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How to Enter Purchase Order
How
to Enter Purchase Order
1. In SunSystems main menu to the left of the screen,
click on + Purchase Order Entry.
2. Click on the Purchase
Order Processing folder. A list of processes will appear in the
Type box to the right.

3. Select POE
(Purchase Order Entry) by
either double clicking on it, or by click on it once and pressing Enter.
4. The Find Form List will appear. Using the up/down
arrow keys or the mouse, select POE_JAC
(PPARC Purchase Order Entry – Joint
Astronomy Centre), click OK
or press Enter.
5. The Purchase Order Entry screen will appear, as
shown below.

Purchase
Order Entry
6. Click on the Supplier
Code – enter the appropriate Supplier Code. Click OK or press Enter. The system will automatically
fill in the Supplier Code and Supplier Name fields. Note: All suppliers now begin with ‘J’
(ie – SACE, is now JSACE).
7. Supplier Lookup
– If supplier code is unknown, type ‘JS’ and the first two letters of
the supplier. Click on the (…) box to the right of the field, or press
F5. The Find Supplier screen will appear. Using the up/down arrow keys
or the mouse, select the correct supplier and either click OK or press
Enter. Click OK again, the
system will automatically fill in the Supplier Code and Supplier Name
fields.
8. The system will generate a Purchase Order
Reference, which is shown at the top of the screen. (Sample of this
reference is PO/0511/000032 – breakdown of the reference is as follows:
PO – Purchase Order, 0511 – Nov 2005, - 000032 – PO number). Write the
PO number down for your reference.
9. Click on Ledger Description field – enter a brief
description of PO or items being ordered. Press Tab.
10. Account Code
– enter the account code to be charged, press Tab. If unsure of Account Code,
Click on the (…) box to the right of the field, or press F5. The Find
Account screen will appear. Using the up/down arrow keys or the mouse,
select the correct account and either click OK or press Enter.
11. Project/Activity
Code (PAC Code) – from the drop down box, select the appropriate
Project Code to be charged (JG
Activity codes are AOJACUF, JJ Activity codes are AOJREQF, and JU Activity codes are AOUREQF), press Tab. *If unsure, select the first
one. The system is set up to select the correct PAC Code once the
Account Code and Activity Code is entered. This field must be filled in.
12. Site Code
– tab through this field to accept the default of ‘J’ (for JAC).
13. Budget Centre
Panel (aka Activity Code) – enter the Activity Code to be
charged, press Tab. Note: All Activity Codes now begin with ‘J’
(ie – JS800, is now JJS800).
14. Budget Holder
– from the drop down box, select the appropriate MBH. *If unsure,
select the first one. The system is set up to select the correct one
based upon your USER ID, Activity Code, and Account Code entered.
15. Tab through VAT field.
16. Person/Staff/Ctte
field – enter your Staff No. (9initials for RCUH or 6initials
for PPARC).
17. Tab through WBS
field.
18. Authorizer Code
– enter JAC.
Transaction
Currency tab – This is the portion you need to fill in for the
body of the PO.
19. Click in Transaction Description for Line 1.
20. Enter the item being ordered, press Tab. You may enter up to 50
characters in this line.
21. Qty –
enter the quantity of items being ordered, press Tab. This field must be filled in.
22. UOM – tab
through this field. The system will automatically default to EACH.
23. Price –
enter the price of each item. The system will automatically calculate
the Net Value.
Delivery
tab
24. Click on (…) button, the Find Address screen will
appear.

25. Select the appropriate Address Code. This will be
printed in the Deliver To section of the Purchase Order.
26. Click OK
or press Enter.
27. Line 1 is now complete. The system will
automatically generate the next line.
28. If Purchase Order is complete, go to step 28.
29. If more lines are needed, go back to the
Transaction Currency tab and click on the next line. Follow steps 16 –
24 above to complete line.
Descriptive
Lines – If a descriptive line is needed, click on the line
number, tab to or click in the Transaction Description field, enter the
description. In the Qty field, enter 1. The UOM field will default to
EACH. The Price field remains at zero. Click OK or press Enter.
To skip a line – Click on the
line. Tab to or click in the Qty field and enter 1. Click OK or press Enter.
Entering Multiple Activity Codes
- Click on the line, and then click on the Budget Centre Panel field
above. Enter the appropriate Activity Code to be charged for that item.
Next, click on the Transaction Description field of that line. Follow
steps 16 – 24 to complete line.
Split Activity Codes – If a
line or PO needs to be split between 2 or more Activity Codes, enter
the first line with the first Activity Code. Skip a few lines at the
end of the Purchase order, enter the Activity Codes and the split
percentage (ie – J/US800 50/50) in the Transaction Description field.
Enter 1 in the Qty field. Leave UOM and Price fields blank.
30. After all lines have been entered and reviewed,
click the Release All button
at the bottom of the screen. The Purchase Order is now complete and
ready to be printed. The following screen shot shows a completed
Purchase Order

31. If another Purchase Order needs to be created,
click on the New Order button at the bottom of the screen, otherwise
click the Exit button.
To Place
PO on Hold
Click on ‘Hold All’ button at the bottom of the screen.
To Recall
PO
Go to POE, then POE_JAC ( in Find Form List screen). Click on the (…)
box in the Purchase Order Reference field. Click on the up or down
arrows to find PO#, select PO and click Ok, then click OK again.
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