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Purchase Orders

PO Side Bar enhancement

A new feature, Side Bar, was added to the PO Entry (POE120), PO Receipt (POE210), and Non-PO Receipt Entry (POE220) programs.

Use the PO Side Bar to review additional purchasing information. This provides information about purchasing habits for the specified vendor and information about items in the line item section of PO Entry, PO Receipt, and Non-PO Receipt Entry to facilitate efficient purchasing choices.

Click Show/Hide to toggle the Side Bar display off and on. Select a view from the drop box. For views with drag and drop functionality, click and drag one or multiple lines at a time to the line item section. Click Reload to refresh the contents displayed in the Side Bar area list box.

Refer to this table for the available Side Bar views:

View Description Drag / Drop available Functionality
B-PO companion items Displays all top-level PO companion items for all items currently on the purchase order. Parent items are also listed. This is item-specific and contents change with items ordered. X Double click a line to launch the Item Inquiry (ICI610) Warehouse view for the item selected.
S-standard buy Displays the standard buy lines for the vendor. This is vendor-specific and does not change with item selection. X Double click a line to launch Standard Buy Entry (POE250). The side bar list box is updated and redisplayed when you exit Standard Buy Entry.
T-Contacts Displays contacts corresponding to the vendor and ship-from of this purchase order. The Type column indicates if the contact is “V” a customer contact or “S” a ship-from contact. This is vendor-specific and does not change with item selection.   There is no further action in this view.
W-Warehouse quantities Displays the warehouse quantities for that selected line. All warehouse’s quantities for a selected item on the order are displayed. This is item-specific and contents change with items ordered in Purchase Order Entry.   There is no further action in this view.
N-Notes Displays notes based on vendor and item. This is vendor-specific and item-specific. The contents related to the vendor will not change, but content may change with item selection in Purchase Order Entry.   Select a note and double-click to launch the Note Entry (SME710) for the line and type (vendor or Document (header); Line or Item (line).
s-Substitute Items Displays substitute items for the selected item. The item description, quantity and buying UM are also displayed. X Double click a substitute item to launch the Change Substitute Item Quantity window for the selected substitute item.
O-SO companion items Displays all top-level SO companion items for all items currently on the purchase order. The parent item name is also displayed. This is item-specific and contents change with items purchased. X Double click a line to launch the Item Inquiry (ICI610) Warehouse view for the item selected.
r-Resources Displays resources for the vendor, item and item class and the item’s primary vendor. Vendor-specific as well as item-specific. The contents related to the vendor will not change, but content may change with item selection.   Select a line and double click to launch the Supplemental Resource Manager (SMC910).
t-Timeline Displays the selected item’s current timeline for that single item (and its receiving warehouse). Temporary items are omitted. This is item-specific and contents change with items ordered.   Select a line and double click to launch the inquiry corresponding to the selected line type (if the document is available).
L-Long Term Surplus Displays items with long term surplus in the Receiving Warehouse. Alternate warehouses with long term surplus are included if the Use Surplus check box is selected in PO Static Control F/M and are valid for PO in Warehouse F/M (ICF970). If the vendor has purchased this item in the past, the indicator column displays “Y” and the quantity. Negative values (returns) are changed to positive. This is vendor-specific and does not change with item selection. X Double click a line to display the Change Long Term Surplus Quantity window to change the order quantity. Click Refresh to reset all quantities and values to their initial amounts.
V-Vendor Items Displays items for this vendor. This is vendor-specific and does not change with item selection.   Double click a line to launch the Vendor/Item F/M (POF910).
C-Cost Options Displays the selected item’s current cost options. Temporary items are omitted. This is item-specific and contents change with items ordered.   There is no further action in this view.
c-Cost Contracts Displays cost contracts for the vendor or vendor cost class, as well as any contract for all vendors. The displayed contracts are not item specific and can include items, classes and other information, which is not specific to this purchase order.   Double click a line to launch the Cost Contract Entry (POE510) (as inquiry only).
P-Past Purchases Displays prior purchases by vendor. This is vendor-specific and does not change with item selection. X Double click a line to launch PO Document Inquiry (POI620) for the selected PO receipt.
p-Open Purchases Displays the selected item’s current open purchase orders for that single item. This is item-specific and contents change with item selection.   Double click a line to launch the PO Document Inquiry (POI620) for the line selected.
b-BCC Activity Displays the current records in the Buyers Control Center (POE400) for this selected buyer+warehouse+vendor combination.   There is no further action in this view.

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