Road Map: Parts on Order Inquiry

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

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 this program:

  • 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 run these 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.

  • Branch Maintenance (TBM) to set up branches.

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

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

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

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

  • 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 in this sequence:

  1. 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.

  2. Receiver Print Queue (VRPPM) to process the print queue and add, change, and delete receiver records in the print queue.

    OR

    Receiver Print (VRP) to print or reprint a receiver.

  3. PO Receipt Register (VRJ) to print a list of received purchase orders and update them to the general ledger if you have inventory interfaced to the GL.

You may also run these programs:

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

OR

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

  • Parts on Order Listing (VPL) to print a list of purchase order lines.

  • Vendor Performance by Item (VAI) to display vendor cost performance, delivery performance, and product quality by item number.