- Select the Work with purchase suggestions menu item.
- On the main panel, click Add.
- You access Work with purchase suggestions, Header. Complete the following fields:
- Suggestion number
- Enter a number manually or leave this field blank, the system will automatically retrieve the next available number from Work with number series.
- Save suggestion
- Indicate if the purchase suggestion should be deleted when you reorganise the Purchase suggestion file.
- Supplier
- Enter the supplier number for this purchase suggestion.
- Currency
- Enter the currency for the purchase suggestion.
- Handler
- Enter the handler for the purchase suggestion.
- Manner of transport
- Enter a code from Work with manners of transport.
- You can change, add or delete suggestion lines.
- You can change the sequence of the line numbers. They will be re-sequenced according to item/warehouse combination, purchase type and line code.
- You can recalculate the purchase suggestion values so that recent changes are reflected in the suggestion line.
- You can transfer the purchase suggestion to another purchase suggestion or to an internal replenishment suggestion. See About transferring replenishment suggestions (IBS Inventory Control) for more information.
- You can review and confirm the suggestion line. See Review and confirm a suggestion line (IBS Inventory Control) for more information.
- You can access the purchase suggestion simulation. This function is described in the Purchase suggestion simulation section.
- You can access the purchase cost simulation. This function is described in the Purchase cost simulation section.
Click OK. Exit the routine.
You can now maintain the purchase suggestion. You have the following maintenance options:
Related topics
- About working with purchase suggestions (IBS Inventory Control)
- Set up records in Work with periodic purch & order targets (IBS Inventory Control)
- Create purchase suggestions automatically (IBS Inventory Control)
- Review and confirm a suggestion line (IBS Inventory Control)
- Copy a purchase suggestion to a purchase order (IBS Inventory Control)
- Perform a purchase suggestion simulation (IBS Inventory Control)
- Reorganise purchase suggestions (IBS Inventory Control)