Issue a PO for a miscellaneous item

These instructions illustrate how to issue a Purchase Order for a miscellaneous item that you don't want to set up as a Product in AcctVantage.

Setup

  1. Navigate to Administration > System Configuration and select Purchase Order from the drop-down menu.
  2. Find the setting for Allow freeform Product Entry, double-click and change this setting to True.
System Configuration  - Purchase Order

PO line item entry

During PO line item entry, enter your miscellaneous part number exactly as you would any other part number. Press the tab key.

PO Detail - freeform part number entry 1

The system will tell you the part number does not exist and ask you if you want to create it.

Click Cancel at this prompt and continue with the rest of the PO entry.

  • If the user does not have read-write access to the Product table, the system will not prompt to create the Product.
  • If the setting to enable non-inventory PO Line Items on the Voucher is enabled, then the system will still create that line item.
PO Detail - freeform part number entry 2