Costpoint Online Help

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Global Settings

Use the Global Settings to filter data based on one buyer/vendor or buyers/vendors within a range of buyer/vendor groups.

Buyer

You also have an option to filter data based on a vendor's contact email. This is for scenarios where a vendor may have multiple employees, and the buyer wants to see purchase orders for a specific contact person, within the same vendor.

Use this group box to specify the range of buyer groups that you want to include in the dashboard.

Field Description
Buyer Group
Option Use this drop-down list to select the buyer/range of buyers you want to include in the dashboard. This defaults to All, which means the information shown will not be filtered by Buyer Group, regardless of whether a buyer is linked to a buyer group or not.
  • All: Select this option to include all buyer group regardless of whether a Buyer is linked to a Buyer Group or not.
  • One: Select this option to include only one record. You must enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
  • Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of records. You must enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and the ending value of the range in the End field.
  • From Beginning: Select this option to include all the records from the beginning of the available records to a specific record in the range. You must enter the last value for the range in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option.
  • To End: Select this option to include all the records from a specific record to the end of all the available records. You must enter the value from which the range should begin in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
Buyer This defaults to blank and loads buyer ID information if the PO Header/Buyer/Employee' matches that of the logged in User ID/Employee, and user is authorized for the organization.
Field Description
Vendor
Option Use this drop-down list to select the vendor/range of vendors you want to include in the dashboard. This defaults to All, which means the information shown will not be filtered by Vendor.
  • All: Select this option to include all vendors.
  • One: Select this option to include only one record. You must enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
  • Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of records. You must enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and the ending value of the range in the End field.
  • From Beginning: Select this option to include all the records from the beginning of the available records to a specific record in the range. You must enter the last value for the range in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option.
  • To End: Select this option to include all the records from a specific record to the end of all the available records. You must enter the value from which the range should begin in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
Vendor Contact Email This defaults to blank. If you enter a vendor contact email address, the dashboard loads only purchase orders with vendor contact email that is equal to the email address specified.