Standard purchase orders can be created against a master order or a repeating order. Master and repeating orders are maintained the same way as a standard purchase order. Existing master and repeating orders can be maintained and modified.
WARNING When the information entered on the Purchase Order Entry Header tab is entered and accepted for a master or repeating order, that purchase order header information cannot be changed.
To process master or repeating orders

1 On the Purchase Order Main menu, click Purchase Order Entry.

2 In the Purchase Order Entry window, at the Order Number field, enter the order number to be created or click the Next Number button to assign the next sequential number.

3 At the Order Date field, press Enter to accept the order date displayed, or enter the order date using MMDDYY format.

4 At the Type field, select Standard Order.

5 At the Master/Repeat PO field, enter the master or repeating order number, or click the Lookup button to list all Master and Repeating orders on file.

After a master or repeating order number is entered at the Master/Repeat PO field, the corresponding fields on the Purchase Order Entry Header tab contain information for the master or repeating order number entered (if applicable). If the Expire Date entered on the Master/Repeat PO is before the Required Date on the standard purchase order, a warning message "The purchase order is past the expiration date. Continue?" appears. Click Yes to continue; click No to return to the Master/Repeat PO field.

NOTE  To purge expired master or repeating orders, see Period End Processing.