There are several options contained on the Suggested PO List form. All of these options will be described in this article.
Primary Vendor
When the Suggested Purchase Orders form is first displayed, All Vendors is the default selection. The User may select one particular Vendor by pressing the drop-down arrow to the right of this field and making a selection from the Vendor List.
Warehouse
The default warehouse will automatically fill into this field. The User may select a different warehouse to evaluate by pressing the drop-down arrow to the right of this field and making a selection from the Warehouse List.
Product Line
If only one particular part Product Line is to be evaluated, press the drop-down arrow to the right of the field and make a selection from the Product Line List.
Include Jobs In Total
If this option is selected, the suggested ordering quantities will include all jobs where the part is listed on the Job Materials list where the part has not yet been issued to the job.
Include Jobs Scheduled to Start on or Before (date)
If a date is selected, the suggested ordering quantities will include all jobs where the part is listed on the Job Materials list where the part has not yet been issued to the job and there is a schedule created for this job on or before the date selected.
Bring to Minimum
If this option is selected, the suggested ordering quantities will be based on the minimum setup value for the part for the warehouse selected. To calculate the suggested ordering quantity, the application performs the following calculation:
If the Include Jobs in Total option is selected, the suggested order quantity calculation is:
(Minimum + For Job) - (On Hand + On Order)
If the Include Jobs in Total option is not selected, the suggested order quantity calculation is:
(Minimum - (On Hand + On Order))
Bring to Maximum
If this option is selected, the suggested ordering quantities will be based on the maximum setup value for the part for the warehouse selected. To calculate the suggested ordering quantity, the application performs the following calculation:
If the Include Jobs in Total is option selected, the suggested order quantity calculation is:
(Maximum + For Job) - (On Hand + On Order)
If the Include Jobs in Total option is not selected, the suggested order quantity calculation is:
(Maximum - (On Hand + On Order))
