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Branch:
This defaults to user’s logon branch, if necessary change to the branch that will be receiving the stock (any branch that holds stock may be selected).

Order Date:
Defaults to today’s date.

Due Date:
Defaults to today’s date plus the supplier’s lead time (if it has been specified).

The remaining fields are contained within several tabbed pages, you can skip these fields by selecting the "Continue" button. See the document "Purchasing - Line Item Entry" for details about entering parts.

Here is a description of the additional fields that are optional and probably not required in most common circumstances:

Shipping Details

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Ship to Customer:
Defaults to no, if you select yes then when you enter a customer number the system will default the shipping name and address to the customers default shipping address; see below.

Customer:
If this purchase is for a selected customer then enter the number or start of the name to search.

On selecting a customer the Ship To Name & Ship To Address are set to the customer’s default delivery address details.

Customer Order No:
If this purchase is for a selected customer then enter the customer's order number.

Ship To Name:
This defaults to your company name unless we are shipping the goods direct to the customer. This will print on the purchase order telling the supplier who to send the goods to.

Ship To Address:
This defaults to the selected supply branch address, this will print on the purchase order telling the supplier where to send the goods.

Shipping Details:
Free text entry, this field can be printed on the purchase order form if required.

Financial Details

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Pricing Currency:
Specify the pricing currency used for this order. This will default to the suppliers pricing currency.

Quoted Exchange Rate:
If you have used a set exchange rate enter it here.

Tax Type:
Overseas orders will attract no tax and you cannot change the tax type.
For local orders you can specify if the pricing is inclusive or exclusive of tax.

Payment Terms:
Specify the payment terms, this defaults from the supplier, see Supplier Payment Details.

Contact Details

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Vendor Ref/Contact:
Enter any details as required for information purposes only.

Ex-Works Date:
Acknowledgement Date:
These dates are for your own internal use.

Follow-Up:
If this purchase order requires a follow-up then enter the date and a note, these details will be picked up by the "Purchase Order Follow-up Report".

The follow-up date can be automatically defaulted to today's date plus a specified number of days, see "Utilities - Modules - Purchasing" for details.


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