Order Management Accounting Preferences
The following types of preferences are available on the Order Management subtab of the Accounting Preferences page:
Sales Orders
Field |
Description |
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Default Sales Order Status |
Choose your default status for sales orders:
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Require Re-approval on Edit of Sales Order |
Choose to require re-approval when someone edits a sales order that was previously approved. Partially fulfilled sales orders are not affected by this preference. When a sales order is partially fulfilled, the status cannot be changed back to pending approval.
Note:
If you edit a sales order when using a role with permission to approve sales orders, a sales order status is not set to the Pending Approval status. |
Send Email Confirmation when Sales Order Canceled |
Check this box if you want an email sent to the customer when a sales order is canceled. |
Default Location for Sales Orders |
Select a default location to associate with sales orders. You can change the location on sales orders you enter as needed. |
Item Commitment Transaction Ordering |
Select one of the following to determine which order has items committed to it when there is an open quantity.
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Perform Item Commitment After Transaction Entry |
Check this box to enable NetSuite to automatically allocate items based on the preference under Item Commitment Transaction Ordering. When this preference is enabled, NetSuite performs automatic inventory allocation when new item quantities become available. By default, when this preference is not set, you must manually choose which orders to allocate items to. |
Automatically Set to Firm Committed Quantities in a Wave |
If you use Warehouse Management, you can set this preference to automatically check the Commitment Confirmed box for transaction lines of orders that you include in a wave. When the Commitment Confirmed box is checked, you cannot reallocate the committed quantities to a different order. |
Picking/Packing
Field |
Description |
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Always Print Kit Items on Picking Tickets |
Choose to print individual kit items on picking tickets. When you print kit items, each picking ticket shows individual items that make up a kit item. Showing each item in the kit item gives your employees more specific information to fulfill an order. |
Show Uncommitted Items on Picking Tickets |
Check this box if you prefer for picking tickets to include items that are not yet committed to the order. This means that the picking ticket can include items that are not yet available to be picked. Clear this box if you prefer that picking tickets include only committed items that are available to be picked. |
Show Non-Inventory Items on Printed Forms |
Check this box to show non-inventory items such as services or discounts on picking tickets and packing slips. |
Name for Picked Status |
Enter a name to rename the status for orders that have been picked. Picked orders are orders with some or all of the items pulled from inventory, but are not yet packed or shipped. |
Name for Packed Status |
Enter a name to rename the status for orders that have been packed. Packed orders have items that have been picked from inventory and packaged to be shipped to the customer. |
Name for Shipped Status |
Enter a name to rename the status for orders that have been shipped. Shipped orders have items that have been picked from inventory, packed, and sent to the customer. |
Show Additional Items on Packing Slips |
Make a selection for this preference to determine how items show on packing slips. Options available for this preference are as follows:
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Show Drop Ship Items on Packing Slips |
Check this box to have packing slips include drop-ship items. Clear this box to leave drop-ship items off packing slips. |
If you use Warehouse Management, you can set the following preferences: |
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Use Pick to Clean Process at Locations Using Warehouse Management |
Check this box to prioritize picking from bins that you can empty first, before bins with larger quantities. |
Show Additional Pick Task Columns |
Check this box if you want to display the two additional columns on pick task subrecords. In these columns, you can add more details for each pick task line. |
Fulfillment
Field |
Description |
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Limit Status on Packing Slip Queue |
Select Picked or Packed to filter the packing slip list by order status. |
Fulfill Based on Commitment |
Select from the following to set item fulfillment restrictions:
Note:
If you also enable the Allow Overage on Item Fulfillments preference, Fulfill Based on Commitment should be set to Ignore Commitment or Allow Uncommitted. |
Default Items to Zero Received/Fulfilled |
Enable this preference to default items to zero quantity when you open a fulfillment or receipt transaction. Then, you mark the items you want to fulfill or receive on the form. Disable this preference to default items to the full quantity when you open a fulfillment or receipt transaction. Then, you clear the items you do not want to fulfill or receive on the form. |
Allow Overage on Item Fulfillments |
Enable this preference to be able to enter a quantity larger than the quantity remaining for an item on a fulfillment. Disable this preference to limit the quantity fulfilled to the quantity remaining on the fulfillment. If you enable Allow Overage on Item Fulfillments, the Fulfill Based on Commitment preference should be set to Ignore Commitment or Allow Uncommitted, if enabled. |
Filter Bulk Fulfillment Page by Location |
Check this box to filter your fulfillment list by the location identified on the order. For example, if you select Atlanta in the location filter of the fulfillment page and click Mark All, NetSuite fulfills only items with the Atlanta location chosen.
Note:
If you disable this preference, all items on orders you mark for fulfillment are fulfilled from the location in the header of the bulk fulfillment, regardless of the location identified on the order. |
Send Order Fulfilled Confirmation Emails |
Enable this preference to send a confirmation email showing the total quantity shipped upon fulfillment. The email is sent to the customer email address identified on the sales order.
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Use Web Site Template for Fulfillment Emails |
You can enable a preference to use the same template to generate confirmation email for both web store and non-web store orders. Enabling this preference gives your confirmation email a consistent appearance.
Note:
You must enable the Web Store and Advanced Site Customization features to use this preference. To enable these features, go to Setup > Company > Enable Features. On the Web Site subtab, check the Web Store box and the Advanced Site Customization box, then click Save. When you enable this preference, you can customize the email template. |
Manufacturing Issue Based on Commitment |
Select from the following to set assembly item build restrictions:
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Allow Overage on Assembly Builds |
Check this box to be able to enter a quantity larger than the quantity remaining for an item on a work order. Clear this box to restrict the amount to a maximum of the amount on the work order. |
Update Transaction Date Upon Fulfillment Status Change |
Enable this preference to pick items in one accounting period and ship in another accounting period. For more details, read Fulfilling Orders Across Multiple Accounting Periods.
Note:
You must enable the Pick, Pack and Ship feature to use this preference. |
Create Item Fulfillment at Locations Using Warehouse Management |
Select your preference for item fulfillment creation:
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Invoicing
Field |
Description |
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Show Unfulfilled Items on Invoices |
Check this box to have your invoices show items that have yet to be fulfilled. |
Invoice in Advance of Fulfillment |
Check this box to invoice your customers for the full amount prior to the complete fulfillment of an order. With this preference, you can invoice your customers in advance for an entire order that is shipped in parts. Clear this box to limit the quantity fulfilled to the quantity remaining on the fulfillment. |
Convert Absolute Discounts to Percentage |
Set this preference to convert currency-amount discounts into percentage discounts spread across several invoices.
Note:
The discount must be applied at the transaction level, not the line level. When this preference is enabled, a sales order billed on multiple invoices has the discount applied evenly to all bills for that order. The discount must be applied at the transaction level and must be a currency amount. If this preference is not enabled, the entire discount is applied to the first bill. For example, you use Advanced Billing to enter a sales order for $1,000 that includes a transaction-level discount of $100. The sales order is billed in 10 monthly installments of $100. When you bill the order, the first invoice shows a 10% discount in the amount of $10.00 and each of the next nine bills show a 10% discount in the amount of $10.00. Enabling this feature may cause small discrepancies due to percentage rounding. |
Base Invoice Date on Billing Schedule Date |
This preference determines how the date and posting period are set on invoices and cash sales produced from billing schedules.
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Drop Shipment & Special Orders
Field |
Description |
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Drop Ship P.O. Form |
Select the form you would like to use by default for drop-ship purchase orders. If you enable this preference, only vendors associated with an item show in the Vendor list. Otherwise, the Vendor field shows all vendors. |
Automatically Email Drop Ship P.O.s |
Check this box to have purchase orders for drop-ship items automatically emailed to the preferred vendor. To use this preference, you must enter the preferred vendor's email address on that vendor's record. |
Queue Drop Ship P.O.s for Printing |
Check this box to have your drop-ship purchase orders queued for printing. |
Automatically Fax Drop Ship P.O.s |
Check this box to have your purchase orders for drop-ship items automatically faxed to the preferred vendor. To use this preference, you must enter the preferred vendor's fax number on that vendor's record. |
Limit Vendor List on Items |
Set this preference to filter the vendors available on sales orders and the Order Items page. If you enable this preference, only vendors associated with an item show in the Vendor list. If this preference is disabled, the Vendor field shows all vendors. For more information, see Setting Up Drop Shipping. |
Include Committed Quantities |
When you need to drop ship or special order an inventory item and part of the ordered quantity is unavailable, the quantity ordered from the vendor depends on your setting for this preference.
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Update Drop Ship Order Quantities Automatically Prior to Shipment |
Enable this preference to automatically update the quantity of a drop-ship item on linked transactions when a sales order or purchase order quantity is changed. When a drop-ship item quantity is changed on an existing sales order or purchase order before it is shipped, NetSuite examines the quantity on the linked transaction. If the quantity on the linked transaction does not match, NetSuite adjusts the corresponding quantity to match. For example, a sales order you entered shows a quantity of 10 units of drop-ship item #AB1001. The purchase order generated from that sales order also shows 10 units of item #AB1001. The next day, the order is changed and you reduce the sales order quantity to 8 units of item #AB1001. With this preference enabled, after you save the new quantity on the sales order, NetSuite examines the linked purchase order to sync the quantity of items being ordered. The purchase order is automatically updated to show 8 units of drop-ship item #AB1001. This preference applies only to assembly items and inventory items.
Important:
This preference applies only if the following conditions are met: The sales order line has not been fulfilled. The purchase order line has not been received or marked shipped. Neither the sales order or purchase order line have been manually closed. Disable this preference if you do not want to update the quantity of a drop-ship item on linked transactions when a sales order or purchase order quantity is changed. Then, when the quantity on linked forms does not match, the quantity remains unchanged and is not updated to match.
Note:
When the sales order and purchase order quantities do not match, the item is no longer treated as a drop shipment and your inventory may be affected.
Note:
If you use the Multiple Units of Measure feature and enable the Update Special Order Quantities Automatically Prior to Shipment preference, note that you should use the same unit of measure on both the purchase order and sales order for an item. If you use different units of measure, it can cause errors due to rounding for differences greater than five decimal places. This preference defaults to be disabled. |
Drop Ship Fulfillment Quantity Validation |
If you use the Advanced Shipping and Drop Shipments & Special Orders features, when you fulfill or receive orders you can receive a warning or prevent users from processing orders with unequal amounts. Choose a setting for handling unequal quantities on linked sales orders and purchase orders that include drop-ship items:
If this preference is set either to warn or allow, then transactions with unequal quantities remaining are fulfilled from inventory. This preference defaults to use the Warn only for unequal quantities setting. This preference applies only to inventory and assembly items. |
Allow Both Mark Shipped Fulfillments and Receipts on a Drop Shipment Line |
If you use the Advanced Receiving, Advanced Shipping, and Drop Shipments & Special Orders features, choose a setting for handling receipts and mark-shipped fulfillments with drop-ship orders:
Warning:
Drop shipment items that are received into inventory do have accounting impact and are committed to orders when they are received. Creating these transactions may cause imbalances in quantities and accounts.
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Update Special Order Quantities Automatically Prior to Shipment |
Enable this preference to automatically update the quantity of a special order item on linked transactions when a sales order or purchase order quantity is changed. When a special order item quantity is changed on an existing sales order or purchase order before it is shipped, NetSuite examines the quantity on the linked transaction. If the quantity on the linked transaction does not match, NetSuite adjusts the corresponding quantity to match. For example, a sales order you entered shows a quantity of 10 units of special order item #AB1001. The purchase order generated from that sales order also shows 10 units of item #AB1001. The next day, the order is changed and you reduce the sales order quantity to 8 units of item #AB1001. With this preference enabled, after you save the new quantity on the sales order, NetSuite examines the linked purchase order to sync the quantity of items being ordered. The purchase order is automatically updated to show 8 units of special order item #AB1001. This preference applies only to assembly items and inventory items.
Important:
This preference applies only if the following conditions are met: The sales order line has not been fulfilled. The purchase order line has not been received or marked shipped. Neither the sales order or purchase order line have been manually closed. Disable this preference if you do not want to update the quantity of a special order item on linked transactions when a sales order or purchase order quantity is changed. Then, when the quantity on linked forms does not match, the quantity remains unchanged and is not updated to match.
Note:
When the sales order and purchase order quantities do not match, the item is no longer treated as a special order and your inventory may be affected. This preference defaults to be disabled. |
Purchasing
Field |
Description |
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Allow Expenses on Purchases |
Check this box to add expenses to purchases. This adds an Expenses subtab to your order pages. With this preference, you can add expenses for things like rental fees and delivery of drop-ship items to your purchase orders. You can then bill these expenses to a specific customer. |
Allow Purchase of Assembly Items |
Check this box to add assembly items to purchase orders, vendor bills, checks, credit card transactions and vendor credits. You can also define purchase pricing on assembly item records. If you enable this preference and use the Demand Planning feature, demand plans can create purchases for assemblies. |
Default Location for Purchase Orders |
Select a default location to associate with purchase orders. You can change the location on purchase orders you enter as needed. |
Maximum Purchase Lines to Consolidate |
Enter a value in this field to define the maximum number of lines to consolidate on purchase orders. This definition applies in the following cases:
This value defaults to 10 but you can enter a number up to 250. Setting the value of this field to 0 has the following effect:
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Allow Default Email on Purchase Orders using SuiteFlow Approval Routing |
Choose a setting to determine how NetSuite handles email generated when the To Be Emailed box is checked on a purchase order.
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Default Number of Request for Quote Pricing Tiers. |
Enter the number of pricing tiers you prefer to appear on a request for quotes by default. You can change this number on an RFQ as needed. |
Receiving
Field |
Description |
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Bill in Advance of Receipt |
Choose to bill purchase orders before you receive them. |
Allow Overage on Item Receipts |
Check this box to enter a quantity larger than the quantity remaining for an item on an item receipt. Clear this box to limit the quantity received to the quantity remaining on the item receipt. |
Default Receiving Exchange Rate |
Select one of the following in this field:
Then, based on your setting, the correct rate defaults to show in the Exchange Rate field on receipts. |
Use Purchase Order Rate on Bills |
When the purchase order has multiple item receipts, the Use Purchase Order Rate on Bills accounting setting determines the bill rate. If you enable the Use Purchase Order Rate on Bills preference, the vendor bill rate uses the purchase order rate. If you disable this preference, the vendor bill rate uses the highest item receipt rate instead. You can find the Use Purchase Order Rate on Bills preference at Setup > Accounting > Preferences > Accounting Preferences > (Administrator).
Note:
This preference applies to the Item Rate field, not the Exchange Rate field. |
Landed Cost Allocation per Line |
When enabled, you can specify landed cost allocation amounts on a per-line basis on transactions and receipts, rather than distributing the cost based on an allocation method at a transaction level basis. For every item received, a landed cost sub-record can store custom values, which are reflected in inventory valuation reports. When this preference is enabled, all new item receipts, credit card charges, vendor bills, and checks default to use landed cost per line. You can change this default option by clearing the box to disable Landed Cost Allocation per Line when entering new transactions. |
Returns
Field |
Description |
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Default Return Auth. Status |
Choose your default return authorization status. You can choose any return authorization status at the time you enter a transaction.
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Refund in Advance of Return |
Enable this preference to permit a purchase to be refunded before the item is returned. |
Restock Returned Items |
Enable this preference to check the Restock box on receipts by default. Clear this box to require the Restock box to be checked on each receipt. |
Write-Off Account for Returns |
Select the account to post to when you write off returned items. |
Default Vendor Return Auth. Status |
Choose the default status for vendor return transactions:
The status you select in this field shows by default in the status field of new vendor return authorizations you enter. You can choose another return authorization status at the time you enter a transaction. |
Credit in Advance of Vendor Return |
Check this box to enter vendor credit for the full amount of the return prior to the complete return of an order. With this preference, you can enter vendor credit in advance for an entire order that is returned in parts. |
Transfer Orders
Field |
Description |
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Default Transfer Order Status |
Select one of the following to default on manual orders:
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Generate Transfer Orders in Supply Planning |
Select one of the following to default on auto-generated transfer orders:
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Use Item Cost as Transfer Cost |
Choose one of the following to set how the transfer price functions on item receipts:
Note:
This preference can also be set on individual transfer orders when they are created. Individual orders default to show the setting chosen in this field. The setting cannot be changed and is permanent after the order is saved (or after approval if you use approval routing.) |
Default Number of Request for Quote Pricing Tiers |
Enter the number of pricing tiers you prefer to appear on a request for quotes by default. You can change this number on an RFQ as needed. For more information, see Request for Quote Feature Setup. |
Default Transfer Order Incoterms |
Choose a default transfer order incoterm of Ex Work (EXW) or Delivered at Place (DAP). For more information, see In-Transit Ownership. |
Default Lead Time Between Locations |
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Vendor Bills
Field |
Description |
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Default Vendor Bill Status |
Select a default vendor bill status of either Approved or Pending Approval. For more information, see Setting the Default Vendor Approval Status. |
Supply Change Orders
Field |
Description |
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Default Supply Change Order Status |
Select a Default Supply Change Order Status to either Pending Approval or Approved. |
Generate Action Messages For Previously Rejected Change Orders |
Check this box to generate action messages for change orders that were previously rejected. |
Waves
Field |
Description |
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Default Status |
The status to assign to new waves by default. |
Default Picking Type |
The picking type to assign to new waves by default. |
Allow Pick Decomposition on Waves |
Automatically checks the Apply Pick Decomposition box on waves that you create or generate to enable pick decomposition. |
Update Quantity of Re-released Pick Task Lines |
Update existing pick task lines in Ready status to reflect newly committed backordered quantities when you re-release the order line. |
Work Orders
Field |
Description |
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Allow Purchase of Assembly Items |
Enable this preference to add assembly items to purchase orders, vendor bills, checks, credit card transactions and vendor credits. You can also define purchase pricing on assembly item records. |
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Automatically Fill Actual Production Start and End Dates |
Check this box to have actual production start and end dates fill in automatically. If you prefer to control actual production dates manually, and do not want NetSuite to calculate production dates, clear this box to disable this feature. However, you will then need to enter actual production dates manually on each work order. For more information, see Actual Production Start or End Dates. |
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Allow Overage on Work Order Transactions |
Check this box to be able to enter a quantity larger than the quantity remaining for an item on a work order. Clear this box to restrict the amount to a maximum of the amount on the work order. |
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Default Work Order Status |
Choose one of the following to define the default status of new work orders you manually create:
For details about work order statuses, read Assembly Work Orders. |
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Create Work Orders in Supply Planning |
Select one of the following to define the default for supply planning work orders:
For details about work order statuses, see Assembly Work Orders. |
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Check Completed Quantity in Prior Operations During Operation Completion |
Set this preference to validate that routing operation sequences are always followed in accordance with the work order. When the preference is enabled, NetSuite ensures that the correct quantity is completed for each operational step before permitting the work order to continue being processed. For example, if Step #2 of your routing requires 5 widgets that are created during Step #1, you can enable this preference and NetSuite verifies that 5 widgets are completed during step #1 before Step #2 can begin. Such verification helps prevent problems due to out-of-sequence processing. For orders completed across multiple days or shifts, partial quantities can be logged over time. |
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Operation |
Qty Day 1 |
Qty Day 2 |
Qty Day 3 |
Qty Day 4 |
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Operation 10 |
50 |
30 |
15 |
5 |
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Operation 20 |
40 |
40 |
5 |
15 |
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Operation 30 |
35 |
45 |
0 |
20 |
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Choose from the following settings:
This field defaults to the No Verification selection.
Note:
Completion validation does not function when the completion transaction is edited or deleted. |
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Show Planned Capacity on Work Orders |
Use this preference to automatically create planned time entries when processing manufacturing work orders. This preference determines the default setting for the Show Planned Capacity field on new work orders being created. When this preference is enabled, work orders display a Planned Time subtab. NetSuite generates planned time entries showing the amount of time being allocated to each work center per day.
Note:
These generated planned times cannot be edited. |
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Default Scheduling Method |
Choose either Forward or Backward scheduling. Your selection here shows by default in the Scheduling Method field on new work orders you enter. For more details, read Production Scheduling Methods Overview. |
Intercompany Inventory Transfer
Field |
Description |
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Update Intercompany Order Quantities Automatically Prior to Shipment |
Enable this preference to automatically update the quantity of an intercompany purchase order item when the quantity is changed on the linked intercompany sales order. This preference applies only to assembly items and inventory items. When the quantity is changed on an intercompany sales order item before it is shipped, NetSuite examines the quantity on the linked intercompany purchase order. If the quantity on quantity on the linked intercompany purchase order does not match, NetSuite adjusts the corresponding quantity to match the sales order. For example, an intercompany sales order you entered shows a quantity of 10 units of item #AB1001. The intercompany purchase order generated from that sales order also shows 10 units of item #AB1001. The next day, the order is changed and you reduce the sales order quantity to 8 units of item #AB1001. With this preference enabled, after you save the new quantity on the sales order, NetSuite examines the linked purchase order to sync the quantity of items being ordered. The purchase order is automatically updated to show 8 units of item #AB1001.
Important:
This preference applies only if the following conditions are met: The sales order line has not been fulfilled. The purchase order line has not been received or marked shipped. Neither the sales order or purchase order line have been manually closed. Disable this preference if you do not want to update the quantity of an intercompany purchase order item when the quantity is changed on the linked intercompany sales order. Then, when the quantity on linked forms does not match, the quantity remains unchanged and is not updated to match. |