Enter a valid number from 1 to 999999; leading zeros are not required. Catalog index name Name by which you can find the item in TruServ’s catalog index, from the Warehouse Price Book (WPB) catalog. Enter up to 10 characters at this field. Pricing fine line Enter a pricing fine line code up to 5 alphanumeric characters that identifies the TruServ sub-department to inquire on. ECS Pro Page 177 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry Field Definition Manufacturer ID number Number up to 5 digits that identifies a manufacturer, which is a company that supplies TruServ with various items. UPC code A unique, standard code used to identify items from TruServ’s suppliers. Enter a UPC code up to 12 alphanumeric characters at this field. Model number Number assigned by the manufacturer to differentiate one item from another in a line of items. Enter the complete model number up to 14 alphanumeric characters or enter a partial model number. Publishing fine line A unique number assigned by TruServ to each of its items. All items and their numbers appear in the series of catalog books. Each code consists of a letter, followed by a space, and then a number up to 4 characters; you must enter the space (i.e., L 63). When entering criteria, enter one or more characters or numbers, depending on the data allowed at each field. For example, to retrieve all items related to lawns, including lawn accents, lawn decorations, lawn food, and so on, enter LAWN in the Catalog index name field. The resulting list would include all lawn items sold by TruServ, regardless of the manufacturer that supplies TruServ with each item. If you wanted to display only those lawn items from manufacturer number 23077, enter LAWN in the Catalog index name field and 23077 in the Manufacturer ID number field. You can enter any combination of criteria, as well as partial criteria. For example, assume you wanted to retrieve a list of all items with the same fine line class TruServ has assigned to Department R. Enter R in the Pricing fine line field to retrieve the items in this category, including tools, paint tools, wrenches, and more. Or, enter the fine line code R0015 to retrieve all wrenches that TruServ sells. Generally, the more characters/numbers you enter at a field, the more you limit the number of records retrieved. ECS Pro Page 178 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry Once you have entered and accepted the criteria to use for performing an inquiry of TruServ items, the TruServ Item Selection window opens, listing all the items that match these criteria. TruServ Item Selection window Each item and general information about the item appear on one line. The items are sorted first by the field that was used as search criterion, and then by IBM number and WPB page number. The other fields displayed in the TruServ Item Selection window are listed and defined in the table below. Search Criteria fields in the TruServ Item Selection window Field Definition Buy Dept A single letter code identifying the TruServ department that buys the item. Mfr’s Description The manufacturer’s description of the item. Catalog Index Name The name or category name used to reference the item in the Warehouse Price Book. Mfr’s Number The identification number that TruServ assigns to their suppliers. Model Nbr A number assigned to items by the manufacturer to differentiate one item from another item in a line of items. ECS Pro Page 179 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry When you select an item to inquire on, the Item Information window opens displaying detailed information about the current item. To view information for a different item, enter its unique, six-digit IBM number in the appropriate field. Or, press <Next> (F20) to view the next item in sequence that met the criteria you entered, or press <Previous> (F19) to view information for the item that immediately precedes the one currently displayed. Item Information window For each item that appears in the Item Information window, data such as the manufacturer's model number, buying department, broken carton charge, and price book page are provided, which you can use to determine whether to order the item. Refer to the documentation you received from TruServ for a definition of each field displayed in the Item Information window. ECS Pro Page 180 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry After viewing the information provided for the desired items, press <Do> to inquire on item costs. The Item Cost Information window opens showing detailed cost and pricing data for the item last displayed in the Item Information window. To view cost and pricing information for a different item, enter its unique, six-digit IBM number in the appropriate field. Or, press <Next> (F20) to view the next item in sequence that met the criteria you entered or, press <Previous> (F19) to view information for the item that immediately precedes the one currently displayed. Item Cost Information window For each item that appears in the Item Cost Information window, data such as member cost, promotion cost, suggested retail price, and promotion price are provided, which you can use to determine whether to order an item. Refer to the documentation you received from TruServ for a definition of each field displayed in the Item Cost Information window. ECS Pro Page 181 Chapter 4: Purchase Order Entry Inquiries TruServ Inquiry This page intentionally left blank. ECS Pro Page 182 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Overview A relationship exists between the Vendor Order Processing and the Customer Sales Processing modules. This relationship is made possible by an interface that provides for the transfer and automatic updating of information between these modules. The Order to Purchase Order interface allows you to create purchase orders from the customer orders that you enter without having to re-key the information on the purchase order. The order lines on the purchase order are placed in records in the relational database on your ECS Pro system. If you update a cost on the order, it is automatically updated on the purchase order, if one exists. You can create Purchase orders either upon completion of the order or later. The Create Purchase Order from Order program allows you to create purchase orders from order line information that you enter using the order to purchase order interface. Order line information is available in this program for one of two reasons. Either purchase order item information was entered at the time the order was originally created in the Transaction Entry program, or a default record was created from existing information for the transaction. Use this program to create purchase orders from the purchase order information that you retain on your system. Refer to the diagram below for an illustration of how you can create purchase orders from purchase order item information. Only certain types of order lines can automatically be placed on purchase order using this interface. They are classified into groups called line categories: Nonstock item lines: Any nonstock item line. Special order lines: Any stock item line on a special order, except assembly item lines. Drop shipment lines: Any item line on a drop shipment order, including nonstock lines. ECS Pro Page 183 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Refer to your Customer Sales Entry manual for more information and instructions on how the order to purchase order interface works in the Transaction Entry program. Purchase order Item information Entered in Transaction Entry Record created Use Create Purchase Order from Order program To create purchase orders Purchase order Item information Not entered in Transaction Entry Default record created Purchase order Entered and Purchase orders Created in Transaction Entry Do not use Create Purchase Order from Order program To create purchase orders When is the Create Purchase Order from Order program used? Before You Begin to Create Purchase Orders Before you begin using the order to purchase order interface, you must indicate the line categories that you want to create purchase orders for, as well as when you want the purchase orders created. This is done using the following preferences in the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. • Order to PO – nonstock items • Order to PO – special orders • Order to PO – drop shipment • Order to PO – low stock items • Create PO after order • Create PO – vendor item option • Create PO – customer code memo • Order to PO – order # memo ECS Pro Page 184 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Before You Begin to Create Purchase Orders Information and instructions for setting these preferences are available in your System Preferences Guide. Purchase Order Creation Procedure The procedure for creating purchase orders from order information involves the following phases, using the Create Purchase Order from Order program: • Choose the criteria for selection of the orders to work with. • Select the order lines to place on purchase order. • Display and edit purchase order lines. • Create purchase orders for the lines you have selected. After choosing the criteria for selection of the order lines to work with, use one of two procedures for performing the remaining phases of this process. One method is to be very selective in choosing the order lines to place on purchase order from those that display, and then create purchase orders from those lines. Another method is to create a purchase order list that includes all the order lines that meet your criteria, and perform the selection process using that list, omitting the ones you don't want to place on purchase order. Once purchase orders have been created using this program, you can maintain them in the same manner as any other purchase order on your system. ECS Pro Page 185 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Creation Procedure Order Selection Criteria The first step in creating purchase orders from previously entered order information is to choose the criteria to use to create the list of order lines you are working with. When you select Create purchase order from order from the Vendor Order Processing main menu, the Order Selection Criteria screen displays requiring you to choose criteria, which consists of a specified date range, one or all stores, and one or all line categories. Order Selection Criteria screen Date Range The date range that is displayed initially on the Order Selection Criteria screen begins and ends with the current system date, or today's date. You can change that date range to whatever you like as long as the to date is later than or equal to the from date. However, in most cases, you are creating purchase orders from order lines that were entered today. You must always enter dates in these fields in the format MM/DD/YYYY. ECS Pro Page 186 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Selection Criteria Store Number You can choose to create purchase orders for one store or for all stores. To create purchase orders for one store, you must enter a valid store number. If you are not sure of the store number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) in the Store number field to open the Store Selection window and choose one from those listed. To create purchase orders for all stores, enter *ALL*. Line Category Three line categories are available to create purchase orders for using this program. These include only the types of lines that you can use with the order to purchase order interface, which are: • Nonstock item lines • Special order lines • Drop shipment lines At the Line category field, accept the default *ALL*, and create purchase orders for all line categories, or enter one line category to create purchase orders for. If you are not sure of the line category to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) in the Line category field to open the Category Selection window. Once you have chosen the criteria for selection of the order lines to work with, all order lines that meet the selected criteria display on the Order Line Selection screen, which is discussed in the next section. Depending on the number of order lines that meet the criteria you have chosen, some time may pass before this list is displayed. Category Selection window ECS Pro Page 187 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Selection Criteria Order Line Selection All order lines that meet the criteria you selected on the Order Selection Criteria screen are listed on the Order Line Selection screen, which is displayed upon acceptance of your criteria entries. From this screen, you can select the order lines to place on purchase order, as well as obtain a hard copy of the lines. The table below lists and defines the information that is displayed about each order line that meets your criteria. Order Line Selection screen Order Line Selection Field Definitions Column Definition Order Date Date the order was entered using the Transaction Entry program in Customer Sales Entry. Order# Number assigned to this order in Order Entry. Customer Name Name of the customer this order was built for. ECS Pro Page 188 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Column Definition Item Code Item code up to eight characters assigned to the item on this line. Vendor Code up to 10 characters for the vendor these items are ordered from. Loc Number of the location this item is ordered for. PO Is this line ready to be placed on purchase order? Possible values are: R (ready, all fields entered) or N (not ready, one or more fields not entered). Determining Whether an Order Line is Ready for Purchase Order The PO column on the Order Line Selection screen indicates whether the selected line is ready to be placed on purchase order. There are two possible values for this field: R, which means the selected line is ready to be placed on purchase order; and N, which means the selected line is not ready to be placed on purchase order. Whether an order line is ready or not ready is determined by whether the required purchase order item information has been entered for the selected order line. You can enter purchase order item information for an order line using the Transaction Entry program in the Customer Sales Entry module, or in this, the Create Purchase Order from Order program. For each line category the order to purchase order preference is enabled for, your company's order preference can be set to ask whether to enter purchase order information in the Transaction Entry program, or to always enter purchase order information in that program. If your company's preference is set to either one of these, the opportunity exists to enter several pieces of required purchase order item information for the customer order line immediately after it is entered and accepted. If all the required information was entered at that time, that order line is displayed on the Order Line Selection screen as ready for purchase order. However, if not all, or none, of the purchase order item information was entered at that time, the order line is displayed on this screen as not ready for purchase order. Use the Order Line Selection screen to select any order line that is not ready for purchase order, and enter any missing purchase order item information for that line. Once you have entered all required purchase order information and returned to the Order Line Selection screen, that line is displayed on the screen as ready for purchase order. ECS Pro Page 189 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Methods of Selecting Order Lines From the order lines on the Order Line Selection screen, select the ones to create purchase orders for. This can be done using one of two methods: selecting all lines that are ready for purchase order at once, or selecting each one individually. To select all order lines, access the Select pull-down menu from the action bar and choose All lines ready for PO. When you return to the Order Line Selection screen, all lines that are ready for purchase order are selected. Those order lines that are not ready to be placed on purchase order are not selected. Also available from the Select pull-down menu is None. Use this feature to deselect all order lines. When you return to the Order Line Selection screen, any order lines that had been selected are no longer selected. To select order lines for purchase order individually, for each line that you want to select, move the cursor to the desired order line and press <Spacebar>. Also press <Spacebar> to deselect an order line that has already been selected for purchase order creation. If you don't intend to place an item on the purchase order you are creating, you can remove it from the list. Move the cursor to the item to delete, access the Order Line Selection action bar, and choose Delete order to PO line from the Select pull-down menu. The Delete Confirmation window opens. Delete Confirmation window From this window, select Delete this line and do not place on PO if you don't want to order it on the purchase order you are creating. If you decide not to delete the line, select Resume without deleting this line. Regardless of your selection, you return to the Order Line Selection screen. However, if you chose to delete the line, it is no longer displayed. When you are selecting order lines individually, one of two things can happen depending on whether the line you select is ready for purchase order. ECS Pro Page 190 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection If the selected line is ready for purchase order, the Select Confirmation window opens. To select the line for purchase order creation, choose Select line for PO creation. To edit purchase order information for the item before selecting it for purchase order creation, select Edit purchase order information. Selecting the line for purchase order creation results in the order line being selected when you return to the Order Line Selection screen. Choosing to edit purchase order item information for the line immediately accesses the PO Item Information screen. Vendor Order Processing vop010121 PO Item Information Type purchase order information. Then press Do. : Item description Order quantity . : . . : Salesperson RALLY 375 HP LAWNMOWER 5 EACH WENDY BARBER Customer name . . PETER NEILSON Phone number . . 2037389454 Vendor code . . . Vendor item code Shipping unit code Receiving unit cost Pricing unit cost Do Help F11=Cancel NESUPPLY New England Supply Co. M9784375HP LBS Factor 125.950 125.950 PF4=Exit 47.00000 EACH EACH PF3=Remarks PO Item Information window If the selected line is not ready for purchase order, the PO Item Information screen is displayed immediately upon pressing <Spacebar>, displaying the current values for a number of fields of pertinent purchase order item information. The reason that the line is not ready for purchase order, however, is because one or more pieces of required information has not yet been entered. Enter the required information or modify any of the current values. To review remarks entered on the order for the item, press <Remarks> (PF3) to open the Remark Lines window. After viewing the remarks, press <Enter> to close the window and return to the PO Item Information screen. ECS Pro Page 191 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection vop001024 Remark Lines More: Review line remarks. Then press Do. What a remarkable lawnmower! Have never seen one quite like it. Do Help F11=Cancel Remark Lines window The table below lists the fields on the PO Item Information screen, accompanied by a definition of where the information comes from and acceptable values. Any default information on this screen is determined by the values coded in the item, customer, and item/vendor records on your system. PO Item Information Screen Field Definitions Field Definition and Acceptable Values Item description Description of the item being ordered derived from the item record. This field is for display purposes only and can’t be modified. Order quantity Quantity of the item ordered, derived from the current order line record. The selling unit of measure is also displayed and is derived from the item record. These fields are for display purposes only and can’t be modified. Salesperson Name of the salesperson that entered this order, derived from the transaction header record. Customer name Name of the customer ordering the item, derived from the customer entered on the Transaction Header screen, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter up to 24 characters at this field; however, an entry is not required. ECS Pro Page 192 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Field Definition and Acceptable Values Phone number Telephone number of the customer ordering the item, derived from the record of the customer entered on the Transaction Header screen, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter up to 15 characters at this field; however, an entry is not required. Vendor code Code assigned to the primary vendor for the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. You must enter an existing vendor code up to 10 characters at this field. The vendor name corresponding to the code is displayed automatically, and can’t be modified. If you are unsure of the vendor code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to perform a vendor lookup. Vendor item code Item code assigned by the vendor to the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. You must enter a vendor item code up to 20 characters at this field. Shipping unit code Code for the unit of measure in which this item is shipped, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter a shipping unit code up to four characters at this field. Factor Factor used to translate the quantity of this item from stocking unit of measure to shipping unit measure, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. Enter a shipping unit factor up to nine digits, including five decimal places, at this field. Receiving unit cost Receiving unit cost of the item being ordered, derived from the item/vendor record, or entered by the salesperson during Transaction Entry. This is the cost for this item charged by your vendor. Enter up to nine digits, including three decimal places, at this field; however, an entry is not required. The value in the Pricing unit cost field is calculated, using the receiving unit factor, based on the amount entered at this field. The unit of measure in which this item was received is also displayed and is derived from the item/vendor record for this item and can’t be modified. ECS Pro Page 193 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Field Definition and Acceptable Values Pricing unit cost Pricing unit cost of the item being ordered derived from the item/vendor record. This is the cost of this item in pricing unit of measure. Enter up to nine digits, including three decimal places, at this field; however, an entry is not required. The value in the Receiving unit cost field is calculated, using the receiving unit factor, based on the amount entered at this field. The unit of measure in which this item is priced is also displayed and is derived from the item/vendor record and can’t be modified. If a vendor code has been entered on the PO Item Information screen, the order line is considered ready for purchase order and is displayed as selected when you return to the Order Line Selection screen. The Vendor code field on this screen requires an entry before a purchase order can be created. If a vendor code has not been entered on the PO Item Information screen, the Confirmation window opens alerting you that the required information has not been entered, and allowing you to choose whether to select the line for purchase order. vop001008 Confirmation All required information has not been entered. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Do not select line for purchase order 2. Resume PO item information entry Enter Help F11=Cancel Confirmation window (incomplete POs) Select Do not select line for purchase order to return to the Order Line Selection screen without selecting this line for purchase order. To return to the PO Item Information screen to enter the missing information, choose Resume PO item information entry. When you have selected all order lines to place on purchase order, you may create a sorted list of the lines selected for purchase order and continue with the process of creating purchase orders, or return to the Order Line Selection screen to continue the selection process. Choose the appropriate choice from the Create Confirmation window, which opens upon acceptance of the selected order lines. ECS Pro Page 194 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection vop001009 Create Confirmation Lines for purchase order have been selected. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Create sorted item list 2. order line selection for Resume PO Enter Help F11=Cancel Create Confirmation window Select Create sorted item list for PO to create a sorted item list of the selected lines. To return to the Order Line Selection screen to select or deselect additional lines, choose Resume order line selection. Refer to the section later in this chapter, “Listing And Modifying Purchase Order Lines.” Order Line Selection Reports Use the Create Purchase Order from Order program to print the order lines that have been selected based on your order selection criteria. You are provided three different options for printing the order lines and can print any one of the following: • All the order lines on the Order Line Selection screen. • Only those order lines that are selected for purchase order. • Only those order lines that are not ready to be placed on purchase order. ECS Pro Page 195 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports Your printing choice is made from the Print pull-down menu, which is available from the Order Line Selection action bar. When you choose the type of report to print, the Print Selector opens, and the information is printed to your specifications. Refer to your ECS Pro User's Guide for information and instructions on using the Print Selector. The figure below is a sample of printing the entire selection. Notice that this report is divided into two portions. Print 1. Entire selection 2. Selected lines 3. All "not ready" lines F11=Cancel Print pull-down menu The first portion of this report includes all the lines listed on the Order Line Selection screen that are ready for purchase order. These lines are listed as if they were already arranged into purchase orders. The purchase order line is listed and beneath it are all the order lines it is consolidated from. For more information about how purchase order lines are determined, refer to the later section, “How are Purchase Order Lines Determined?.” The second portion of this report lists all the order lines that are not ready for purchase order. These are listed as order lines, since not all the purchase order information has been entered to allow the arrangement of these lines into purchase order lines. ECS Pro Page 196 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports The table below lists and defines the information contained on a printout of the Order Line Selection screen. 06/02/2001 Seq # Vendor Order to PO Selection Report OAKWOOD LUMBER 06/02/2001 - 06/02/2001 Ready for PO LOC Item Code Cust Name 1 2 2 Sprs MISC1 AGATHA GRUMBY 2 BVANITY HARBRO CHARLES FLETCHER SAMANTHA CLARK 1 RALLY75 Seq # Vendor Pkg Qty Order # Ship Code VAN675 Ord Qty Ship Factor Cost Ord Qty EACH 1 1.00 1 39802 LM759783 3 3 EACH EACH 1 1.00 1.00 2 39789 39715 ED93452 3 2 2 EACH EACH EACH 1 1.00 1.00 1.00 4 39704 39710 39763 1 1 MELDRILL NESUPPLY CONLEY CONSTRUCTION PETER NEILSON SUSAN MITCHELL 06/02/2001 Vndr Item Code Page 1 1 106.590 106.590 1 1 125.890 125.890 125.890 2 1 1 54.950 54.950 54.950 54.950 Page 2 Order to PO Selection Report OAKWOOD LUMBER 06/02/2001 - 06/02/2001 Not Ready for PO LOC Item Code Cust Name Vndr Item Code Sprs AMSUPPLY 1 JACKHAM CONLEY CONSTRUCTION 73927FH 3 YNGGRD PETER NEILSON PM20LB 2 20LBPEAT YNGGRD 2 20LBPEAT RICHARD HENDERSON Pkg Qty Order # Ship Code Ord Qty Ship Factor Cost Ord Qty EACH 1 1.00 1 39704 39710 EACH 1 1.00 20 2 39824 EACH 1 1.00 10 2 PM20LB Cost Cost 1 454.740 454.740 20 10.900 10.900 30 10.900 10.900 Sample Printout of Entire Order Selection ECS Pro Page 197 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports Printing a hard copy of only the selected lines provides you with a report of only those order lines you are creating purchase orders for. Printing a report of all order lines that are not yet ready for purchase order provides you with a list of those order lines that require additional information before creating purchase orders. No matter which printing choice you select, the information that prints for the selected order lines is the same as that on the Order Line Selection screen. A report of only the selected lines looks just like the first portion of the report of the entire selection. A report of only the not ready lines looks just like the second portion of the report of the entire selection. Order Line Selection Field Definitions Column Definition Seq # Sequential counter assigned to the purchase order on which this order line is included. All purchase order lines that are on the same purchase order have the same sequence number. (In the second portion of this report, the unselected order lines are not assigned a sequence number, since they have not yet been organized into purchase order lines.) Vendor Code assigned to the vendor from whom this item is purchased; if not entered, no vendor id displayed. LOC Number of the location this item is being ordered for. Item Code Item code assigned to this item in Primary File Administration. Vndr Item Code Item code for this item assigned by the vendor. Pkg Qty Vendor’s package quantity for this item, derived from the item/vendor record; if not entered or no vendor, no value is displayed. Ord Qty Purchase order quantity of this item. Cost Unit cost of this item for you from the vendor. Cust Name Name of the customer who has ordered this item. Sprs Number assigned to the salesperson that entered this customer order. Order # Order number of this customer order assigned during Transaction Entry. Ship Code Unit of measure in which this item is shipped. ECS Pro Page 198 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports Column Definition Ship Factor Shipping unit factor for this item. Ord Qty Quantity of this item ordered by the customer. Cost Unit cost of this item entered on the customer order. Listing and Modifying Purchase Order Lines Once you have selected all the order lines to place on purchase order and accepted your entries, a sorted list of the lines is created and is displayed on the Purchase Order List screen. The lines that are displayed on this screen are the actual purchase order lines that are placed on purchase order. The table below lists and defines the information that is displayed on this screen for each purchase order line. ECS Pro Page 199 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports You can accept all the lines listed on the Purchase Order List screen and purchase orders are created for them. This would be the next step in the procedure for creating purchase orders from customer orders. However, you may want to edit some of the information on these lines, or even omit some of the lines from the purchase order list. Or, you may want to view the information about each order line before creating the purchase order. The features on the Purchase Order List action bar allow you to perform these tasks and are discussed later in this chapter. Vendor Order Processing Change Inquiry Exit Help vop001010 Purchase Order List More: Select an item, and then an action. Then Enter. Seq# 1 2 3 3 4 Enter Vendor MISC1 HARBRO NESUPPLY NESUPPLY NESUPPLY Help Loc 2 1 1 1 2 Vendor Item VAN675 LM759783 ED93452 714CS365 ED93452 F11=Cancel Ord Qty PO Qty Unit Cost PO # 1 1 106.590 10007082 2 2 125.890 10007083 4 4 54.950 10007084 74.790 10007084 1 1 1 1 54.950 10007085 PF4=Exit Purchase Order List screen Purchase Order List Column Definitions Column Definition Seq # Sequential counter assigned to this purchase order by the program. Vendor Code of the vendor this item is purchased from. Loc Number of the location this item is being purchased for. Vendor item Vendor’s item code assigned to this item. Ord Qty Quantity of this item entered on the original orders. ECS Pro Page 200 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports Column Definition PO Qty Quantity of this item currently to be placed on purchase order. Unit cost Vendor’s cost for this item per unit. PO # Number of the purchase order this item is placed on; assigned in this program using the Assign PO Number feature. How are Purchase Order Lines Determined? Purchase order lines are organized and created by sorting the selected customer order lines into a particular arrangement. All order lines being purchased from the same vendor for the same warehouse are placed together on the same purchase order. Items that are being ordered from different vendors and/or different locations are placed on separate purchase orders. In addition, all order lines containing the same item are consolidated into one purchase order line, the purchase order quantity being equal to the sum of all quantities ordered. All purchase order lines to be placed on the same purchase order are assigned the same sequence number by the Create Purchase Order from Order program. For example, assume you have selected several order lines to place on purchase order. Three of those order lines are for a particular electric drill: an order for two at location 1, an order for one at location 1, and an order for one at location 2. When all the selected order lines are organized into purchase order lines, two of these order lines are combined into one purchase order line with a purchase order quantity of 3, while the other order line is placed on another purchase order line, since it is for a different location. Let's also assume that among the order lines to be placed on purchase order is one for a particular model of circular saw, to be purchased from the same vendor as that from whom the electric drills are purchased. Upon arrangement of all selected order lines into purchase order lines, that line is placed on the same purchase order as the electric drills. ECS Pro Page 201 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports The diagram below may better illustrate the previously described scenario. The order lines selected for purchase order on the Order Line Selection screen become the purchase order lines on the Purchase Order List screen in this figure. Vendor Order Processing Select Print Exit Help vop001002 Order Line Selection More: Select line(s) for PO creation. Then Press Do. Order date Order# Customer name 39704CONLEY CONSTRUCTION 39710 PETER NEILSON 39710 PETER NEILSON 39763 SUSAN MITCHELL 39789 CHARLES FLETCHER 39802 AGATHA GRUMBY > 06/02/20 06/02/2001 > 01 > 06/02/2001 > 06/02/2001 > 06/02/2001 > 06/02/2001 Item code Vendor Loc PO MELDRILL NESUPPLY 1 R MELDRILL NESUPPLY 1 R 714CSAW NESUPPLY 1 R MELDRILL NESUPPLY 2 R RALLY375 HARBRO 1 R BVANITY MISC1 2 R Vendor Order Processing Change Inquiry Exit vop001010 Help Purchase Order List More: Select an item, and then an action. Then press Do. Seq# 1 2 3 3 4 Vendor MISC1 HARBRO NESUPPLY NESUPPLY NESUPPLY Loc 2 1 1 1 2 Vendor Item VAN675 LM3759783 ED93452 714CS365 ED93452 Ord Qty PO Qty Unit Cost PO # 1 1 106.590 1 1 125.890 3 3 54.950 1 1 74.790 1 1 54.950 Order Lines Selected and Resulting PO Lines ECS Pro Page 202 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Order Line Selection Reports Drop shipment order lines are always treated separately from special order lines and nonstock item lines. Since each drop shipment order is to be shipped to a specified customer, these order lines can't be combined with other order lines for the same items, nor can they be placed on the same purchase order with other items purchased from the same vendor. Therefore, order lines from drop shipment orders are always placed on their own purchase order. Items on one drop shipment order that are purchased from the same vendor, however, are still placed on the same purchase order. Repeat items on a single drop shipment order are also combined into one purchase order line. Purchase Order Line Change Features To edit information for a purchase order line, or omit a purchase order line from the purchase order list, use the features available on the Change pull-down menu. You must select the line to work with from those that display prior to accessing one of these features. Using these features, you can perform any of the following for the selected order line: • Modify the costs of the item on this line. • Purchase more than the quantity originally ordered. • Purchase less than the quantity originally ordered. • Assign a purchase order number to this purchase order. • Omit this line from the list of lines for purchase order. ECS Pro Page 203 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Modify Cost Feature Use the Modify Cost feature to change the unit cost of the item being purchased. When modifying cost, enter receiving unit cost or pricing unit cost. These two costs are related and changing one of them causes the other to be recalculated based on the receiving unit factor for the selected item. When you access this feature, the Cost Entry window opens displaying the current receiving and pricing unit costs for the selected item. You may modify either of these costs. However, you can't manually modify both, since an entry at either of these fields causes the other to be recalculated. Up to nine digits, including three decimal places may be entered for both receiving unit and pricing unit costs. vop001015 Cost Entry Type the new cost for this item. Then press Do. Receiving unit cost Pricing unit cost Do Help 125.890 EACH 125.890 EACH F11=Cancel Cost Entry window ECS Pro Page 204 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Purchase > Ordered Feature Use the Purchase Greater Than Ordered feature to purchase more of a selected item than was originally ordered. This is useful if the item you are purchasing is ordered quite often, or if the vendor requires a specific minimum order. For example, you may not normally stock many lawn mowers, but several orders are usually placed for them during the spring. In anticipation of additional orders for this item, you may want to order more than the quantity desired by one customer, and keep some in stock. When you access this feature, the Purchase > Ordered window opens. You need only enter the new quantity, up to six digits, to purchase for the selected item. vop001016 Purchase > Ordered Type the quantity to purchase. Then Enter. New quantity Enter Help 6 F11=Cancel Purchase > Ordered window You can use this feature to change the quantity on the same purchase order line more than once, as long as the new quantity you enter each time is greater than or equal to the quantity of the original order. This does not mean that the new quantity you enter must necessarily be greater than the current purchase order quantity. You may enter a new quantity to purchase that is less than the current purchase order quantity, but it must still be greater than or equal to the original order quantity. For example, assume that an original order has been entered for 15 bags of peat moss. Since you anticipate several orders for peat moss in the next week, you use the Purchase > Ordered feature to increase the purchase order quantity to 50 bags. However, upon further thought, you decide you really don't need to purchase 50 bags; 40 bags is enough. Use this feature again to enter a new purchase order quantity of 40, which is less than the quantity of 50 entered earlier, but still greater than the original order quantity of 15. ECS Pro Page 205 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Purchase < Ordered Feature Use the Purchase Less Than Ordered feature to purchase less of a selected item than was originally ordered. You may decide to purchase less of an item than was originally ordered if, for instance, you know that a purchase order was previously entered for this item. When you enter a quantity lower than the original order quantity for a purchase order line representing more than one order, remember that the new quantity will not cover all the orders. Use this feature to indicate the quantities to order, or partially order, for each order line. For example, assume the purchase order line for which you are entering a lower quantity is consolidated from three order lines for the same item: one for five, one for two, and one for three. Use this feature to lower the purchase order quantity from the original total quantity of 10 to a new quantity of five because you are currently awaiting a small delivery of this item via a previously entered purchase order. You must decide whom to purchase this item for. This is purely a judgment call depending on the customers involved and when you expect to receive this order as well as the previously entered purchase order. When you access this feature, the Purchase < Ordered window opens displaying information about the selected purchase order line, and lists the customer orders this purchase order line was consolidated from. vop001017 Purchase < Ordered More: Type the quantity to purchase for each order line. Then press Do. Item .. : LM3759783 Order qty: Date 06/02/2001 06/02/2001 06/02/2001 Do Help 10 Order # 39704 39789 39860 PO qty: 10 Customer Name PETER NEILSON SUSAN MITCHELL CHARLES FLETCHER Cost: Sprs 2 1 2 Ord Qty 5 2 3 125.890 PO Qty 5 2 3 F11=Cancel Purchase < Ordered window The first table below lists and defines the information that is displayed about the selected purchase order line, while the second table lists and defines the information that is displayed for each order line for the selected item. ECS Pro Page 206 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Purchase Order Line Information Field Definitions Field Definition Item Vendor’s item code for the selected item. Order qty Total quantity originally ordered of the selected item, which is the sum of the quantities of all order lines for the item. PO qty Current quantity of the selected item to be placed on purchase order. Cost Unit cost of the selected item. Order Line Information Column Definitions Column Definition Date Date the original order for this item was created. Order# Number assigned to this order for this item during Transaction Entry. Customer Name Name of the customer ordering this item. Sprs Number of the salesperson that entered the order for this item in Transaction Entry. Ord Qty Quantity of this item ordered for this customer. PO Qty Current quantity of this item to be placed on purchase order for this customer. The default purchase order quantity originally displayed in this window for each order is the same quantity as originally ordered for this customer. Enter the new, lower, quantity of this item to purchase for the appropriate customers. For instance, in our previous example, assume you decided to purchase for the customers who ordered two and three of the item, and not to the one customer who ordered five. In the Purchase < Ordered window, you make no entries in the PO Qty field for the two customers who ordered two and three, but you enter 0 at this field for the customer who ordered five. This changes the total quantity to be purchased to five. You can use this feature to change the quantity on the same purchase order line more than once, as long as the new quantity you enter each time is less than or equal to the quantity of the original order. This does not mean that the new quantity you enter must necessarily be less than the current purchase order quantity. You may enter a new quantity to purchase that is more than the current purchase order quantity, but it must still be less than or equal to the original order quantity. ECS Pro Page 207 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features For example, assume that an original order has been entered for 50 bags of peat moss. Since you know you have some bags in your warehouse and you are awaiting the delivery of an order, you use the Purchase < Ordered feature to decrease the order to 20 bags. However, you later decide to increase the order to 40 bags in anticipation of high demand. Use this feature again to enter a new purchase order quantity of 40, which is more than the quantity of 20 entered earlier, but still less than the original order quantity of 50. Assign PO Number Feature Use the Assign PO Number feature to assign a purchase order number to the selected purchase order line and any other line with the same sequence number. The sequence number that is displayed on the Purchase Order List screen is a sequential number assigned to each purchase order line by the Create Purchase Order from Order program. This is the way purchase order lines are grouped for placement on the same purchase order. All purchase order lines for the same vendor are assigned the same sequence number. For example, assume that the first vendor number for which any purchase orders are being created is vendor ABC, and there are three purchase order lines for this vendor. These three purchase order lines are listed first on the Purchase Order List screen, and all are assigned a sequence number of 1 (one). Purchase order lines with the same sequence number are placed on the same purchase order when purchase orders are created. Therefore, when you assign a purchase order number to one purchase order line, all other purchase order lines with the same sequence number are automatically assigned that same purchase order number. Using the above example of three purchase order lines for vendor ABC, we know that the sequence number for each of these three lines is 1 (one). When we choose any one of these three purchase order lines and assign purchase order number 6712 to it, the other two purchase order lines with a sequence number of 1 are also assigned purchase order number 6712. Upon return to the Purchase Order List screen, this purchase order number is displayed for each of these three purchase order lines. Important: Use caution when assigning purchase order numbers. Other users may be assigning numbers to purchase orders at the same time. When you access this feature, the Assign PO Number window opens. You need only enter the purchase order number, up to 15 characters, to assign to the selected line. ECS Pro Page 208 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Assign PO Number vop001018 Type the PO number. Then press Do. PO number Do Help F11=Cancel Assign PO Number window Omit Item Feature Use the Omit Item feature to omit purchase order lines from the purchase order list. This feature is beneficial if, after choosing your order selection criteria, selecting the desired lines, and creating your purchase order list, there are still items that you don't want to place on purchase order. For example, assume you have chosen all the Ready lines for purchase order creation. After sorting the lines by vendor, you notice that only one item is to be purchased from a particular vendor. You may decide to omit this line and wait until you have additional lines to be purchased from that vendor. When a purchase order line is omitted using this feature, it is not deleted. The order records the purchase order line was derived from remain on your system, and the item can be placed on a different purchase order later. To use this feature, select Omit Item from the Change pull-down menu after selecting the purchase order line to omit. The selected line is automatically erased from the list. Order Line Inquiry An Order Line Inquiry is available in the Create Purchase Order from Order program, allowing you to view information about a purchase order line and the orders it originated from before actually creating the purchase order. It opens by selecting the Order Details option from the Inquiry pull-down menu. To use this option, you must first select the purchase order line to inquire on. ECS Pro Page 209 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features When you select Order details... from the Inquiry pull-down menu on the Purchase Order List screen, the Order Line Inquiry window opens displaying information about the selected purchase order line, and lists the order lines this purchase order line was consolidated from. Remember that when multiple order lines for the same item have been selected, the resulting purchase order line becomes a consolidation of those lines, and the purchase order quantity is equal to the sum of all three order quantities. vop001020 Item Order Line Inquiry . . : LM759783 Order qty : Date 6 PO qty : Order# Customer Name 06/02/2001 39704 PETER NEILSON 06/02/2001 39789 LARRY MITCHELL Enter More: Help 6 Cost : 125.890 Sprs Ord Qty 2 1 5 1 PO Qty 5 1 F11=Cancel Order Line Inquiry window The first table below lists and defines the information that is displayed about the selected purchase order line, while the second table lists and defines the information that is displayed for each order line for the selected item. Purchase Order Line Information Field Definitions Field Definition Item Vendor’s item code for the selected item. Order qty Total quantity originally ordered of the selected item, which is the sum of the quantities of all order lines for the item. PO qty Current quantity of the selected item to be placed on purchase order. Cost Unit cost of the selected item used on purchase order. ECS Pro Page 210 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Line Change Features Order Information Column Definitions Column Definition Date Date the original order for this item was created. Order# Number assigned to this order for this item during Transaction Entry. Customer Name Name of the customer ordering this item. Sprs Number of the salesperson that entered the order for this item in Transaction Entry. Ord Qty Quantity of this item ordered for this customer. PO Qty Current quantity of this item to be placed on purchase order for this customer. Purchase Order Creation Before purchase orders are created, you have the opportunity to indicate whether to print and/or update these purchase orders. When you accept the purchase order list, the Purchase Order Information window opens requiring you to enter the code of the buyer responsible for the resulting purchase orders, and select a print option. vop001011 Purchase Order Information Type and select information. Then press Do. Buyer code Buyer name : Print option Do Help > Print and update the purchase order(s) Update the purchase order(s) without printing Save the purchase order(s) without updating F11=Cancel PF2=Prompt Purchase Order Information window ECS Pro Page 211 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Creation Buyer Code and Buyer Name Enter your buyer code or the code of the buyer responsible for the purchase orders being created in the Buyer code field. This must be an existing code up to 10 characters previously established on your system using the Buyer Maintenance program in Primary File Administration. The corresponding buyer name is displayed. If you are unsure of the buyer code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Buyer Selection window and choose one from those listed. Print Option The print option allows you to choose whether to print, update or save the purchase orders being created. Choose Print and update the purchase orders to update your records with the information on the purchase orders and print a hard copy of each one. Depending on the types of orders the purchase orders are being created from, the Special Order Printer Entry and/or the Drop Ship Printer Entry window opens when you accept this window. Refer to the next section “Printer Entry” for more information. To update the information on the purchase orders in your records, without printing a hard copy, select Update the purchase orders without printing. The purchase orders are created, the information is updated in the appropriate records, and the cursor returns to the Vendor Order Processing Main Menu. However, the purchase orders are not printed. If you choose not to print the purchase orders now, you can print them later using the Reprint Current Purchase Order feature of the Purchase Order Entry program. Select Save the purchase orders without updating if you don't want to update your records with the information from the purchase orders, but you do want to save this information. The purchase order information is saved on your system, and the cursor returns to the Vendor Order Processing Main Menu. This option allows you to use the Purchase Order Entry program to add to the purchase order later, or edit the existing information. Printer Entry If you choose to print the purchase orders created using the order to purchase order interface, you must indicate the printers each copy should be printed on. Several different copies can be established to print for each purchase order type using the PO Copy Type Preferences program. In addition, a specific printer can be indicated as the default printer on which each copy type is to print using the PO Printer by Session Preferences program. The Create Purchase Orders from Orders program allows you to temporarily change the printer to use for one or more of these copies for the current purchase orders only. Refer to Chapter 12 for information and instructions on the PO Copy Type Preferences program. The PO Printer by Session Preferences program is discussed in your System Manager's Guide. ECS Pro Page 212 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Creation Upon selecting Print and update the purchase orders for your print option in the Purchase Order Information window, either the Special Order Printer Entry or the Drop Ship Printer Entry window opens, depending on the types of orders you have accepted for purchase order. If you have accepted both special orders and drop shipment orders for purchase order, both of these windows open. The Special Order Printer Entry window opens first, and upon its acceptance, the Drop Ship Printer Entry window opens. The fields in both windows are identical, but the Special Order Printer Entry window displays the copy types that have been established for special purchase orders, and the Drop Ship Printer Entry window displays the copy types that have been established for drop ship purchase orders. The Special Order Printer Entry window displays the copy types with print settings of A (always print) or O (optional to print). The default printer to which each copy is to print is also displayed in this window. Special Order Printer Entry vop001021 Type printer name for each copy type. Then press Do. Copy Type Printer Name Vendor copy Receiving copy Accounting copy File copy Do Help F11=Cancel A A O O Office Back Office Back Office *NONE* PF2=Prompt Special Order Printer Entry window For each copy type, enter a different printer for the purchase orders to print on, or remove the printer name and choose not to print a copy type. Press <Enter> to move from field to field. If you are unsure of a printer name to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Printer Selection window and choose one from the list. You must enter a printer name for those copy types with a print setting of A, since these copy types must always be printed. However, you are not required to print copy types with a print setting of O. If you don't want to print one of these copy types, enter *NONE* in the Printer Name column. ECS Pro Page 213 Chapter 5: Creating Purchase Orders from Orders Purchase Order Creation After entering a printer name for all desired purchase order copies, the Create PO Confirmation window opens providing you a choice of continuing with the creation of purchase orders or returning to the Purchase Order List screen without creating purchase orders. If you decide not to create the purchase orders, you can return to any point in the process of selecting order lines for purchase order creation, or exit the program. Choosing to create the purchase orders results in the information on the purchase orders being updated in the appropriate records and the purchase orders being built and printed. Once the purchase orders are created, use the maintenance functions in Purchase Order Entry to maintain them just as you do other purchase orders that are built using the Purchase Order Entry program. vop001012 Create PO Confirmation Items have been selected for PO creation. Select a choice. Then Enter. 1. Create purchase order(s) 2. Resume item selection Enter Help F11=Cancel Create PO Confirmation window ECS Pro Page 214 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Overview Occasionally, you may find it necessary to retrieve a purchase order number to give to a vendor without taking the time to build a complete purchase order. Yet, you do want to be able to create a formal purchase order for this purchase later. For example, you may be calling a vendor with a small emergency order of only one or two plumbing items so that you'll receive these items by a certain date at the request of a customer. You'd like to be able to give the vendor a purchase order number, and go back to build the full purchase order some time before these items are received. This can be accomplished by creating a pre-purchase order. Pre-purchase orders are created and maintained using the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program, and they can be reported using the Pre-Purchase Order Report. Both of these programs are accessed from the Pre-Purchase Order Entry menu in Vendor Order Processing. Before creating pre-purchase orders, you should establish durations for the number of days to retain unprocessed and deleted pre-purchase orders on your system using the History Durations program, which is discussed in your System Manager's Guide. Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance You can assign pre-purchase order numbers, modify pre-purchase order information, or delete a pre-purchase order using the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program. When you select Pre-Purchase order maintenance from the Pre-Purchase Order Entry menu, the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen displays, listing all existing pre-purchase orders that have been assigned in reverse chronological order. For each pre-purchase order, the vendor code, location, buyer code, date of creation, and purchase order number are listed. ECS Pro Page 215 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry If no pre-purchase orders have been assigned, or if they have all been processed into actual purchase orders, “No selections” displays. You must assign at least one pre-purchase order using the Add feature before you can use the other features available in this program to maintain them. Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen After establishing a pre-purchase order on your system, you can later call it up using the Purchase Order Entry program and build the purchase order from it. For more information about how to process pre-purchase orders into actual purchase orders, refer to Chapter 2: Purchase Order Entry. Maintenance of pre-purchase orders is accomplished using three features: Add, Modify and Delete. These are available from the Change pull-down menu on the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen. When modifying or deleting a pre-purchase order, select one to work with from those displayed before accessing the feature. Your System Manager can set feature security on these features, which may prevent some operators from accessing them. Information and instructions on setting feature security are available in your System Manager's Guide. ECS Pro Page 216 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Add Feature Use the Add feature to establish a new pre-purchase order. To add a pre-purchase order, you are required to enter the vendor code, location, buyer code, and date. You may also enter a line of memo text as a reminder for the purpose of the pre-purchase order. This information is entered in the Add Pre-Purchase Order window which opens when you select the Add feature from the Change pull-down menu. Add Pre-Purchase Order window Vendor Code At the Vendor code field, enter the vendor code of the vendor you will be purchasing the items from. The vendor code you enter must be an existing vendor code up to 10 characters. If you are unsure of the vendor code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to look up the correct code. When you enter a valid vendor code, the vendor name is displayed in the vendor name field. Entry of a vendor code is required to add or modify a pre-purchase order. Location Enter the number of the location for which the merchandise will be ordered in the Location field. The location number you enter must be the number of an existing location. Your company's locations are initially determined upon installation of the ECS Pro system. If you are unsure of the location number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Location Selection window and choose one from those displayed. Entry of a location number is required to add or modify a pre-purchase order. ECS Pro Page 217 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Buyer Code You must enter your buyer code, or that of the buyer who created the pre-purchase order, in the Buyer code field. This must be an existing buyer code up to 10 characters. If you are unsure of the buyer code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Buyer Selection window and choose one from those displayed. Entry of a buyer code is required to add or modify a pre-purchase order. Date The default date initially displayed in the Date field is your current system date, or today's date. Press <Enter> to accept the displayed date, or enter another date for the pre-purchase order in the format MM/DD/YYYY. Entry of a pre-purchase order date is required to add or modify a pre-purchase order. Memo The Memo field accepts up to 30 characters. This field is useful as a reminder of the purpose the pre-purchase order is being created for. For example, if the pre-purchase order is being established for a quick order of some plumbing hardware requested by a customer, you might enter Special plumbing for Miller. Entry of memo text is not required to add or modify a pre-purchase order. Purchase Order Number Assignment Once you have entered and accepted your pre-purchase order information, the PO Number Assignment window opens displaying the purchase order number assigned to the pre-purchase order you are adding. The purchase order number is assigned according to the preferences established by your System Manager using the Vendor Order Processing Preferences program. Information and instructions on this program are available in your System Preferences Guide. PO Number Assignment window ECS Pro Page 218 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Modify Feature Use the Modify feature to change information for the pre-purchase orders on your system. Before accessing this feature, select the pre-purchase order to modify information for from those displayed on the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen. When you access the Modify feature, the Modify Pre-Purchase Order window opens. This window contains fields identical to those in the Add Pre-Purchase Order window, except that the assigned purchase order number is displayed in the PO number field. Modify Pre-Purchase Order window The current value for each field for the selected pre-purchase order is also displayed. At each field, you can retain the displayed value, or enter a new value. Refer to the previous section “Add Feature” for information about these fields and acceptable entries. Purchase order number assignment does not take place when modifying information for a pre-purchase order, since the purchase order number was assigned when the pre-purchase order was initially added. ECS Pro Page 219 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Delete Feature Use the Delete feature to delete a pre-purchase order that you don't want to process into an actual purchase order. Pre-purchase orders that have been deleted are still included on the Pre-Purchase Order Report, discussed later in this section. Using this feature assigns a status of deleted to the pre-purchase order, and it does not actually remove the record from your system. The purging program removes pre-purchase orders due for deletion each day. You must specify the length of time to keep deleted pre-purchase orders on your system, as well as those that are unprocessed. These durations are established using the History Durations program, which is discussed in detail in your System Manager's Guide. For more information about pre-purchase statuses, refer to the section “Status Option” later in this section. Before accessing this feature, select the pre-purchase order to delete from those displayed on the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen. When you access the delete feature, the Delete Pre-Purchase Order window opens. This window displays the purchase order number, vendor code and pre-purchase order date of the selected pre-purchase order, and allows you to choose whether to continue with the delete. Delete Pre-Purchase Order window Select Delete selected pre-purchase order to delete the selected purchase order or to resume Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance without deleting the selected purchase order, choose Resume without deleting pre-purchase order. If you choose to delete the pre-purchase order, it is no longer displayed when the cursor returns to the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance screen. ECS Pro Page 220 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Reason for Pre-Purchase Order Delete When you choose to delete a pre-purchase order, the Reason for Pre-PO Delete window opens. Enter up to 30 characters describing the reason you are deleting the selected purchase order. This allows you to keep an audit trail of your deleted purchase orders, since the text you enter prints on the Pre-Purchase Order Report. Reason for Pre-PO Delete window Pre-Purchase Order Report Use the Pre-Purchase Order Report program to print a list of all pre-purchase orders on your system, including those that have been processed into purchase orders and those that have been deleted. This report is useful as an audit trail of your purchase orders. ECS Pro Page 221 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry When you access the Pre-Purchase Order Report from the Pre-Purchase Order Entry menu, the Pre-Purchase Order Report screen displays, requiring you to enter the criteria to determine the pre-purchase orders that will be included on the report. These criteria include status options, dates, locations, and buyer codes for the pre-purchase orders. Pre-Purchase Order Report screen Status Option Each pre-purchase order on your system is assigned one of three different statuses: unprocessed, processed, or deleted. An unprocessed pre-purchase order is a pre-purchase order that has been added using the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program, but has not yet been processed into an actual purchase order or deleted. A processed pre-purchase order is one that has been processed into an actual purchase order using either the Purchase Order Entry program or the Create Purchase Orders from Order program. A deleted pre-purchase order is one that has been deleted using the Delete feature in Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance. ECS Pro Page 222 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry When you print a Pre-Purchase Order Report, it is possible to include all pre-purchase orders that meet your criteria, regardless of their status. At the Status option field, choose the statuses of the pre-purchase orders to report. You may report pre-purchase orders with one, two, or all three statuses. The default setting at this field is to include pre-purchase orders with all three statuses. Date Range At the Pre-PO date from and Pre-PO date to fields, enter the range of dates in which the pre-purchase orders were created. The date range initially displayed on the Pre-Purchase Order Report screen always begins with the first day of the current month and ends with the current date. You can press <Enter> at both fields to retain the displayed date range, or another date as long as the to date is greater than or equal to the from date. Dates must be entered in the format MM/DD/YYYY. Location Enter the number of the location merchandise will be ordered for in the Location field. The location number you enter must be the number of a location currently on your system. Your company's locations are initially determined upon installation of the ECS Pro system. If you are unsure of the location number to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Location Selection window and choose one from those displayed. To report pre-purchase orders for all locations, accept the default *ALL*. Buyer Code At the Buyer code field, enter the buyer code of the buyer who created the pre-purchase orders to report. This must be a buyer code up to 10 characters that has previously been established on your system. If you are unsure of the buyer code to enter, press <Prompt> (PF2) to open the Buyer Selection window and choose one from those displayed. To report pre-purchase orders created by all buyers, accept the default *ALL*. When all criteria has been selected, press <Do> to accept it and the Print Selector opens. Refer to your ECS Pro User's Guide for information and instructions on using the Print Selector. ECS Pro Page 223 Chapter 6: Pre-Purchase Order Entry Information Printed on a Pre-Purchase Order Report The Pre-Purchase Order Report includes several pieces of information for each pre-purchase order that matches the criteria you enter on the Pre-Purchase Order Report screen. The table below lists and defines the information that is displayed for each pre-purchase order. Pre-Purchase Order Report Column Definitions Column Definition Status Status assigned to this pre-purchase order: UNP = unprocessed, PRO = processed, and DEL = deleted. PO # Purchase order number assigned to this pre-purchase order by the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program. Pre-PO Date Date this pre-purchase order was created. Vendor Code Vendor code of the vendor this pre-purchase order was created for. Loc. Location this pre-purchase order was created for. Buyer Code Buyer code of the buyer who created this pre-purchase order. Memo Text that may have been entered as a memo for this pre-purchase order in the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program. Reason Reason why this pre-purchase order was deleted, as entered in the Pre-Purchase Order Maintenance program; displays only for pre-purchase orders with a status of Deleted. ECS Pro Page 224 ">
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Key features
Comprehensive Purchase Order Entry (Standard, Special, Credit/Return, Drop Ship, Central, Reload POs)
Detailed Purchase Order Status Tracking (Entered, Accepted, Backordered, Received, Canceled)
Integrated Receipt Entry and Transaction Management
Advanced Inventory Forecasting and Replenishment Management
Robust Reporting for Purchase Orders, Receipts, and Inventory
Customizable Purchase Order Screens and Layouts
Support for Cooperative Vendor Purchase Orders (e.g., TruServ, HWI)
Vendor Notes Maintenance for enhanced communication
Frequently asked questions
The Purchase Order Entry program is used to build purchase orders for items acquired from vendors and to perform various related functions and utilities on these orders.
When building a purchase order, information is entered in three main sections: the Header section, the Lines section, and the Totals section.
You can build six different types of purchase orders: Standard, Special, Credit/Return, Drop Ship, Central, and Reload purchase orders.
ECS Pro assigns five different statuses to a purchase order: Entered, Accepted, Backordered, Received, and Canceled.