Road Map: PO Print Queue

Use the PO Print Queue (VOPPM) program to process the queue, process selected purchase orders in the queue, and change output information for a purchase order. See Overview: Document Management System for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs:

  • 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.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Purchasing Options) to set the Print company name on PO? option.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to set the Sales tax license desc 1 and Sales tax license desc 2 and Default system email domain option.

  • 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.

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

  • Document Output Parameters Maintenance (TDOC) to set whether to output this document immediately or queue it, how many copies to output to which devices, and whether to include a header image, the document's ISO number, and boilerplate text.

  • Document Footer Maintenance (TDFM) to enter standard text that prints at the bottom of the page and can be used to sort document copies.

  • User Maintenance (UIM) to set up user records.

  • Branch Maintenance (TBM) to set up branches.

  • Branch Groups Maintenance (TGM) to set up branch groups.

  • Document Message Maintenance (TRST) to set up message codes and associated message text to print a certificate of compliance.

  • Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) to set up items for your branch and enter engineering drawing numbers.

  • Vendor Price Maintenance (VMM) to enter surcharges for a vendor and item.

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

  • Manufacturer ID Maintenance (VGM) to enter a compliant manufacturer ID.

  • Compliant Items by Manufacturer (VGMI) to enter compliant manufacturer IDs or vendors for an item.

  • (Optional) Vendor Document Profile (VDM) to define how you send a purchase order to a specific vendor.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

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

  • PO Inquiry (VOI) to display a summarized purchase order.

OR

PO Detail Inquiry (VOQ) to display the purchase order.

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

  • Parts on Order Inquiry (VPI) to display a list of purchase orders that have a specific item on a purchase order line, and the status of that line.

  • Parts on Order Listing (VPL) to print a list of items that are on purchase orders and the status of each purchase order line.

  • 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.

  • (Optional) Document History Purge (PDX) program to purge document history detail.