Entering Customer Part Numbers During Order Entry

Enter customer-specific part numbers directly from a sales order by following these instructions. The Customer Part Number view must be assigned to your user profile in User Maintenance before using this feature. You cannot type a customer part number over an existing line item. To enter a customer part number, use a new line.

To enter a customer part number during order entry:

  1. Create or open a sales order and display the Body screen.

  2. Use the View hot key, and select the Customer Part Number view.

  3. For the line item you want to enter a customer part number for, move the cursor to the Customer Part Number column.

  4. Type NEW. The Customer Part Number prompt displays "/NEW".

  5. Press Enter to display the Customer Specific Part Number screen.

  6. In the CPN field, enter the part number to use for this product.

  7. In the Loc field, enter the location code for this item, if the customer stores inventory parts using location codes.

  8. Use the following hot keys, as needed:

    To...

    Use this hot key...

    open and edit the product record for this product

    Product Maintenance.

    The Product Maintenance screen displays.

    edit other customer part numbers for this customer

    Part Number Maint.

    The Customer / Vendor Specific Part Numbers screen displays.

  1. Press Esc to return to the Body screen. The newly created customer part number displays in the Customer Part Number column.

See Also:

Entering Customer or Vendor Specific Part Numbers