Models

Use the Models command on the Action menu of the Purchase Order Processing form to create model purchase orders that you can use to generate future orders from.

The numbering automatically assigned to models is based on what is specified in the Next P/O Model Number box on the Purchase Order Processing Options form, available from the Utilities menu.

Provided a model already exists for the current supplier, a browse screen shows the current models. The following information is shown in the list:

Box	Description
Reference	The model purchase order number.
Date	The date on which the model order was created.
Memo	An indicator that shows whether a memo has been created for the model order.
Total Value	The total model order value.
Cur	The currency code associated with the model order.
Alt. Reference	The alternative reference assigned to the model order.

Actions

The following commands are available from the Action menu when the Model Purchase Orders window is displayed:

Use this command	To
Find Document	Find a document regardless of the supplier record currently selected. You can enter a range of model order numbers in the Range From and Range To boxes on the Find Document form. When you click Display, the List tab shows the documents found. You can then click to select the one you want to process from the list and then click OK.
View Header	Display the header details of the currently selected model purchase order.
View Lines	Display the line details of the currently selected model purchase order.
History	Display the creation and revision history details of the currently selected model purchase order. This includes the date and time the order was created and last changed and the user name in each case.
Edit	Edit the content of the currently selected model purchase order.
Commit	Convert the currently selected model purchase order to an actual purchase order record.

If no model currently exists for the supplier, processing proceeds directly into the new model details. You enter the model as you would a new purchase order. On completion, the application asks if you want to post the model order record. When a model exists for a supplier, when you add new orders the application will give you the opportunity to create the order from an existing model, or without using a model.