MANAGE PURCHASE ORDER EXPEDITING NOTES

Use this screen to enter comments pertaining to a specific purchase order (PO) and its PO lines. These comments are not standard text, and do not print on the purchase order. Various internal personnel view these notes as the purchase order flows through Costpoint.

Complete this screen after the purchase order is entered, and maintain it whenever purchase order notes are entered or modified.

Location

Identification

PO

Enter, or click to select, a PO for which expediting notes are entered. The purchase order you select must already exist in Costpoint.

Release

If this is a blanket purchase order release, enter, or click to select, its release number.

Subcontract

This field displays the name of the subcontract associated with the PO. This also displays as a hyperlink to access the subcontract record on the Manage Subcontracts screen.

The Subcontract field is available only to users who are licensed for Contract Management.

Change Order

This field displays the change order number if it has been assigned to the selected purchase order.

Type

This field displays the type of purchase order (Purchase Order, Blanket Order, Release Order) assigned on the Manage Purchase Orders screen.

Status

This field displays the system-defined status of the purchase order and cannot be modified. This indicates the status of the purchase order as:

Vendor

These fields display the vendor ID and vendor name assigned to this purchase order on the Manage Purchase Orders screen.

Buyer

This field displays the buyer assigned to this purchase order on the Manage Purchase Orders.

Organization

This field displays the buyer’s organization ID from the Home Organization of the Manage Employee Salary Information (LDMEHIS) screen.

Expediting Notes

Enter free-form text to be associated with this purchase order.