Other Purchases Menu

 There are three ways of entering purchases into the system.

• Purchase Orders: The Purchase Orders option used to create a purchase order that will be received in the future. It allows you to enter changes and receive lotted, and individually lotted types of items.

The other two methods are covered in this section:

• Other Purchase Orders: Other Purchase Orders are used to create purchase orders for items that do not exist in the item master file. It is used for non-stocked and non-sold items like supplies, maintenance items, packaging, etc. that the user does not have or need items code for. Other Purchase Orders is a three-step process: entering the purchase order through Other Purchase Orders, receiving the items through Receiving Other Purchases, and completing the purchase order through Complete Other Purchases. Separating these functions allows for segregation of duties to take place.
• Purchasing: Purchasing is a one-step method of entering, receiving, completing, and paying for a purchase. It can only be used for unlotted items. You will need to use the purchase orders option (a more traditional purchase order approach) for lotted items. Use the system's Other Purchase Orders function to enter purchase orders for non-inventory items.