Purchase Order Number

The order number is used to identify a purchase agreement.  For orders generated by the Master Scheduling and Requirements Planning modules, the order number is assigned by the system using the starting order number defined in Category 465 of the Reference File.  The assigned order number may be changed when the status of the order is changed from Planned to Open.  

Optionally, you may use the system to generate all purchase order numbers.  If you select this option, the user cannot define the order number; the order number is assigned sequentially beginning with the order number that is specified on Category 443 of the Reference File.  The option is defined on Category 420 of the Reference File.