Procurement - Purchase Order

Additional Info

Use Additional Info to create additional column in the Purchase Order form if the needed column is not available in the standard Xin Purchase Order form. There are 2 types of Additional Info for Purchase Order:

  • Main Level : The additional column is added to the Purchase Order main information level. Example, to add a "Department" column which the Purchase Order belongs to, or to add a "RFQ ID" for the Purchase Order.
  • Item Level : The additional column is added to the item level for each item added to the Purchase Order. Example, to add a "Manufaturer" of the item, or to add a "Machine Code" for each item.

To Add An Additional Info On Main Level

1. On the left menu, choose Setting > System Setting > Additional Info. Choose Purchase Order.

2. You can add up to a maximum of 10 additional column for Purchase Order main level.

3. Under Main Level, choose the option Enable main level additional info 1. Select "Textbox" from Style and enter a caption for the first additional column.

Add a textbox in Purchase Order main form

4. Next, choose the option Enable main level additional info 2. Select "Dropdown Option" from Style and enter a caption for the second additional column. Enter the value to be selected under this dropdown option by separating the value with |.

Add a dropdown option in Purchase Order main form

5. Choose Save & Stay floating button.

6. On the left menu, choose Purchase > Purchase Order. Choose New > Create New button. Scroll to the bottom of the Purchase Order form. "RFQ ID" and "Department" column are now available in your Purchase Order form.

Additional column in Purchase Order form

7. To display these 2 additional columns in the Purchase Order listing page, choose the purple gear button beside "Quick Filtering". Then on the popup Data Visibility, choose the options ("RFQ ID" and "Department"), then choose Save Changes.

Purchase Order listing Data Visibility

8. The newly added columns ("RFQ ID" and "Department") are now showing on the Purchase Order list.

Purchase Order listing

9. To included the newly added columns ("RFQ ID" and "Department") in the template, on the left menu, choose Setting > Template. Click here to learn how to custom made a Purchase Order template. Then click on the Design button from your template. Under Dictionary > Data Sources > Data > Purchase Order, include these 2 columns to the template:

  • Header_Additional_Info_1
  • Header_Additional_Info_2
Refer Template/Report Designer for more information about the functionalities in the designer.

Add Purchase Order additional info in the template

To Add An Additional Info On Item Level

1. On the left menu, choose Setting > System Setting > Additional Info. Choose Purchase Order.

2. You can add up to a maximum of 2 additional column for Purchase Order item level.

3. Under Item Level, choose the option Enable item level additional info 1. Select "Textbox" from Style and enter a caption for the first additional column.

Add a textbox in Purchase Order item level

4. Next, choose the option Enable item level additional info 2. Select "Dropdown Option" from Style and enter a caption for the second additional column. Enter the value to be selected under this dropdown option by separating the value with |.

Add a dropdown in Purchase Order item level

5. Choose Save & Stay floating button.

6. On the left menu, choose Purchase > Purchase Order. Choose New > Create New button. Scroll to the item list in the Purchase Order form. "Part #" and "Country" column are now available in your Purchase Order item list.

Additional columns in Purchase Order item

7. To included the newly added columns ("Part #" and "Country") in the template, on the left menu, choose Setting > Template. Click here to learn how to custom made a Purchase Order template. Then click on the Design button from your template. Under Dictionary > Data Sources > Data > Purchase Order, include these 2 columns to the template:

  • Detail_Additional_Info_1
  • Detail_Additional_Info_2
Refer Template/Report Designer for more information about the functionalities in the designer.

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