Procurement - Purchase Requisition

Additional Info

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

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

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

5. Choose Save & Stay floating button.

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

Additional column in Purchase Requisition form

7. To display these 2 additional columns in the Purchase Requisition 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 Requisition listing Data Visibility

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

Purchase Requisition 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 Requisition template. Then click on the Design button from your template. Under Dictionary > Data Sources > Data > Purchase Requisition, 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 Requisition 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 Requisition.

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

5. Choose Save & Stay floating button.

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

Additional columns in Purchase Requisition 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 Requisition template. Then click on the Design button from your template. Under Dictionary > Data Sources > Data > Purchase Requisition, 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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