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Note. Any changes made on this form are applied immediately.
The Settings: Purchasing and Warehouses form
The Inventory section
This section includes the settings and options related to item storage and tracking.
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Note. If there is any data related to the functionality in the application database, you cannot turn off this functionality.
The Purchase Orders section
The options in this section are enabled only if the Order Management option is selected on the General Settings form.
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Setting | Description |
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Custom Statuses for Purchase Orders | Select this option to enable custom statuses of purchase orders. To edit the statuses list, click the Edit the List of Custom Statuses for Purchase Orders link. By default, there are only three options in the statuses list. You can add new statuses by using the Create button on toolbar. Also, you can specify a default status for new orders, by selecting the status in the list and clicking the Set As a Default Status of New Purchase Orders on the toolbar— after that, this status will be automatically assigned to each new purchase order. |
Status "In Process" | This field appears only if the Custom Statuses for Purchase Orders check box is not selected. You can select another status that would indicate an order in process. Also, you can redefine the default status by selecting another font and background color. |
Status "Completed" | This field appears only if the Custom Statuses for Purchase Orders check box is not selected. You can select another status that would indicate a completed order. Also, you can redefine the default status by selecting another font and background color. |
The Contract Warehousing section
If your company is involved in a business of contract warehousing, use the options in the section to turn on the required functionality.
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Note. If there is any data related to contract warehousing in the application, you cannot turn off this functionality.
The Discounts and Markups section
In this section, you can select the options for managing discounts and markups.
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Note. If there is any data in the application that is related to discounts, you cannot turn off this functionality.
The Default Units of Measurement (UOMs) section
In this section, select the default UOMs to be used in the application. Make sure the UOMS that you want to define as the default UOMs are added to the list on the Global Units of Measurement form.
Setting | Description |
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Length UOM | Select the length UOM (from the Global UOMs list) to be used as the default unit of length measurement. |
Weight UOM | Select the weight UOM to be used as the default unit of weight measurement. |
Volume UOM | Select the volume UOM to be used as the default unit of volume measurement. |
Volume Calculation Factor | This value is used to calculate the package volume based on the height, length, and width. |
The Subcontracting Processing section
If your company uses subcontracting processes, specify the options in this section.
Setting | Description |
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Issue Goods for Processing by Subcontractor | Selecting this option enables your company to issue the goods for processing to be made by another company, subcontractor. Also, it adds the following transaction types:
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Receive Goods for Processing as Subcontractor | Selecting this option enables your company to receive the goods for processing as a subcontractor. Also, it makes the Subcontractor Report available in the Purchasing module and adds the following transaction types:
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The Other section
In this section, you can select the options related to purchasing.
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