Road Map: PO Inquiry

Use the PO Inquiry (VOI) program to display a summarized purchase order. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence:

  1. PO Maintenance (VOE) to enter purchase orders.

OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to enter requisitions and release them to create purchase orders.

OR

Order Release Selection (MRR) to release purchase requisitions that were created by the planning system.

  1. (Optional) PO Print Queue (VOPPM) to process the queue.

    OR

    PO Print (VOP) to print or reprint a purchase order.

You may also run these programs:

  • Receiver Maintenance (IRC) to receive a purchase order.

AND conditionally

Receiving and Inspection (IRI) to enter inspection results for items that require inspection or to receive if you are using dock-to-stock receiving.

  • PO-Receiver Archive (VEX) to print closed purchase orders and receivers and move them to history.

Before you run this program the first time

You should have run theses programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • GL Account Maintenance (GMM) to set up GL organization codes and GL accounts.

  • Vendor Maintenance (VM) to set up vendors.

  • Vendor Price Maintenance (VMM) to set up vendor-item prices, the QA approved? field for an item, and any surcharges from the vendor.

  • Branch Maintenance (TBM) to set up branches.

  • Ship Via Codes Maintenance (TSV) to set up ship via codes.

  • Product Class Codes Maintenance (TPC) to set up product classes.

  • Unit of Measure Codes Maintenance (TUM) to set up units of measure.

  • Vendor Ship-to Maintenance (VSM) to set up vendor ship-to numbers.

  • Branch Ship-to Maintenance (TBSM) to set up new branch ship-to numbers.

  • Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) to set up inventory items for your enterprise.

  • Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) to set up inventory items for your branch.

  • Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to create a requisition and release a purchase order.

  • Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) to enter a manufacturing order, and optionally obligate and pick components.

OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to create a requisition and release a manufacturing order.

OR

Consolidate Manufacturing Requisitions (MOCR) to release multiple manufacturing requisitions to create a single manufacturing order.

OR

Planned Order Maintenance (MOP) to enter planned orders, and then Order Release Preparation (MPR) and Order Release Selection (MRR) to release the orders.

OR

Sales Order Maintenance (OE) to enter a sales order and generate a manufacturing order for:

  • A make-to-order item (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program that matches the immediate supply item code option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Inventory Control Options))

  • A subassembly (the Item code field in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program for the item and its components matches the Subassembly release type option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options)

  • A configured product that requires assembly

  • An item you make is not in inventory, the order entry operator clicks Manufacture in manual obligation mode, and the Disable mfg order firewall? option in System Options Maintenance (XM) (Manufacturing Options) is selected

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices you plan to use.

  • Audit Trail Maintenance (XAT) to activate system logging of entries and changes.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • Purchase Order Report (VPR) to print a summarized or detailed report of purchase orders.

  • PO Expedite Report (VER) to print a list of past due purchase orders; that is, purchase orders that have not been received or have been received incomplete.

  • POs by Vendor Inquiry (VEV) to display purchase orders for a vendor.

  • Parts on Order Inquiry (VPI) to display a list of purchase order lines for an item.