Because you do not typically know the actual shipment date of a direct purchase order until after you receive the vendor's invoice, you sometimes need to change the shipping date on a purchase order that is already closed. After applying an invoice to an open direct purchase order, select one of the following options to display the Purchase Order Entry window.
In the A/P Entry window, from the Edit menu, select View P/O to display the Purchase Order Entry window for the selected order in view-only mode.
If there are no split terms applied and no payment on the order, you can edit the Pay On Date while in view-only mode. This functionality lets you use this window the same way as the A/P Preview Queue. For example, you change the Pay On date when an invoice is old and in a closed period.
In the A/P Entry window, from the Edit menu, select Edit P/O to display the Purchase Order Entry window for the selected order in edit mode
After you are in the Purchase Order Entry window, from the File menu, select Ship Dates to change the shipping date. For more information, see Purchasing Overview.
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