Create Purchase Order from Chart
Explanation
Use this activity to create a new purchase order for the part record selected
in a chart.
To perform this activity select one or more demand segment(s) in the
Inventory Part Availability Planning chart and click
New Purchase Order.
- The sum of the demands for the selected segment(s) appears by default
in the Supply Quantity field, but can be manually changed.
- The earliest due date from the selected demand(s) appears by default
in the Due Date field, but can be manually changed.
Prerequisites
- The part must not be configured.
- The part must not be connected to a project.
- The Part Type list should be set to either Purchased or
Purchased (Raw) on the Inventory Part page
and a primary supplier must exist on the Supplier for Purchase Part
page.
- The requisitioner must have been entered on the
Requisitioners page.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, the system creates a purchase order in Planned
status and a purchase order line with Released status for the primary
supplier and the specified date and quantity. The system automatically generates
the order number.