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 from the Inventory Part Availability chart, select one or more demand segment(s) in the chart and click New Purchase Order.

To perform this activity from the Material Lines Availability chart, select one or more demand segment(s) in the chart and click Create Purchase Order(s).

Prerequisites

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.

If the activity is performed from the Material Lines Availability chart, the created purchase order will be pegged to the material line.