Comment Processing

Comments can be transferred from sales order lines to corresponding purchase order lines.  This processing is especially useful because it facilitates communication between multiple locations via the appropriate transaction documents.

The key to this functionality is Reference File category 410, Order Processing Comment and Message Print Codes, which identifies where sales order comments can be printed and which comments will "transfer" to other related CID documents.  In order for comments to be carried over, the Requisition Print Code on this category must be "1" (place on requisition).

Note that transferring comments can be done regardless of whether the purchase order/sales order tie is created automatically or manually.  If using automatic purchase order generation, this processing will be done behind the scenes without requiring any processing by the user.  If you create the link between purchase order and sales order manually, comments must be added to the sales order before the requisition is created.  If the requisition is created before comments are maintained on the sales order, the comments will not transfer between documents.