Purchase Order Types

A purchase order type code is used throughout the Purchasing application to separate orders during processing.  The purchase order types are as follows:

·     Single.  Single purchase orders mainly concern occasional or variable purchases.  Each line of the purchase order can have only one release.

·     Blanket.  Blanket purchase orders concern periodic and regular purchases.  Each line of the purchase order can have up to 999 releases.

·     Phantom.  Phantom orders concern subcontracting (outside processed) orders.  Each release of a purchase order line refers to an operation line number of a manufacturing order that has to be subcontracted.

Blanket is the default type.  It can be changed on the header screen at the time of purchase order creation but it cannot be modified once the header screen has been validated.

Note:    Blanket purchase orders cannot be transmitted using EDI processing.

If using vendor allocation, blanket purchase orders must exist for each vendor that supplies the item being requisitioned.  In order for purchase order releases to be automatically generated and applied to purchase orders, the status of the PO must be "open" and the dates of the requisition fall within those of the purchase order.