Field Descriptions

Table Information

 

Requested Items (Add/View)

What can I do in this subtask?

Use this subtask to add or view requisition line information. If you select the "Add" option, you can enter requisition detail. If you select the "View" option or the actual "Requested Items" text, the information in this subtask will be editable (if the requisition status allows changes to the requisition).

When should I use this subtask?

You can use this subtask to add or view requisition line item detail.

Field Descriptions

What Should Be Ordered?

Line

This non-editable field displays the system-assigned requisition line number. This number increases sequentially as you add requisition lines, and is used to track the number of lines on a requisition.

Item

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 30 alphanumeric characters to designate the ID of the item to be requisitioned.

The data available in Lookup originates from the Parts User Flow, Goods User Flow, or Services User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).

You must enter an item or miscellaneous type code for each requisition line.

If data automatically displays in this field based on the requisition type you selected, this field may or may not be editable.

Rev

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to three numeric characters to identify the revision number. The revision ID must be associated with the part you selected.

The data available in the Lookup originates from the Parts User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).

The revision number represents engineering or design modifications for the part selected.

When an item is manually entered, the last revision for that item will be loaded. If your Costpoint validation frequency is set to "Record" or "Application," the last revision will not load immediately if an item is manually entered.

If data automatically displays in this field based on the requisition type you selected, this field may or may not be editable.

Misc Type

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to six alphanumeric characters to identify the requisitioned line charge type for miscellaneous lines.

The data in the Lookup originates from the PO Line Charge Types screen. Line charge types are entered in the PO Line Charge Types screen and can also be maintained in the Sales Order Line Charge Types screen.

A miscellaneous type is only valid (and required) for lines in which no item has been specified.

If data automatically displays in this field based on the requisition type you selected, this field may or may not be editable.

Description

This field displays up to 60 alphanumeric characters that designate the description of the data you entered in the Item or Misc Type field.

You may not be able to edit the description for a part, good, or service, contingent upon the settings in the Allow Modifications to Description on PO/Requisition Lines group box in the Product Definition Settings screen (Administration\Configure\Materials).

If data automatically displays in this field based on the requisition type you selected, this field may or may not be editable.

Procurement Type

This field is editable only if the Allow Procurement Type Change at Line option is selected in the Other Rules and Defaults group box of Configure » Purchase Requisitions » Purchase Requisition Types. Costpoint populates the fields by default with the procurement code entered in the Additional Information group box of the requisition header.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the procurement type code. The description of the procurement type displays in the adjacent, non-editable field.

Additional Description

Enter additional detail to describe the data in the Item or Misc Type field.

You may enter up to 32,000 characters.

How Much Should Be Ordered?

Quantity

Enter the requested quantity for this requisition line.

This field is optional if you entered a service or a miscellaneous type.

Unit of Measure

You can enter, or use Lookup to select, up to three alphanumeric characters to identify the units of measure code for the requisitioned quantity on this line.

This code will default from the item order U/M or the line charge type U/M.

The data in the Lookup originates from the Units of Measure screen.

This field is optional if you entered a service or miscellaneous type.

Services Period of Performance

Start Date

Enter, or use Calendar Lookup to select,the starting date for this requisition line's period of performance.

End Date

Enter, or use Calendar Lookup to select, the ending date for this requisition line's period of performance.

What is the Estimated Cost?

Unit Cost

Enter the estimated unit cost of the requisitioned item. This field is optional if you entered a service or a miscellaneous type.

Extended Cost

Enter the extended cost amount for this requisition. This amount should only be manually entered if a quantity has not been entered for this line; otherwise, it will be automatically calculated from the unit cost and quantity.

Sales Tax/VAT

This non-editable field displays the estimated sales tax/value-added tax amount.

This value represents the total estimated sales tax associated with the part, good, or service for all lines on the requisition. The sales tax rate will be calculated from the designated Ship To field's ship ID code.

Total Cost

This non-editable field displays the estimated total cost of the requisition line (including taxes).

Is There Any Additional Information?

Suggested Vendor

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 12 alphanumeric characters to designate the ID of the suggested or preferred vendor for this requisitioned item. The vendor name displays in the adjacent, non-editable field.   

The data available in Lookup originates from the Vendor User Flow screen (Materials\Maintain\Vendors).

Data may default into this field based on the requisition item you select.

Vendor Part

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 30 alphanumeric characters to identify the vendor part number for this item.  The data available in Lookup originates from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items).

The system will load this field from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items) if a preferred vendor part was assigned for this part.

Rev

Enter the vendor part revision number of the item being requisitioned.

The system will load this field from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items), if a preferred vendor part was assigned for this part.

Manufacturer

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 10 alphanumeric characters to designate the manufacturer ID associated with the requisitioned item. The manufacturer name displays in the adjacent, non-editable field.

The data available in the Lookup originates from the Manufacturers screen (Materials\Maintain\Manufacturers).

The system will load this field from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items) if a preferred vendor part was assigned for this part.

Manufacturer Part

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 30 alphanumeric characters to identify the manufacturer part number. The data available in Lookup originates from the Alternate Parts (Materials\Maintain\Items) screen.

The system will load this field from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items) if a preferred manufacturer part was assigned for this part.

Rev

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to three numeric characters to identify the manufacturer part revision number. The data available in Lookup originates from the Alternate Parts (Materials\Maintain\Items) screen.

The system will load this field from the Alternate Parts screen (Materials\Maintain\Items) if a preferred manufacturer part was assigned for this part.

The system will load the revision based on the manufacturer's part selected.

Ship To

Enter, or use Lookup to select, up to 20 alphanumeric characters to identify the ship ID address to which the items will be delivered. This information defaults from the header.

Deliver To

Enter up to 25 alphanumeric characters to identify the name or location to which the requisitioned item is to be delivered. This information defaults from the header.

Additional Notes for Buyers

Enter up to 254 alphanumeric characters of additional information relevant to this requisition. These notes will be copied to the internal notes section of the PO line. They will not print on the purchase order.

OK

Select this pushbutton to close or hide the subtask.

Charge Numbers (Add/View)

Select this link to view the Charge Numbers (Add/View) subtask, where you can add or view requisition charge number detail. If you select the "Add" option, you can enter charge number detail. If you select the "View" option or the actual "Charge Numbers" text, the information in the subtask may be editable.

Table Information

Changes to this subtask update the RQ_LN (Requisition Line) and RQ_LN_NOTES (Requisition Line Notes) tables.

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