Purchase Order Fields

This topic describes the fields and definitions on the Purchase Orders workspace.

Card Part Fields

Field Description
Description This field shows a brief description of the PO.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

This is a free-text field.

Purchase Order No. This field displays the PO number.
Details Island
Field Description
Requisitioner This field shows the employee name or number of the employee who requisitioned the items on the current PO.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

If you do not specify a value, iAccess automatically selects the employee name of the user creating the PO.

Submitted by This field shows the name of the employee who submitted the current PO.
Approved by This field shows the name of the employee who performed the final approval of the current PO.

If you use approval hierarchies for the approval of POs, and if the current PO has been approved by more than one employee, this field displays the name of the employee who made the latest approval of the purchase order.

Closed by This field shows the name of the user who closed the current PO.
Remarks This field shows remarks about the purchase order.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

Company This field displays the name and number of the company responsible for the purchase order.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

Location This field displays the value for the Location dimension.
Entity This field displays the value for the Entity dimension.
Project This field displays the value for the Project dimension.
Vendor Island
Field Description
Name 1 This field displays the name and number of the pay to vendor.

Click Edit to update this information.

Name 2-4 This field displays the address of the vendor.

Click Edit to update this information.

Zip Code This field displays the zip code of the postal district of the vendor address.

Click Edit to update this information.

Postal District This field displays the postal district of the vendor address.

Click Edit to update this information.

Country This field displays the country in which the vendor resides.

Click Edit to update this information.

Name 5 This field displays any additional information regarding the vendor's address.

Click Edit to update this information.

Attention This field shows the name of the intended recipient of the address.

Click Edit to update this information.

Phone This field shows the vendor's phone number.

Click Edit to update this information.

E-mail This field displays the vendor's email address.

Click Edit to update this information.

Price Island
Field Description
Currency This field shows the vendor's currency.

You can select a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

Line Sum, Currency This field shows the sum of prices based on values entered in the Price field on the Specifications tab. The value in this field is displayed in the currency of the PO.
Invoice Discount % This field shows the invoice discount percentage.

The invoice discount is deducted from the line sum, and this is shown on the purchase order printout. The vendor can then see how much you expect to be invoiced for.

Note that an invoice discount % is added to any discount entered on individual purchase order table lines.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

Invoice Discount, Currency This field shows the invoice discount amount specified in the purchase order.

For PO lines with items, any invoice discount is deducted from prices for the individual item lines, before the items are placed in the warehouse. This ensures that costs are correct.

You can enter a value for this field or update it when the PO is in Edit mode.

Expense % This field shows an expense percentage, such as for a handling charge.

You can enter an estimated expense percentage (based on previous charges), or update the value when the PO is in Edit mode.

Delivery Costs This field shows the amount representing expenses for items purchased on the current order, such as for a handling charge.

You can enter an estimated amount (based on previous charges), or update the value when the PO is in Edit mode.

Invoice Tax Sum This field displays the total amount in taxes.
Invoice Amount This field displays the total invoice amount including tax and discounts.

Card Part Actions

Button Description
Save Click this action button to save changes to the current record. After saving changes, the record status updates accordingly, and the Save action button is disabled until additional changes are made.
Revert Click this action button to undo changes made to the current record, or to any of its lines.
Submit

Click this action button to submit a record for approval. After submission, the record status is updated, and this action is disabled until you make additional changes.

Other Actions In the Purchase Orders workspace, this drop-down list includes the following actions:
  • Edit
  • Close
  • Reopen
  • Print
  • Copy From - Select this action to copy lines from a PO, and add these lines to the PO you are currently working on.
  • Attach Documents
  • Delete Purchase Order
+ New Purchase Order Click this action to create a purchase order.